Tag: College

Don’t just get a degree, get skills.

In college, you are developing several sets of skills. Among them are learning professionalism, developing your written and spoken communications skills, applying logic and developing analyses, as well as learning about a field or fields in depth. In some schools, this takes over completely and can leave new graduates out in the cold, especially in a tough job market. There are countless graduates in English, communications, and business every year and a lot of them will end up looking the same on paper.

Colleges and Universities: Scholarship Scams

Colleges and universities scholarship scams prey on students who are young, vulnerable, and perhaps not as familiar with what to look out for when investigating funding options. These swindles are created for two reasons, to obtain money or to obtain personal details. The basic rules of life apply; you should never pay money up front in order to obtain money down the track and you should never give out personal details.

College/Universities: How to Choose?

Choosing the right college/university shouldn’t just be about where that school sits on the international rating scale or its geographical location. Perfect tertiary education is personal; it’s dependant on the course desired, personal interest and ability and future goals. The first thing student’s and their families want to think about in making the college university choice is, what are the student’s strengths and weaknesses and which are the most important programs of study, or in other words what occupation would be the right fit for this particular person.

Tips for Studying at College or University

College or university level study is stressful and so the first tip for effective study is to turn off your stress and turn up your mind. Fifteen minutes of jumping on a trampoline, running or brisk walking will give your brain the oxygen it needs to work effectively. Before that, eat a healthy breakfast because mind fuel is an important prerequisite to smart thinking. If you are anxious, (this is great advice for exams too) deep healthy breathing and some left brain/right brainwork will make your mind wide open to the rigours of study.

Online College Courses

An interesting thing about online college courses is the definition of college. This can make an investigation of possible online college courses confusing and occasionally can mislead the reader. The internet is a wonderful thing but it can also create confusion where the same word, like college, means something different around the world. College does mean education wherever you may browse in the English-speaking world but you may be surprised to find, when searching for online college courses, that you may be returning to high school if that course happens to be based in Australia.

First Generation University Students

For students who show potential and interest in University within families that have never had someone attend post-secondary school the demands of school are often quite different. These students will either have the support of their families and they will feel the pressure of being the first in their family upon which all the hopes and dreams of other family members is rested. Or they will come from the opposite end of the spectrum; they will be from families that think education is a waste of time and these students will face the challenge of doing something hard without the support of their families.

The Education Pay-Off!

Wake up some days and wonder why the heck you do it? Years and years of study for a degree and your not sure if it’s worth it – well it is!

Making Every Minute Count

For those students who not only have jobs or careers, families, social obligations, and other responsibilities, 25+ hours a week is simply too much, on top of all of the other new and exciting learning opportunities the college experience affords. What can one do?

Admissions Essays: Your Ticket to College

Gaining entrance to college is a very complicated undertaking. Too often, though, applicants do not appreciate the intricacies of the task, leaving many things until the last minute. The admissions essay is one of those things.

What should I major in?

Now, it's true for sure that many folks go into college from the beginning knowing exactly what they want and how to get there. But for many other students, college opens unanticipated doors and opportunities.