It’s in your best interest to follow these tips and do the best you can to get along well with your roommates.
Six Ways to Improve Your Relationship With Your Roommates
Category: College-Bound
3 Ways to Stay on Top of Your Game in College
With so many places to be and countless deadlines to meet, how will you handle what seems like a never-ending list of responsibilities?
Music Classes
Music classes provide many rewarding benefits that young people can greatly benefit from.
Six Jobs That Any Student Can Handle While Going To School
Here are six jobs students should consider that won’t take away too much time from their other duties.
Make Your College Experience Uplifting By Preparing With These 5 Tips
Making your college experience better is possible with a bit of preparation and a clear outlook on your future plans and goals.
From Homeschooling to College: The Need for Knowledge of Responsible Sex
By Jennifer L. College allows students to move out of their family house, granting them a relatively high level of independence. But along with freedom should come responsibility.
Academic Stress: Writing Essay Papers Under Pressure?
By Elizabeth Terry As the end of the term approaches, students are starting to cram in their academic requirement. Time is running out very fast that they have no time to take a break and even take a nap because once they miss the deadline, they will be in a bigger trouble. Academic stress […]
Your Education: Seven Study Tips for Your Freshman Year
By Anita Ah, freshman year. While dropping a child off at college can result in a teary goodbye for parents, students typically have a different perspective. While being away from home can be a difficult adjustment in some ways, there is much about which to be excited with new freedoms and new friends abound. Of […]
Infographic: Start Saving Now for College
College is something you should only start thinking about when your child steps foot on campus, right? For many parents, this is the case. And for many others, they begin thinking about it tentatively when their children are in their teens. However, planning and saving for college can never start soon enough! With college tuition […]
An Overview of College Student Loan Debt in America
Being homeschooled is a great experience, and can give you opportunities that you never would have had attending a public or even private high school. When you are getting ready to graduate, and looking toward college, how do you narrow down all the different school options? It can be a little more difficult, because you […]
The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Research Paper
A research paper, like an essay, needs to be planned, organized, and developed. However, compared to the idea-generating strategies that are used in essays, research projects place more emphasis on gathering, evaluating, and interpreting information. The following article by Lois Weldon provides an overview on how to write a good research paper. In its essence, […]
Become Knowledgeable About College With These Tips
Author: Kimberly Valerio While going off to college is an exciting time, it is also one set with challenges. It is a big transition in life and will broaden both your education and life skills. It is not easy for a young person to learn the skills of adulthood while learning a field of study […]
Don’t Let Fear Run Your Life
by Rachel When I first went off to college I did not have the fun time I thought I would have. I thought that going away to college would open up my life, that I would make all kinds of new friends and get involved in activities and just enjoy myself. However, it did not […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing Personal Statements for Scholarship
By Maria If you are applying for scholarship you’ll certainly find useful this personal story I’ll share. In my case, aside from writing a personal statement for my scholarship applications, I had to also include few additional short statements and project proposals. There was a lot of writing to be done. I did not want […]
3 Ways to Be Textbook Frugal
Being a college student is expensive. You have to pay for tuition, lab fees, insurance and boarding most times. Then there’s your textbooks. They can be quite expensive to purchase them for several classes. Textbooks can range upwards of $100 apiece when buying new. You must learn how to keep costs low and what you […]
10 Reasons Why Community College is Great for Homeschoolers
By Paul When you think about college you usually picture going off to some far away school, being subject to a lot of temptation and bad influences, and living in a bug infested dorm with a load of rowdy teenagers. However, college does not have to be like that. In fact, community college is a […]
Life After College
By Nancy Parker I’ve been reading a whole lot of articles on getting jobs after college, how to dress for success, whether you should live at home with mom and dad or get your own place, and on and on. All of these are important topics to be sure, but let’s focus on some of […]
SEM Twitter Tips for College Students
By Jason Bayless College students seeking to make a name for themselves know that being engaged online socially can prove advantageous, especially when looking for a job. You can use Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Digg and other sites to advance what you do, with Twitter quite possibly holding an advantage for you despite its propensity to […]
Four Common Misconceptions Movies Taught us About College
By Nancy Wood I grew up reading books, studying television shows, and watching movies to learn all about the college experience. Over time, I cultivated a set of preconceived notions and ridiculous assumptions regarding what I could expect from a four-year university based solely on these three art forms. I was homeschooled throughout elementary, junior […]
College Life: Should You Join a Fraternity or Sorority?
by Aniya Wells One of the most fulfilling aspects of the college experience is the social aspect. Often, you’ll make lifelong friends during your four or more years you spend earning your bachelor’s degree. One way to have access to a tight knit social group in college is through the Greek system. While not all […]
College Life: How Many Credits Should I Take?
By Archer With the social life pressures, peer pressure, the stress of adulthood and the stress of classes, college can be quite the daunting and intimidating situation. But, fear not, there are plenty of people (friends, colleagues, parents, academic advisors and professors) who are more than willing to help you and guide you along the […]