I don’t think I need to go into too much detail as to why studying is important. When you go into college, it becomes a way of life: you read over the material, take notes, create a study plan, and study…a lot. It’s not something you can take lightly, especially when you begin taking higher […]
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The Numbers and Statistics of College Readiness
College readiness is a term frequently thrown around by high school teachers, media outlets, and your government representatives looking to pass legislation in a botched attempt to fix our education system, and those annoying motivational speakers who get paid to tell you why you should go to college. But if there’s anything that numbers and […]
-Read more!Finding the College That’s Right For You
Life is full of options. What should I major in? Should I ask that girl out on a date? Where should I go to college? What kind of sandwich should I make for lunch? Deciding what you want to major in is hard enough alone, but picking a college can be almost as difficult […]
-Read more!Who’s To Blame For the Rising Student Debt?
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average cost of attending a public four-year college or university has increased by $1,700 between 2008 and 2012. That may not seem like a lot, but where the total price is right now, students are looking at an average cost of $23,200 annually. Factor in scholarships and […]
-Read more!Free Textbooks?
In the past decade, the cost of college textbooks has risen by 82%. On average, students spend about $1,200 on textbooks each year. Now paper doesn’t cost that much, and writers aren’t paid that well, so the government is doing something to fix this. Currently, a bill is going through Congress to help solve the […]
-Read more!Finding Your Career
In a two part series called “Finding Career Bliss”, blogger and professional copywriter Kristen Fischer discusses her journey through college and career and gives advice on how students can make an easy college to career transition. The first part, How to Select a College Major You’ll Actually Use, explains the right way you should go about […]
-Read more!Don’t Casually Date Your Degree
You’re a semester into your degree and you realize, “wow, this major really sucks!” It’s nowhere near as interesting as you thought it would be, so now you’re sitting in front of your advisor to change it. But what do you change it to? Choosing a major is like being in a candy store. Tons […]
-Read more!Obamacare Will Make College Health Insurance More Expensive
This should come to no surprise to anyone thats been keeping up with the news. Obamacare, by just the mention of it, has caused many changes already, probably more bad than good. Private insurance companies are having to meet up to new standards and many employers are being forced to provide their employees with health […]
-Read more!Skepticism Towards Obama’s Rating System Among Colleges
After Obama’s proposal of a college ranking system back in august, theres no surprise that there might be some criticism coming from colleges. it means that if some colleges are ranked lowly, they’ll receive less federal aid, which means that less students will be able to enroll. but isn’t this what we need? it will […]
-Read more!Student Speaks Out Against the Common Core
You probably haven’t heard me say very much of what’s bad about the Common Core. That is because on the surface, it’s a fairly good idea. It creates an outline for education that mostly every state has adopted, which would make the learning criteria virtually identical across the board. It was open to input from […]
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