New Year’s resolutions are usually made with the silent understanding that they’ll be broken when faced with the first obstacle they encounter. Promised yourself you’d lose some weight but a pesky do-gooder coworker has brown in a treat? Internal dialogue goes something like this:
When you think about a college degree, you’re probably envisioning a four-year university stint that will take up all of your time. However, certificate programs are an alternative to the typical college diploma. The Certificates Count study from Complete College America looks at certificate programs and gives us an understanding of what they are and how their popularity is rising.
Recent studies have shown that students, especially during midterm and final exams, are taking prescription drugs to help them study. When did parental fear stop being enough of a motivator?
You’ve heard of the year of the rat, tiger and lion; 2010 may just go down as the year of student riots. From England and Sri Lanka, to Louisiana and California, college students are voicing their objection to costly changes. Students in London have been protesting for over a month after lawmakers approved a tuition hike.
OpenStudy, a social-learning site is just one of many websites cropping to try and create a Facebook-like study network. What does that mean? Well, sucking up to the smartest kid in class to borrow their notes could be a thing of the past.
Hear that college students! It’s FREE. No more back alley deals to get help for your headaches. It’s strictly above the counter pain relief from here on out.
Thanksgiving brought on the food, Black Friday brings on the chance to work that food off in mano-a-mano department store combat. A big demographic for Black Friday is students getting ready to start anew for the Spring semester. Some are beginning online courses, some are continuing their education, and some are starting off for the first time.
Alright Potter fans, time to jump on a Nimbus 2000 and fly to your closest movie theater! Can’t fly? Take the Hogwarts Express. Low on transportation funds? Throw some powder into a fireplace and hop in! Might want to make sure it’s floo powder first though…
The past few weeks has shown us that student do more than just sleep and go to class. Students across the globe are in an uproar, and not just because of the Four Loko ban. Student riots made headlines in Louisiana, London and Sir Lanka along with V for Vendetta Hacker at Washington State University.
The only real obstacle myths present are the myths themselves. Once you accept the idea that online dating/education/keg-stand romance is something at your fingertips, there will be nothing stopping you from pursuing it.