Archive for January, 2011

January 25th, 2011

Deciding When You Need to Drop a Class

Whether you’re being an ambitious student, hoping to finish up your classes this semester or just took one too many hard classes and are now in over your head, there comes a time in your college career when you just might need to drop a class in order to hang onto your GPA and your [...]

January 21st, 2011

Make Getting Up On Time for Class Less of a Struggle

There are few people who really hop out of bed in the morning, bright eyed and ready to take on the day, and even fewer, overworked, stressed college students who do so. Yet classes can start as early as seven or eight in the morning, making it difficult for those who aren’t born morning people [...]

January 20th, 2011

Reduce the Amount of Paper In Your Life

While most students don’t go into school with the intention of creating mounds of paper in notes, study tools and personal documents, very often that’s just what happens. Not only can it make it difficult to find what you need when you need if you’re not super organized, it’s also not great for the environment. [...]

January 12th, 2011

Why Freelancing Can Be a Great Job Choice for College Students

For those who have to work during college, it can be tough to balance going to classes with working enough hours to have some spending money. While part-time jobs on campus are one option, students in certain majors may be able to take on some freelance work as well that can offer them some great [...]

January 11th, 2011

Keeping Your Public Life Private on the Web

If you’re like most college students, you’ve done some pretty stupid or embarrassing things from time-to-time and with modern technology, many of them may have been digitally documented and distributed over the web. These photos, even if they document something you did in public at a party, bar or out with friends, aren’t necessarily always [...]

January 11th, 2011

Staying Fit When You’re an Online Student

Most of us know that the key to staying in shape is eating healthy and exercising regularly. However, today’s culture encourages a sedentary lifestyle, and it’s difficult to remember that you have to get your body moving somehow, some way at least five days a week. Just think about it: many people work out of [...]