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Maximize your university experience with these tips for all things collegiate–how to achieve a perfect GPA, select the right major, finance your college education and more.
10 Things No One Tells You About Going to Princeton
If there's one school that has become world famous for its high prestige and upper class attendees, it's Princeton University. Every single parent dreams of seeing their kids going to Princeton, especially if they come from an academic background.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Education
Why Graduation Is the Most Anticlimactic Event of Your Life
Everyone always says that graduation will be the greatest day of your life. You'll be an adult, you're done with schooling, and you'll be able to do whatever you want with your life. It should be a great day, but what happens afterward? Does it really change your life all that much?
By Kristen Barenthaler7 years ago in Education
A Student's Simple Guide to Health
First thing's first, are you drinking enough water? Since our body is made of 70 percent of water, it's super important to stay hydrated. Water helps the brain to manufacture neurotransmitters (those little pathways in your brain that help you learn things) and it flushes the body of all the junk food that we eat when studying. Rule of thumb is the average person should drink half as many ounces of water of what they weigh in pounds. So if you weigh around 150 pounds, you should be drinking around 75 ounces of water a day.
By Kinlie Worthen7 years ago in Education
College Summer Courses. Top Story - December 2018.
Need to catch up on your course plan? Attempting to graduate early? Just interested in fitting some fun courses into your schedule? Taking summer courses might be for you. However, there are a few things to consider before registering for a summer semester...
By Lorraine Woiak7 years ago in Education
The Unrelenting Student Loan Soliloquy
In higher education, loan debt is something students battle with every semester, then for decades afterward. While going to college, each year is a juggling act of trying to balance jobs and classes while somersaulting through hoops to try and get more scholarship aid.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA7 years ago in Education
What's the Difference Between a College and a University?
The difference between a college and a university is pretty simple: One is a single school with a single purpose (kind of), and the other is a collection of linked schools. That said, the real differences in usage and understanding are actually a bit more complex. In other countries, "college" usually means "high school," and "university" is what follows. In the United States, however, "college" more generally refers to what follows high school, and "university" refers to schools that incorporate a college or colleges with graduate studies. We'll get to all these little differences in more detail though.
By Nicola P. Young7 years ago in Education
Bringing Higher Education to the Real World
A lot of reputable schools are notorious for being inaccessible. In some cases, it seems that the schools prefer to have this reputation. If they want to remain relevant, however, they'll have to change. Below are three ways that higher education can be made more accessible.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Education
Keeping Fit at University
1. Take your bike. I always knew I would take my bike to uni, mainly because my department was miles away from my flat, but also because it's a super easy way to get around. Most campuses are pretty big, so cycling between your halls and lectures means you are less likely to be late and it also saves you a lot of time in the morning. In my first year, my flatmates took the bus to their lectures and would often leave 45 minutes early to be sure of getting there on time (as the buses were very irregular and unreliable). On my bike, I could leave the house at 8:50 AM and be sitting in my lecture by 9 AM no problem. It may not feel like it, but doing this everyday really builds up your fitness. It was a good 10-minute ride to my department, and I would sometimes do it twice a day if I had large time gaps between lectures. On rainy days it isn't as fun, I'll admit, but if you need to get somewhere fast it's a good plan B to have, especially since the buses will always be crammed full on wet days.
By Hannah Paish7 years ago in Education
College in My 20s
I am 23-years-old. I am now in college whereas all my friends from high school have either graduated from college or are continuing their education. Now, why did I wait so long to start college now? Well, I was in the military for four years and a little less than four months. I was discharged in November of last year. I then started to work at a new job earlier this year. I wasn't hired full-time until September of this year, and then a month later I quit to start college online.
By Alyssa Hoots7 years ago in Education
