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Time Management: A Prescription for Student Success

CollegeBasics.com's Dwight L. Rideout, Dean of Students Emeritus, presents tips and strategies for effective time management.

Dwight develops and presents time management programs for students, educators, business leaders, and community groups.
 
College Planning Timeline for Juniors

Your junior year is perhaps the most important year of all for preparing for your academic goals. Not only do you need to concentrate on your grades this year, you also need to meet important deadlines and specific...

 
Looking for Financial Aid: Step-by-Step
Congratulations! You have found colleges and/or universities that you would love to attend if admitted. But now the problem you are facing is finding the money to pay for the cost of...
 
Step 3: Gathering Information on Colleges
Okay! We’re on our way to selecting appropriate colleges. You’ve completed your self-evaluation and know yourself a little bit better, and you’ve just finished identifying the specific...
 
25 Common Mistakes in Choosing a College
Concerned about making a mistake in finding the right college to attend? Here are 25 mistakes commonly made by students in trying to find the right college...
 
Should I Use Essay Editing Services Like EssayEdge.com?
Once your college application essay is finished, it’s good to pause before putting it in an envelope, breathing a sigh of relief, and sending it off with your application. Any college essay must be...
 
Blemished Academic Record? It Shouldn't Stop You from Getting into College
Only a tiny percentage of high school students have perfect academic records. Then there are the good to average students. Among them, many have major blemishes on their records, and for various reasons. Maybe your freshman year was a hard transition and you did poorly academically. Maybe you failed a major course like English or biology....
 
Best Answers for College Interview Questions
It is not enough to have an idea of what the questions are. It is not enough either to think briefly about what you might say and feel you’re prepared. To be fully prepared for a college interview, you need to...
 
Help Getting Started on the College Application Essay

Start Early!! These words can not be said enough or emphasized enough. Really! An essay should grow. It needs time to form in your mind. You need to practice using words to get what’s in your head on paper. You will want to...

 


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