What’s on Your College Wish List?

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Starting with your high school graduation, there will be many gift-giving opportunities for friends and family members. From holidays to birthdays and other major milestones, these gifts can be used to help you toward a goal of finishing college without extra debt. Some gift-givers, no doubt, will give you cash, while others enjoy providing something [...]

Tips for Non-Traditional and Adult Students

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Non-traditional students are any full or part time student entering college who has been out of high school for more than a year. These students are veterans, parents, and professionals looking for a new career. They have family obligations, full time jobs and now classes! Here some tips to help them keep going through the [...]

3 Steps Toward Being Motivated

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In the midst of all our “smart” technology to help manage our rat-race schedules, Americans all seem to be lacking a valuable commodity: time. As a college student, you can either establish your place amid the myriad or set the standard now to get a better handle on the natural resource many of your peers [...]

How to Earn Cheap College Credits

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College students nationwide understand the need to find new ways to earn college credits cheaply. Tuition costs are rising steadily, yet income sources are dwindling. The struggling economy means fewer jobs for inexperienced college students, and, as financial situations are becoming more desperate, scholarships and grants are becoming increasingly competitive. Fortunately, there are still a [...]

Note Taking Tips

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Taking good notes is an invaluable skill to any college student. In order to succeed in a class, you must memorize and understand the material to the best of your ability, and one effective way to do this is to develop good note taking skills. Follow these tips to help perfect your class notes and [...]

Time Management Tips for College Students

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College has the potential to be the most enjoyable four years of your life, but if your time management skills need improvement, those four years can be overwhelmingly stressful. Use these tips to help lighten the burden of your college load. 1. Find out where you’re wasting time. This one’s simple, but you have to [...]

Making it Through College

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Whether you’re a new freshmen, a returning adult, or just someone who wants better grades, here are a few tips and suggestions from someone who learned the hard way about succeeding in college classes: 1. Add one more class to your schedule. If you want to graduate on time according to whatever plan you have [...]