The public education system in the United States is often condemned because it does not prepare you for work. While some of that grief is well-deserved — namely at the governmental and administrative levels — most teachers are still doing their best to get their classes where they need to be. In fact, you could look […]
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Taking the ACT can be intimidating, especially if you’ve never done it before or you don’t have a really great track record with it and you desperately need that scholarship money. While earlier this week, we did an article on how to get a 30 on the ACT — no guarantees, by the way, just […]
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The number 30 has an almost magical connotation when it comes to any discussion of the ACT Test. If only you could get your score to that benchmark, then the scholarship money would pour in and you could attend the next four years of your life without any kind of worry about student loans overtaking […]
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The Internet is a wild and mysterious thing. Never before in the history of humanity has a certain story or idea been able to take off and reach legendary status in such a short time. For most myths, it takes centuries of being handed down to get stamped into the public conscience. Not so with […]
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You may never be the smartest student when it comes to “book learning” or IQ, but you can definitely forge a life for yourself in the classroom and beyond that goes beyond the natural gifts of others. To do so, you have to first realize where your strengths lie, and that, yes, even though some […]
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The difference between high school and college can be quite shocking, especially if you went to a secondary school where a lot of D’s were handed out and teachers were afraid to fail their students. (Unfortunately, this is becoming a more frequent phenomenon.) In college, no one cares. If you don’t do the work, you […]
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The journey to becoming independent can be a difficult one if you’ve never taken that step the way most high school graduates transitioning to college haven’t. You have likely had brushes with independence when you’re coming out of senior year, but you’ve never had to manage all the bills, pay rent on time, keep grades […]
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Adjusting to college life isn’t the easiest thing for a freshman to do. Anyone who’s ever attempted that four-year run at a degree is aware of this, and even though we know it’s tough, many of these things catch us off-guard year after year. With that in mind, 4Tests has put together a quick reference […]
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Starting life as a college student can be challenging, especially if it’s your first time to take up financial responsibility. While you may have learned some things from watching your parents, there are still more than a few temptations that can lead you astray. And since you’re trying to get your bearings with a more […]
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College is often referred to as “real life” when contrasted with high school, and that’s pretty much true for better and worse. This week we started thinking about college realities: how they compare to what you experience in high school and how they shape the rest of your life. Boiling it down to these 8 […]
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