Archive for the ‘Preparing for School’ Category
3 Great Things About Free Pell Grant Money
September 3, 2009 8:17 am Financial Aid, Preparing for SchoolIf you have been putting off going to college because of financial concerns, now may be the perfect time to get your degree. The government is making it easier to go back to school by putting more money into Pell Grants. As part of President Obama’s $600-billion stimulus package, this free money is more available to students than ever before.
Letting Go
September 2, 2009 9:07 am Preparing for SchoolMany parents don’t know quite how to handle the fact that their children are going to college away from home. They understand that they will have much less of a presence in their college students’ life. On the other hand, college students understand the change and are ready to make it. They get to be responsible for themselves and get to make their own decisions without getting permission from their parents.
Sororities Knack for Trouble
September 1, 2009 10:32 am Preparing for SchoolThe Zeta Phi Beta sorority at Colorado State University has been under investigation and had their recognition withdrawn. There have been incidents of hazing, which include being deprived of sleep, and being forced to eat cat food.
Why Buy Textbooks When You Can Rent Them?
July 7, 2009 3:13 pm Preparing for SchoolCollege students can now rent textbooks from Chegg.com. The company started in 2003 but evolved over the years. It started out as a mini Craigslist but never took off. The owners realized most of their traffic was looking for used textbooks.
Changing to a More Affordable School
July 2, 2009 12:49 pm Career Advice, Choosing a School, Preparing for SchoolTips for choosing a school include making sure that an expensive institution is right for you. Have a financial plan ready that goes beyond the first year. Have realistic expectations and really consider your options. Choose a degree that you are going to stick with; or else you will spend a lot of time and money trying to figure out what you want to do and retaking classes.
Ivy League and Socioeconomic Status
June 11, 2009 10:00 am Career Advice, Preparing for SchoolThe Whitman College extravagance shows the prosperity of America’s elite and private schools. Ivy League, Stanford, and MIT are elite institutions that excel socially and academically. They are known for their great proportion of wealth to their size and the rest of higher education institutions. Most students that attend Ivy League are the wealthy and it demonstrates that the rich continue to get much richer.
My Advice When Going to School
November 18, 2008 1:32 pm Preparing for SchoolCollege is expensive; there’s tuition, books, rent, food, beer, etc. Being short on cash can add to your stress level and make for a miserable existence. Here is one piece of advice I have to help you save some money: Never, never, never buy your text books.
BYU vs. U: The Football Holy War
November 18, 2008 1:17 pm Entertainment, Preparing for SchoolThe Holy War, which got its name due to both universities’ strong ties to the LDS church, is one of college football’s longest rivalries. The competition between the two teams is so heated neither can agree on when the first Holy War game was fought. Utah contends the first match was in 1896 against then named Brigham Young Academy. BYU sports fans argue the first match didn’t actually happen until 1922. You know its a heated rivalry when the two sides can’t even agree on their first match.
Reasons Why the BCS Should Be Destroyed
August 22, 2008 6:52 am Entertainment, Preparing for SchoolThere are many reasons why the BCS is a flawed system, or in the words of many of my friends, there are many reasons why the BCS sucks. The first, and most important reason, has to do with the fact that the BCS, or Bowl Championship Series, doesn’t feature the best football teams. Instead, the teams that typically play in the series are chosen by computers, the ill-informed USA Today Coaches’ Poll and the equally-ignorant Harris Poll.
