Business degrees are becoming increasingly popular because of the diverse training and knowledge the programs offer students. Students that study and major in business are prepared for a number of different careers. Courses in business degree programs prepare students with the skills and training needed to excel in leadership and management positions, as well as [...]
English concentrated degrees give students knowledge on a number of concepts and principles relating to speech, communication, literature, business, and management. Courses in English degree programs teach students to analyze situations critically and communicate effectively. Students that major in English and earn their degrees are prepared with the skills and knowledge needed to perform in [...]
Communications, in an academic sense, relate to the ways that people communicate, both through verbal and nonverbal messages. Communications degree programs focus on teaching students how people use messages and communication to generate messages and meanings in a number of ways including through the use of various contexts, media outlets, and cultures. Additionally, communications majors [...]
As these blogs prove, you can eat very well if you pay more attention to the foods you pick up at the grocery store, practice more sustainable eating habits, and learn to cook for yourself, even as a college student.
Your professors, advisors, parents and older siblings may have briefed you on what it’s like to be an intern. You need to walk in with low expectations for getting noticed or taking on any responsibility, but you have to dress like a CEO and mind your manners as if you were waiting in line for [...]
One of the most important skills to have for success in school, work, and everyday life is reading comprehension. If you can effectively understand and remember what you’ve read, you’ll be able to communicate and retain information better. Even if you’re not naturally a good reader, with these tips, you can improve your level or [...]
Just because you’re a broke college student doesn’t mean you can’t look fashionable and pulled together. There are loads of ways to get great clothes that flatter your style and show off your best assets without paying a fortune for them– though it might take a bit more work than just making a trip to [...]
For teachers hoping to infuse multimedia into their classrooms, YouTube makes for an excellent starting point.
Have you ever looked at the paper, presentation or notes of another student and been envious of the quality? Some students simply make being successful in their studies look effortless and natural. Of course, for the rest of the student body, school isn’t quite so easy and requires quite a bit of effort– and that’s [...]
Many students dream of one day attending a prestigious Ivy League university. Yet getting into these schools can be incredibly difficult, and the vast majority of students who apply will find themselves attending other universities for their college education. While it might seem like a let-down at the time, not getting into an Ivy League [...]
It’s two days before your term paper is due and you can’t think of a thing to write about. Your mind is blank and the words just won’t come no matter how you approach the project. You’ve come down with a case of writer’s block and at a most inconvenient time. Of course, you’re not [...]
Entire genres and subgenres exist that peer into where technological advances have come from, where they are, where they may go and what they may be like in worlds beyond the known.
Most of the time we think about peer pressure as something that exists in middle and high schools. Yet peer pressure doesn’t end when students graduate and is a very real and potentially more influential force with students who are in college. For students who are out on their own for the first time and [...]
Whether you played sports in high school or are just looking to get in shape and hone your athletic abilities, playing sports in college is a great way to do just that. Most colleges have a wide range of sports and teams at all skills levels that are available to just about any students who [...]
Even if you occasionally did laundry at home, cleaning your clothes with a shared laundry room is a different beast. You’ll have older washing machines and dryers to deal with, quarters to hoard, panty raid threats, and the chance that you’ll lug all your clothes over to the laundry room, only to discover that all [...]
Despite the unintentional comedy, they still remain educational, though they may not deliver the messages intended by their creators.
You might think bullying stops when kids graduate from high school, or even elementary school, but the sad reality is that bullying can occur at any time in life and can sometimes be even more embarrassing, painful and upsetting to deal with as an adult or college student than as a child. Additionally, college students [...]
While the stereotype may not be entirely fair, college students and cleanliness aren’t two things that are often immediately associated with one another. As a student, you might not want to spend the time it takes to sweep your floor or put your papers away neatly, but cleaning and organizing your space can have some [...]
Paying for college tuition is tricky enough, but rising textbook costs can make getting through college even more financially challenging. A 2005 study revealed college textbook prices increased at twice the rate of inflation over the past 20 years, according to a recent article by the Associated Press. The article also highlighted more recent data [...]
Whatever the authors’ reasons, the autobiographies below were made out of whole cloth.
A lot of students have the misconception that school counselors and campus counselors are only available to talk about serious mental health issues, like depression, eating disorders and heavy addictions. But campus counselors welcome all students to visit them to discuss all kinds of questions or problems that students, have. If you’re homesick, having trouble [...]
What’s so great about college? You can skip class every once in a while, and no one really cares. In smaller classes, you may have to explain a migraine or away game to a professor, but in most larger classes, professors won’t count a couple of unexplained absences against you, as long as you complete [...]
You’re about to take part in a very exciting part of your life-a semester abroad, studying in a foreign country. Not every student is able to take advantage of this opportunity, and you probably realize how incredible it will be to live and study in a foreign country for a few months. Of course, before [...]
These creative standouts provide viewers of a literary bent with some of the tools needed to tighten their craft and build ideas to their fullest potential.
