Scheduling Your College Classes
May 23, 2008
Full-time or part-time? That is the question. Twelve credit hours or more is considered full-time (four to six classes). Making it to class everyday is the easy bit because the real work begins when you walk through the door of your home–all day, and all night; it’s called homework. You still want to go? Share [...]
Is Online Learning Right For You?
May 23, 2008
by Jill Moore How would you like a college class that allows you to learn at midnight, gives open book tests, and doesn’t require you to sit through the teacher’s lectures? Would it be a dream come true? Welcome to the world of distance learning. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS
Job Board Eliminates Resume Searching
May 22, 2008
CollegeRecruiter.com eliminated resume searching to its clients because of the risk of identity theft and spam mail. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS
Can I Convince My Friend to go Back to College?
May 22, 2008
All I Could See was her Life in Squalor, a Baby on the Hip, and a Minimum Wage Paycheck Without a College Education
Is Getting Straight A’s in College Overrated?
May 22, 2008
Believe it or not, it’s hard to fail a college class. That is, if you show up at least most of the time to listen to the professor’s lecture; read at least 80 percent of the assigned homework in the textbook; and have the capacity to learn through repetition. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS
Book Publishers Sue College for Copyright Infringement
May 22, 2008
When Google announced they were going to scan books for the Web, authors in my circle screamed “Copyright Infringement!” But when colleges scan textbooks, what’s it called? … Borrowing?
How Does a Nontraditional Student Pay for College?
May 20, 2008
So how does a nontraditional student pay for college? Tuition is going to cost you, even if your school selection is a state- or city-owned college. Teachers are underpaid and inflation hibernates for no one. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS
Financial Aid for Nontraditional Students
May 20, 2008
Financial aid for nontraditional students is worth a shot. It’s better than gold, especially if it’s a grant, because you don’t have to pay it back. What’s there not to like? Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS