Leave the Computer at Home: Why Taking College Notes in a Journal is a Better Idea Guest Post By Maria Rainier There is nothing more I love in this world than my Apple Macbook computer. It's perhaps the single greatest investment I've ever made in my life, and, no, I'm not exaggerating. As a full-time writer, I greatly depend upon my computer to help me put together my work each and every day. If there...
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Tales From 1st Grade I've decided to mix it up a bit and share my day with you. Names have been changed to protect the innocent and let me add that I like to exaggerate a bit from time to time. All facts on this page are probably not true. Life is funny, kids are sometimes funny and I often find that I can't stop smiling during my days in 1st grade and that's a...
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Guest Post By Ken Myers Community college is a great idea for students who are just setting out, are on a budget, or returning to school. Community colleges are usually much cheaper than traditional private and even state schools. They also offer convenient locations, better class hours, and education that equal that of any other college. In fact, I recommend that all recent high school grads attend community college for their first two years of...
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Guest Post By Karen Smith Summer has peaked, Labor Day is nigh, and the start of the school year approaches. With so much going on during your first few week of college -- moving, orientation, roommates, activities, parties, etc. etc. -- it’s important to remember the “real” reason you’re there: classes. I Know: downer, right? But I promise, some of your classes will be as fun as anything else you do on campus. Others...you’ll just...
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Guest Post By: Jordan Mendys Before I went to graduate school, I was told to remember this one phrase: “Live like a student now, so you won’t have to live like one when you get out.” What this meant was that while I had access to student loans, don’t try to live like a king. That money has to make it back to the lenders, and the lenders get to make a nice little...
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