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7 Life Points for Today’s College Students
College is a big part of many young adults’ lives, but its importance sometimes is magnified at the expense of everything else. The four years or so you spend on campus will soon be over, leaving you prepared for the workforce.
College Scholarships: December 2013 Edition
College-bound and current students that land scholarships can help defray the cost of their education. Scholarship recipients should know that these funds are not repaid and along with grants can reduce their higher education costs. Billions of dollars in college scholarship monies are awarded every academic year, money that you may be missing out on.
5 “Other” Bowl Games You Won’t Want to Miss
From Dec. 21, 2013 through Jan. 6, 2014, there will be 35 bowl games played featuring 70 FBS (Division 1) teams.
Get Prepared For Your Final Exams
With your final exams looming, months of attending class, taking notes, studying and research will reveal if your hard work has paid off. Hopefully, you are not cramming for your exams, rather you have been working carefully toward taking your finals with an eye to getting the best possible grades.
4 Driving Tips for College Students at Winter Break
As college students finish up the fall semester to enjoy a break over Christmas and into the new year, many will find themselves making the long trip from campus to their homes far away. For some students, that trip will be by car as they take their personal transportation on roads that might be fraught with wintry dangers.
Florida State, Auburn to Play for National Title
Tweet The 2013-14 bowl picture is now complete with Florida State meeting Auburn on Jan. 6 at the Rose Bowl. Auburn moved ahead of Ohio State into the second position
Initial CLEP Exams Are Free For Military Personnel
Military personnel who are seeking to enter college may have quite a bit of life experience under their belts. That experience may be enough to fulfill some college credits without taking college courses, what the College Boards’ CLEP (college level experience program) makes possible through testing.
Career Choice: Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal practices are not only staffed by attorneys, but also include paralegals and legal assistants, individuals that help gather facts, prepare legal documents and research legal precedent.
The Good & the Bad of Intersession Courses
As colleges and universities wrap up the fall semester, the spring semester will kick in about four to six weeks later. During that lull, some institutions offer winter or “intersession” classes.
Christmas Break Job Opportunities and Tips
Whether you call it “Christmas break” or “Winter Recess,” you’re about to enjoy a much-needed and deserved scaling back of your academic pursuits until Jan. From now until nearly Christmas Eve, thousands of colleges will be giving students time off, with those on a semester schedule typically ending their fall semester to coincide with the holidays.
Florida State, Ohio State Set the BCS Stage
Tweet Nick Saban decided to go with an improbable 57-yard field goal against Auburn on Sat., a decision that quickly came back to bite him. The Tide’s chances of defending
Career Choice: Loan Officer
Money makes the world go ’round, right? In some ways that statement is true — if you have the funds, then you can do almost everything that you want to do.
