Many of us have a very high opinion of ourselves. We think we have what it takes to do anything and everything. Just look at a survey that was done where 80% of college students say they’re prepared for the workforce when only 54% of hiring managers who’ve interviewed recent graduate would agree. Now having confidence […]
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Getting Involved in Organizations
In the past, I’ve made posts about internships and the importance of networking. Internship are a great way to start off your career, but networking itself entails far more than just getting to know everyone at the office. Networking implies actually going out to the community and getting to know like-minded people. If you think of a network as being a web, you’re essentially spinning your name all over the community and luring people to it. That’s your goal.
-Read more!More Scholarship Search Tips
If you’re still applying for scholarships with absolute dedication and a find yourself running nowhere fast, I have 6 more tips for you, courtesy of Lynn from CBS Money Watch: 1. Search Twitter. Using the hashtags #scholarships, #meritscholarships, #financialaid, and #privatescholarships, you can find people that are posting all kinds of valuable scholarship information. If you […]
-Read more!And Yet, College Costs Still Continue to Rise
Today, I present to you news that every media outlet is talking about: college tuition rates are still rising…but not quite as much. This comes from the College Board’s annual report on college prices, spreading optimism to everyone that that you won’t have to pay that much more in comparison to last year’s increase. College prices […]
-Read more!Building Your Portfolio
By now, you should already know how to write your cover letter and put together your resume— if not, then you may want to start learning. They’re both good things to have and hand out to employers if you’re looking for a low-skill, part-time job, but if you’re wanting to get started in your career, […]
-Read more!College Reality Check: The College Scorecard Alternative
Comparing colleges and assessing how much you expect to make out of your career is a lot of work, so it helps to have a tool to work off of when doing your research. In the past, I’ve posted a list of websites that can help you in that search, including the College Scorecard, which […]
-Read more!Next Step After College: Move Back in With Your Parents
This is how it normally ends. You get your four-year degree, you start searching around for a full-time job with a debt hanging over your head that reaches up into the tens of thousands, and you turn up with nothing. Now you must move in with your parents and get a minimum wage, part-time job […]
-Read more!The Controversy Over Standardized Testing
Standardized test have become a staple of American education. As a public schooler, you go into class and do class work day by day, following the curriculum that the teacher must follow to the end of the school year to gear you up for a test. As a homeschooler, your parents may have even had […]
-Read more!Why Do Textbooks Cost So Much?
Tuition isn’t the only thing you have to worry about when it comes to college expenses. On average, students spend about $900 a year on textbooks, and that was an estimate made nearly 10 years ago. In the past 15 years, costs for college textbooks have increased by 142%, ballooning past the 44% increase of […]
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