Archive for June, 2009
An Easier Financial Aid Form
June 30, 2009 9:18 am Financial AidPresident Obama’s administration is planning on simplifying the federal college aid form. It currently consists of 153 questions, which many families give up on before finishing. President Obama is seeking to make the application more user-friendly so more students may attend higher education.
New Program Can Help Manage or Eliminate Student Debt
June 29, 2009 11:27 am Career Advice, Financial AidThe Department of Education, starting this week will allow anyone with a federal student loan to apply for a program which will cap monthly payments based on income, and forgive remaining balances after 25 years.
A Student’s Barrel Monster Leads to Arrest
June 24, 2009 3:30 pm FYIJoseph Carnevale a North Carolina student was arrested for vandalism after stealing three orange and white construction barrels to create a roadside monster thumbing a ride. The student believed that he was creating a piece of street art, but cops saw it differently.
Languages
June 24, 2009 10:43 am Career Advice, ResourcesThere can be many benefits of learning a new language.
Soldiers Continuing Their Education
June 23, 2009 12:11 pm Online EducationSince the economic downturn, more and more individuals are pursuing an education. This trend also includes military academies. Applications at the nation’s top three military academies have increased drastically, meanwhile the military has taken their recruiting efforts up a notch.
Window Washer…..”Crash”
June 22, 2009 11:31 am Career AdviceOn Wednesday a 21 year-old window washer survived a six-story fall from a bank building. His safety rope never caught. The 21-year old Alex Clay reported that “There’s a little roof over the entryway. I bounced off of that and then hit the pavement.”
Yellows Make the Classroom Fun
June 18, 2009 9:00 am Career AdviceThey believe that life is a party and they are hosting it. Yellows won’t participate in class or other activities unless they believe that they are going to have fun. They become the class clowns. They like being the center of attention and need to be noticed and praised. They appear to be nonchalant about things, but nothing is further from the truth. They need attention.
Blues are Team Players
June 17, 2009 12:00 pm Career AdviceThey are patient and easygoing. They are motivated by altruism. They find joy and satisfaction in doing nice things for others. They pride themselves on being selfless rather than selfish. In class they are the students that will offer to give notes to their friends if they missed class and offer a classmate a ride if they need it.
Reds Run the World
June 16, 2009 8:23 am Career AdviceThis motivated and high stress group of individuals drive the class and they pose a challenge because they are such hard workers and high achievers that they give the rest of the class a run for their money. They are very organized and eventually become leaders in their companies and industries. They become the rich guys that tell everyone it is my way or the highway.
