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Study Tips

How to Build Sound College Study Habits

Tweet One habit that may not occur naturally is studying, a problem for some students that may have been carried over from high school or has simply not made the

Personal Advice

How to Stay Organized While at University

Tweet These students were not necessarily unable to grasp the educational challenges of a post-secondary education, instead a lack of organization and discipline may have played a large part in

Campus News

Saylor Foundation Seeks to Make Higher Education Free

Tweet Well, the Saylor Foundation aims to make higher education much more accessible by bringing together hundreds of college-levels courses and offering these for free to interested students. Courses in

Online Education

Does Online Education Have Its Limits?

Tweet There are some limits to online education, something that prospective students should weigh when looking at this option. Face to Face Time Students that crave in-person contact with other

Campus News

The Value of Community Involvement in College

Tweet Therefore, it is of small wonder that many students beginning their first year of college place unrealistic expectations on their academic performance, resulting in a loss of interest in

Campus News

Superstorm Sandy Forces Hundreds of Colleges to Close

Tweet The number of schools affected cannot be precisely determined at this point, but it certainly numbers in the hundreds with perhaps millions of college students and faculty involved. Storm

Career Planning

How to Approach Your College Job Event

Tweet Read on and we will examine the best approach for you to take as you prepare for and attend a college job fair. 1. Write your resume. You will

Academics

What are the Benefits of a Small College Class?

Tweet Large, public universities are more apt to offer such classes, something that is simply unheard of with small, private colleges. There are advantages, though, to college classes that are

Academics

Is College Too Much Fun?

Tweet College students may find themselves balancing a number of interests including classroom time, studying, work and fun. All studying and no fun makes for a very dull college student.

Academics

What Does it Mean to Audit a Class?

Tweet How to take an audited class. Well, this practice is known as auditing and it can offer some important benefits to the college student, including allowing for self-improvement or

Academics

23 Tips for Succeeding in College

Tweet The former choice is the better one as it assures you that you will work toward a degree within a certain amount of time. The latter choice has no

Personal Advice

High School Transcripts and How to Get Them

Tweet Maybe you did both. What?! Isn’t the fact that you are 42-years-old proof enough that you are a high school graduate? Uh, no… you will still need to furnish