Your first semester of college is wrapping up. Maybe you haven’t done so well and you’re dreading the posting of grades. Let’s make a resolution to do better this coming spring semester. Here’s how.
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If you are a college student today, you are probably very used to doing online research. The trouble is, not all online research is reliable. Wikipedia is a great start but does not always offer fool-proof information.
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What is it colleges really want in an applicant? Do you desire to get into one of the top 20 colleges? How exactly do you qualify?
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Your résumé is a very important part of your college application. Oops, you haven’t done one yet?—well, you need to!
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The smartest people are open to suggestions for improvements!
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November and December are the last dates this year to sign up for SAT Subject Tests. Most selective colleges do require you to take SAT Subject tests. These are tests that evaluate your learning or achievement in areas like English, math, history, or a language. College Basics has some last minute advice regarding SAT Subject Tests for those of you college applicants who are starting the last leg of your journey to college admission.
It’s not a time when you’re going to be flush with money, not by any stretch of imagination. So it’s best to minimize your expenditures and tighten your purse strings when you’re in college. More importantly, you need to minimize your borrowings because that is what ends up putting you in debt. And, with all these issues to contend with, the last thing that’s going to be on your mind is saving money when you’re in college. But save you must, because it’s a habit that must be practiced throughout life and because it helps you make ends meet during these four years. If you’re wondering how to go about climbing this mountain, perhaps these adages will help you along.
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Your dream college may not have been what you imagined. Maybe you find yourself too homesick to concentrate on school, too out of your element to focus, or your financial situation changed, forcing you to reconsider your university options. For whatever reason, sometimes your initial university choice does not work out the way you plan and you find yourself looking into transferring universities. Here are 5 things to consider before making the move.
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Many try to judge the worth of a college by its caliber of courses, professors, and the abilities and talents of its students. Some attempt to judge the worth of a college by its tuition price, what it offers for social networking, and the number of majors it has. Of course, the worth of a college is individual, but one way to judge whether or not the tuition cost of a college is worth it may be by the money one earns after graduating with a degree from that college.
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The cost of college texts is rising faster than inflation, and 20% and more of college tuition is paid on purchasing textbooks. Now, in additional to buying used textbooks, college students can buy eTexts.
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