Archive for October, 2008
Top Five Popular College Fraternity Movies
Fraternities are a mainstay in many colleges. These are college organizations that are founded based on brotherhood. Basically, fraternities help support their members in dealing with many college life issues and even life after college. If you want to know more about college fraternities, Hollywood college frat movies may offer a more personal perspective as [...]
Filed under General, October 31st, 2008Staying Away from Petty College Politics
Politics is actually a part of everyday life. With the existence of governing bodies, rules have to be followed to ensure order. But you don’t only get involved with politics when discussing important social issues or exercising your right to vote, politics may also exist in the classroom setting. As a college student, you’ll also [...]
Filed under General, October 29th, 2008Top Considerations in Selecting Colleges
You are now making the transition from high school to college. At this point, a very important question that needs to be answered is where you are going to get college education. How do you choose which college to go to? Three popular options would be universities, community colleges, or ivy league academic institutions. Remember [...]
Filed under General, October 27th, 2008How to Survive Freshman Year in College
Every college student starts as a timid, awkward freshman adjusting to a new scholastic environment. While all first year students enter college with high hopes about their future, they will find, sooner or later, that adjusting to college life may actually be harder than they imagined. This is because when you go to college, your [...]
Filed under General, October 25th, 2008Do Bachelor’s Degree Holder Earn Higher?
Several research studies have confirmed that with a college degree, you have higher chances of earning more. The higher pay range for bachelor’s degree holders comes from numerous employment opportunities that they can explore. Though they may also start in rank and file positions, bachelor’s degree holders may easily qualify for promotion. They are considered [...]
Filed under General, October 23rd, 2008Benefits and Disadvantages of Going to a Community College
US colleges generally have three classifications: universities, ivy league institutions, and community colleges. If you are seeking college education but can’t afford to go farther or spend too much on college expenses, then it is best for you to consider enrolling to a community college. The advantages of going to a community college Going to [...]
Filed under General, October 21st, 2008How to Juggle College and Family Responsibilities
All students, be they in college or in lower scholastic levels, should face it–they have three prime responsibilities, and those are being a good student, being a good son or daughter to their parents and sibling to their brothers and sisters (or a good wife/husband or mother/father, whichever is the case), and being a good [...]
Filed under General, October 19th, 2008Tips to Follow in Choosing a Major
Now that you’re about to enter college, you’re on the road toward choosing your preferred career. The problem with this, however, is that most incoming college students don’t really know which career they prefer. In other words, many young people nowadays just don’t know what course or major they’re going to take in college. That [...]
Filed under General, October 17th, 2008Ideal References for Letters of Recommendation in College Admission
College admissions procedures sure require you to do a lot of writing. The two biggest writing tasks associated with college admissions procedures are the admissions essay and the letter of recommendation. These are crucial because they are not just credentials, they also basically give the college admissions people an idea as to what kind of [...]
Filed under General,sample essays, October 15th, 2008Tips on Choosing the Best Extracurricular Activities for College Admissions
It’s time to move on to college! But before you can even move on to college, you need to go through the college admissions process. One step in the college admissions process involves completing the college admissions essay. Some students find it helpful to look for sample college application essays online to guide them in [...]
Filed under General, October 13th, 2008