college life
College Student Housing Options
Finding a new place to live as a college student can be quite a burden. As Suite 101 shares: One of the hardest decisions college and university students must make when going away to school is where to live. Should you live on campus on one of the residence buildings? Or should you live off-campus [...]
Things You Should Know as a College Student Tenant
One of the primary changes that college students have to endure is having to find a place and live on their own. Being a tenant as a college student can be difficult, but the Bottom Line Creative blog has some tips on getting by your tenant screening: Tenant screening is a basic process that landlords [...]
Online College Education Tips
One of the biggest trends in college education these days is the explosion of online courses that are now available to people around the world. Here is what Go 4 More Secret has to say about online education: The Sloan Consortium showed that there are about 3.9 million students taking online courses on 2007. There [...]
Dropping Out of College Costs Taxpayers Billions
College can be amazing fun and incredibly educative, but if you aren’t prepared it can also be overwhelmingly difficult. This is why thousands of college students drop out every year. The Scholarships blog opens our eyes to a facet of college drop out statistics that few, if any, think about: Dropping out of college would [...]
Entering into College
Getting accepted into college is a privilege that not all people are fortunate enough to have, and the opportunities that college present to students are bountiful. As the Kevin Cokley blog points out: Going to college, and enjoying the college life is the dream of every student. Students, from the very beginning of their senior [...]
Helping Your Kids Get Through College
You may not be aware of it, but many children who go off to college feel apprehensive, nervous, and stressed about their transition to college life. Suite 101 talks about some of the difficulties that incoming college students face: Heading off to college is an exciting time for a student, but the first semester of [...]
Make Your College Dorm Feel Like Home
It can be difficult to get through the week if your dorm room is a constant mess and you think that it just doesn’t feel like a home. In this article from Suite 101, they discuss this very topic: Looking for some creative ways to make residence hall life seem more homey? Some college students [...]
Getting the Essentials in Your College Dorm
When you move into your college dorm, the first thing you’re probably going to realize is that the place is pretty bare, with only the necessities, like a bed and mattress, a table and perhaps a shelf or two. Suite 101 shares a little about the common plight of the new college dorm member: If [...]
Housing Transitions in College and Beyond
When you go off to college, one of the biggest adjustments you will have to make is your housing. As My College Guide blog says: Chances are you have been stressing about living in a college dorm. You may have decided to room with your BFF from high school or maybe you have been keeping [...]
Making the Transition to College as a Model Student
There are many role model high school students who are able to cruise through high school, then suddenly they hit a brick wall as they make the transition to college. Suite 101 explains: Most of the school’s student leadership positions are filled by these students and premier athletics and extra curricular venues overlap their many [...]