3 Basic Roommate Types
By now you’re entering dorm life, and that means living with perfect strangers. While you may be one of the lucky few to get lucky enough to have the best-lifelong-friend-you-could-ever-ask-for as a college roommate, you might also find yourself sharing a room with some interesting personalities. Here are a few of the most common roommate types, along with tips on how to cope: … Continue
Internet Careers on the Rise
The internet is constantly growing and expanding. New websites, search engines, blogs, and social media sites enter the World Wide Web every single day. The internet is utilized by all types of businesses, including entertainment, government, educational, and recreational businesses, and internet-related careers are in high demand, as businesses are constantly trying to pull ahead of their competitors on the web. Below are some of the most common types of jobs dealing with the internet: Web Development Web developers allow the internet … Continue
“Freshman Fifteen” FAQs
If you’re approaching your freshman year of college, you no doubt dread this seemingly unavoidable phenomenon called “Freshman Fifteen.” Perhaps you’re a little further along in your college career and have discovered, first-hand, what’s also referred to as “First Year Fatties.” The basic assumption is that most students gain a significant amount of weight their first year of college. Especially with obesity reaching scale-breaking proportions, this concept is of increasing concern. We’ll look at some key questions about this … Continue
Benefits of Participating in Greek Life
Many colleges and universities offer Greek life on their campuses, and although you might think Greek life isn't for you, consider its benefits before turning down the opportunity. Greek life includes sororities for women and fraternities for men, and Greek life can dramatically change your college experience for the better if you make the right choices. The Greek life community can help you ease into the college lifestyle and get to know people at a quicker pace. Choosing to join a sorority or fraternity can be a difficult decision and … Continue
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Whether you are just starting off on your college search or if you're a seasoned college student and hoping to transfer to some unknown college, then this is for you. We're willing - within our reasonable sanity - to fend any college related questions you … Continue
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Benefits of Participating in Greek Life
Many colleges and universities offer Greek life on their campuses, and although you might think Greek life isn't for you, consider its benefits before turning down the opportunity. Greek life includes sororities for women and fraternities for men, … Continue
“Freshman Fifteen” FAQs
If you’re approaching your freshman year of college, you no doubt dread this seemingly unavoidable phenomenon called “Freshman Fifteen.” Perhaps you’re a little further along in your college career and have discovered, first-hand, what’s … Continue
Internet Careers on the Rise
The internet is constantly growing and expanding. New websites, search engines, blogs, and social media sites enter the World Wide Web every single day. The internet is utilized by all types of businesses, including entertainment, government, … Continue
Answering FAQs About IQs
Beyond knowing that “I.Q.” stands for “Intelligence Quotient” and in some ways represents how smart a person is, you may not know exactly how significant this number really is (or isn’t), particularly in connection with your college … Continue
3 Basic Roommate Types
By now you’re entering dorm life, and that means living with perfect strangers. While you may be one of the lucky few to get lucky enough to have the best-lifelong-friend-you-could-ever-ask-for as a college roommate, you might also find yourself … Continue
Do You Look Like a Professional?
Some people shun dress codes, saying that they don’t want to be a “hypocrite.” Truth be told, most of us are more comfy in our flannel pants and sweatshirts, and even your (future) company’s ultra-conservative, starched-shirt-wearing CEO … Continue
Communicable Creepy Crawlers – Lice in the Dorm
In addition to bedbugs, lice are among the most common communicable bugs that are likely to cause dorm-wide pandemonium. A single louse (yes, that’s really the singular form of “lice”) … Continue
Communicable Creepy Crawlers – Bedbugs in the Dorm
Like other communal housing scenarios, dorm life comes with some unique health risks. Between the frequent turnaround, close contact, and shared restroom facilities, dorms are ideal breeding grounds for communicable bugs! The most common species … Continue
A Load of Laundry Tips
For some students, toting the soiled stack of dirty laundry home on weekends may be a potential fix, but for out-of-state students and those who want to have a social life on weekends (never mind being able to breath fresh air in their car and retain … Continue
“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” and Other Dumb Ideas
You’re in your college years, the days of all-nighters and caffeine pills. After all, you’re young, you’re fun, and you’re . . . probably sleep-deprived. Going to bed before 10 p.m. and taking afternoon naps might seem more like a nursing … Continue
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