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Recessionomics And College Towns: Campuses Keep Local Economies Afloat During Hard Times

Towns and cities with colleges and universities as the backbone of their local economies have fared relatively well through each recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s, and new census data show that large college and university towns have served as an economic safe haven through our most recent downturn. Compared to areas where [...]

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What’s Your College Degree Worth? Top 5 Highest and Lowest Salaries by Major

Your college major probably won’t determine your career path as much as you might now expect it to, but choosing a major as an incoming freshman or as a second- or third-year student is a decision that will likely define at least your college experience more than almost anything else. Lots of considerations go into [...]

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Five Easy Classroom Etiquette Rules for Freshmen

Anyone that has ever sat through a college class can usually pinpoint the most disruptive person in the classroom. We all know this type of person. They repeatedly get up and leave the room for several minutes, only to return stomping their feet and slamming the door. Their cell phone is constantly vibrating on the [...]

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Should I Buy a Laptop or Desktop for College?

Your huge high school graduation party is dwindling down. With all of your friends and family members slowly heading home after a fun night of celebrations, you look to your card table. Although it takes an hour, you slowly read each person’s personalized congratulatory words and future wishes. You may now have a good chunk [...]

Should I Choose a Major My Freshman Year?

As you finish up your senior year of high school, everyone will begin asking you what you want to be or do with the rest of your life. Well, at 18 years old, deciding what you want to do with the rest of your working life (which is a really long time) can be a [...]

How to Get Really Cheap Textbooks

It is the first day of your freshman year of college. As you sit through one class introduction after another, your mind begins making a mental list of all the textbooks that will be required this semester. For each class you may need only one or two books. However, some professors love to have a [...]

What Not to Bring to College

Usually one week before classes actually begin, most on-campus students begin the move into their dorm rooms. They bring along their parents and younger siblings to drag bags of clothes, food, and school supplies. However, there are a few things that are best for students to just leave at home. If not for their own [...]

How to Create a Study Schedule to Help You Succeed at College

One of the hardest adjustments for most incoming college freshmen is the workload involved in their academic studies. Because college assignments and work are definitely harder than in high school, some students get overwhelmed and give up in their first semester. However, the key to success in college courses isn’t always how smart you are. [...]

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