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Getting the Financial Aid You Need

Posted on Saturday June 12, 2010

Financial aid is a concern for just about every student. Even if you have the resources to pay for college out of pocket, there’s always room for a little help. Of course, financial aid is especially important to those who are not able to afford hefty tuition bills as they come. Finding the financial aid [...]

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Skip the Hangover: How to Get More Out of Your Saturdays

Posted on Friday June 11, 2010

Saturday is the day you look forward to all week, so why waste it by being miserable and in bed with a hangover? After a hard week of classes, your part-time job or internship, exams, labs, club meetings and study groups, you certainly deserve a couple of days and nights to unwind with friends and [...]

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College Parties

Posted on Thursday June 10, 2010

As long as colleges have been in existence, the college party has been around. It’s pretty simple: if you have a bunch of young people in the same place, they are going to find a way to have a good time. Certainly the parties have changed complexion over the years, but there are a few [...]

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Juggling Athletics and Course Work

Posted on Sunday June 6, 2010

The student athlete faces a different set of challenges than your typical college student. They have so many more demands on their time in the forms of practices, training, games, and travel. Participating in a sport at the college level is a great accomplishment and can serve as a springboard to success after college. Very [...]

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Safety Should Be a Concern for Students On Campus

Posted on Saturday June 5, 2010

While most would agree that safety is an important concern to have many students don’t take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from danger while they’re away at school. College campuses can often be fairly safe places to walk around, but they are also places where predators go hoping to find easy targets in students [...]

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Smart Summer Activities for College Students

Posted on Friday June 4, 2010

You may think of summer as a time to veg out and recuperate from the long school year, and that can be a great way to spend your summer. But there are lots of other options available once you get tired of watching daytime TV and hanging out by the pool. Here are some of [...]

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Making the Transition from the Military to College Life

Posted on Wednesday June 2, 2010

Being in the military can be a lot of hard, dangerous work, but when you’re ready to return to civilian life it does come with one big benefit: help with paying off college education. Yet making the move from your former work in the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy or other branch of the armed [...]

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