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What College Majors Will Match Your Personality?

March 26th, 2013 in Links
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This quiz is designed to help you think about the college majors that are available to you. It will also make you think about your own personality traits and how they may fit well within different areas of study.

 

 

Student Loan Debt is Biggest Concern Among the College-Bound

March 26th, 2013 in Links
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High school seniors are more worried about burdensome student-loan debt than about getting into the college of their dreams.  That’s the upshot from the annual “College Hopes and Worries” survey from the Princeton Review, a test-preparation and educational services company.

 

Freshers’ Guide to Starting University

March 25th, 2013 in Links
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A guide to starting university for freshers by Ian Comerford. The guide covers money, societies, accommodation and loads more.

 

The Best Paying College Majors of 2012

March 25th, 2013 in Links
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NACE ranks the college majors where students graduate to enjoy the highest starting salaries in the country. The 2012 list sheds new light on what employers are willing to cough up for the most in-demand employees: the tech-savvy engineers startups and blue-chips need to jump-start innovation.

 

Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond

March 23rd, 2013 in Links
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This article is all about the things you need to do to not only survive your first year of college, but to thrive in college. And many of the tools, skills, and habits you develop through this article can not only be used to help you succeed in college, but in your future career as well…

 

In My First Year of University I Wish I Had…

March 23rd, 2013 in Links
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Globe & Mail writers share insights and thoughts about what they wished they did and/or did not do during their first year in university…

 

4 Tips for Interning Abroad

March 14th, 2013 in Links
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Tips for university students looking for international internships…

 

2014 Best Social Sciences & Humanities Schools

March 13th, 2013 in Links
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Looking at grad schools? Find out what you need to know.

 

 

 

How To Survive Your First Year Of University Or College

March 13th, 2013 in Links
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What you should do throughout your first year of school…

 

Measure Seeks Campus Credit For Web Study

March 12th, 2013 in Links
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Legislation will be introduced in the California Senate on Wednesday that could reshape higher education by requiring the state’s public colleges and universities to give credit for faculty-approved online courses taken by students unable to register for oversubscribed classes on campus.