If you are like I was, you’re probably worried about gaining the dreaded freshman 15. Gaining a little weight is totally normal and as I mentioned in an earlier post, gaining a few pounds may be totally worth it. However, gaining 50 lbs. is not. So what is the best way to curb your college weight gain? EXERCISE.
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(this pic is ridiculous, but I couldn’t resist)
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Welcome to your senior year. It’s an exciting time full of change and celebration. Many people have probably told you how unimportant your senior year is. For example, they maybe told you that your grades don’t matter one iota, although usually you should do better in the first semester than the second. Or maybe they told you that colleges will not look at your grades from senior year because they already have accepted you based on your 9th-11th years. Well, my young, goal-oriented high schooler, THESE ARE LIES. Your senior year counts. Not only does your senior year count towards your high school graduation, it counts towards the trend that you have worked so hard to set over the past three years and that you promised you would continue to achieve when you applied to college. (more…)
You don’t have to own a hybrid or live on organic food to be a green student. Going green is all about making small changes in your life that will benefit both you and the environment. And this can be done by reducing your carbon footprint.
Your carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases that are produced by all of your everyday activities, and it is measured in units of carbon dioxide. Your activities can include everything from driving a car to brushing your teeth, so just by reducing the amount of greenhouse gas-producing activities you do every day, you can help preserve the environment.
So what can you do as a college student to be more green and eco-conscious? Here are 11 steps you can take:
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Textbooks are expensive. Everyone knows this. A recent survey stated that the average student pays between $700 and $1000 per year for textbooks. Paying hundreds of dollars for a single textbook is bad enough, but when a student has to buy several books, it adds a big chunk of money to pay- in addition to tuition, residence fees and other mounting costs. To save some money, students can buy used textbooks from other students and sometimes from the college’s bookstore. However, the modern way of dealing with textbook prices is to head online. The following links will hopefully help you on your quest to save money.
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Because Top 10 lists may be the most popular thing this side of Tiger Woods, I think it’s appropriate that I use one to explain what I’ve learned over the past year from the stressful college admissions process.
Despite what many people will tell you, there is such a thing as being too prepared. Yes, it’s true - there are some things that you can (and probably should) just leave at home or give to a friend for safekeeping.
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Since the first days of college are upon us, we thought it would be a perfect time for an article on college preparation. Of course you’re going to remember to bring your favorite pillow, your cell phone and your iPod. But would you have remembered to bring a flashlight? How about vitamins? Here are some items that you might want to bring along to college. (You’ll thank me later.)
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If you or your child are heading to college this fall, you are probably a little stressed out about the move. The best advice I can give you is to SIMPLIFY! When I moved in to my college dorm, I was so worried about having everything that I needed; I bought much more than I should have. I hassled with my clutter all year and ended up throwing a bunch of it out at the end of the year. Remember: Your dorm room is tiny!
With that said, there are a few things that you will certainly need. The following is a list of bigger, more expensive items that are worth spending money on. I will follow-up with a list of smaller items, but I thought I’d start big so you can budget.
You’ve accomplished a great GPA, you’ve made hash of the standardized test, and you’ve managed to squeeze in some great extra-curricular activities. But suddenly, you come to a screeching halt as you stare at a blank page, facing the ultimate test.
The college application essay.
No matter how much anyone tells you that you can prepare for the college application process beforehand, it’s inevitable that it will, ultimately, feel like a time-crunch. Too often, the process seems like a race against the clock. And, along with everything else going on during the senior year, organization is essential if you want to enjoy the admissions process or more importantly, enjoy your senior year.
Scholarships are the ideal form of financial aid…money you don’t have to pay back! For me, they were the only way I could attend the majority of the schools I applied for without going into major debt. Everyone told me the money was out there, I just had to find it. I applied for over 35 national, local and college-specific scholarships. I ended up getting three.
Choosing a college is sometimes very simple. Some students choose their dream school before they are even in high school and others have dozens of scholarships to choose from. But for most people, choosing a college can be very frustrating. Here are a few tips to help you with the college hunt.
We asked students what they wish they would have considered before choosing a college. Very interesting……..
When someone says “valedictorian,” you probably think of somebody who has it all together. But just because they have a great grade point and worked their tail off during the last four years, doesn’t mean they know everything about the admissions process. (more…)
I am one of the co-founders of myUsearch and I graduated from the University of Colorado- Boulder in 2003. If I would have read this before I went to school, I would have saved myself a lot of pain and heartache. (more…)
Most students don’t even think to ask whether their school is regionally or nationally accredited, but this can be a huge mistake. Intuitively, you would think that nationally accredited programs provide more than regionally accredited programs; however, this isn’t necessarily the case. Both accreditations have their ups and downs and both are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. So make sure to read this article so you don’t kick yourself later.
I have spent countless hours researching the best scholarship sites and I now have a serious appreciation for scholarship searchers. There are so many scholarships out there and there is not one single place to find them. This list is by no means complete, but it is a list of the best scholarship sites I have found so far.
If you have come to this website, it’s most likely because you were searching for a college on the internet. And if you haven’t figured this out already, there are a lot of crappy sites out there. But don’t worry, there are actually some good ones too. There are about a handful of online resources that provide an unbiased matching process. (more…)
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