Helpful Links for College Students

August 28th, 2009 @

OnlineClasses.com has a list of 100 tips and tools to help you choose a major and a list of the 100 best blogs for career-minded students. Lifehack.org offers advice for college freshman. CollegeRuled is an online organizer and planner for college students only (.edu email address required). LectureFox has free university lectures on a variety [...]

Fun Sites for College Students

August 20th, 2009 @

Need to take a break from studying but tired of Facebook and YouTube?  Try these entertaining websites created specifically for college students: College Candy – This online magazine is written by college women and includes articles about pop culture, fashion, beauty, relationships, and college survival. College Humor – A site full of funny (often irreverent) [...]

Spying 101: Will Colleges Start Offering Intelligence Officer Training Programs?

July 30th, 2009 @

According to The Washington Post, as part of the 2010 intelligence authorization bill, the Obama administration has proposed that colleges and universities begin intelligence officer training programs that would prepare “first- and second-generation Americans, who already have critical language and cultural knowledge” for government careers. The proposal sent to Congress by Director of National Intelligence [...]

College Majors You May Not Have Considered

June 6th, 2009 @

At a large university, choosing a major can be overwhelming due to the number of majors available.  If you attend a school with a wide selection of majors, research every major in your course catalog.  Some often overlooked majors that offer great career opportunities : Management Information Systems –  Management information systems involves the design [...]

Private College Experience-Public College Price

May 30th, 2009 @

Public universities offer a variety of extracurricular and academic options and are generally less costly than private colleges. However, private colleges don’t usually suffer from overcrowding like public universities and they allow for more interaction with professors.  Fortunately, public universities offer some alternatives that provide the benefits of  a private college without the cost. Branch [...]