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Enhancing Extracirriculars: Five College Classes Worth the Effort

As you attend college, you’re given a wealth of options to choose from for your class electives. There are a few courses that can help to define your college experience, while preparing you for working in the world. There are also certain courses you’ll have to take as part of your degree program and to […]
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Graduate Grade: How to Handle Unemployment after Getting Your Diploma

Although unemployment rates have been decreasing, joblessness is still a very real and unpleasant reality many Americans face today. With the current job market being so tough, there are a great number of high school and college graduates facing unemployment. In fact, for the first time ever the majority of unemployed Americans today are degree holders. […]
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Moral Compass: Jobs that Will Make You Feel Good About Yourself

The majority of Americans, 52.3%, report that they are unhappy at work according to a report put out by the Conference Board. Areas of dissatisfaction include financial compensation, promotion opportunities, job security, health plans, retirement funds, vacation time, and sick leave. While many Americans are unhappy with their work, not all are. There are some great […]
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What You’ll Need for Switching from the Dorms to Your Own Place

Living in an off-campus apartment might not seem that different from living in the school dorms, but the most notable difference is the amount of things provided for you at school that won’t be elsewhere. To make your move from the dorm to your own place as smooth as possible, make sure you’re aware of […]
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10 Ways A Students Think Differently Than Everyone Else

‘A’ Students are cut from a different cloth. While you may be able to point to some on this list and state, “But I know Fred’s an ‘A’ Student and this doesn’t sound like him at all!,” it’s a list we’ll nevertheless stand behind. Why? Because anyone can have a good year or two; it […]
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President Obama’s $4 Billion Computer Science Initiative: Pros and Cons

President Obama has just unfurled a new $4 billion proposal to make sure that every student is given a foundation for computer science education in their studies. While the plan is an ambitious one with a good cause — he’s right that computer science will be a necessity in the job world of tomorrow — […]
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Rosetta Stone, Other Language Learning Tips

Rosetta Stone has been a godsend for many with the desire to become other language learners later in life. After all, the American education system is still backward in the sense that it doesn’t teach other languages to children when their minds are most susceptible to it, instead waiting until high school when most of […]
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Should Schools Guarantee Job Placement?

A recent article on the Wired website profiled a radical new approach to education as administered by Udacity. The name of the coding academy is pretty fitting since Udacity has the audacity to think that what they teach should come with guaranteed job placement results. We live in an age where schools are only too […]
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You Have No ‘Right’ To A College Education

You have no right to a college education. That’s the take of young conservative blogger Matt Walsh, who frequently contributes to The Blaze. He proudly wears on his sleeve the fact that he never attended college, and that it is a bad idea for anyone without purpose. Recently, he was assailed by a detractor on […]
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10 Student Resolutions For 2016

The New Year is upon us, and with it comes the need to clean out the cobwebs and set those resolutions that will guide you for the remainder of the year. While many New Year’s Resolutions are easily broken, students have the advantage of prep time. A full-time employee, who had to continue working during […]
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