There is no bigger transition in life than the transition into adult life. And the epitome of this transition is graduating from college and starting your working life. Yet, most of people still go to higher education straight out of high school. In this case the transition to college is not very difficult. You are [ Read More ]
School
Categories: Everything, School
Last week, I wrote about the scary statistics of underemployment and unemployment for recent graduates. This week, I’m telling you to disregard that data. Yes, disregard all of that depressing statistical garbage you’ve been reading. While you should realize that some jobs don’t have high job placement rates (or high salaries), at the end of [ Read More ]
Categories: Everything, Internships, Life in College, School, Work
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, a depressing statistic hit the news wires this week, claiming that 1 in every 2 recent college graduates are unemployed. Almost every single news outlet — here are some articles from The Atlantic, TIME, The Associated Press and NPR, to name a few — picked up [ Read More ]
Categories: Class, Everything, Internships, Life in College, Partying, School, Work
It’s never too late to pick up a new hobby! College is the perfect time to pick up a new activity or sport. Since you have a more flexible schedule and access to campus organizations and equipment, now is the time to find a physical activity that you can enjoy for years to come. After [ Read More ]
Categories: Fitness, Health, Life in College, School
At first when I read this article from Bloomberg Businessweek about how college isn’t for all high school graduates, I immediately disagreed with what I was reading. It wasn’t until reading all of it (and after some reflection) when I realized that the writer could have a valid argument there. Let’s face it: Some of us [ Read More ]
Categories: Class, College Finance, Life in College, News, School
It’s no secret that finals are just around the corner — with that comes crazy amounts of stress and anxiety. It’s easy to want to slack off when summer is staring at you, tempting you at every corner, but now’s not the time to throw in the towel. If you haven’t been doing great this [ Read More ]
In this day and age, just graduating college is no longer a guarantee you will find a job in your career of choice. Although I’m sure you hear this all the time from your parents, advisers and professors, finding an internship (or two or three) is vastly important to help you get a jump start [ Read More ]
Categories: Class, Internships, Life in College, School, Work
As a college student, you’ve already got a lot on your mind. From midterms to planning weekend trips to finding internships, you don’t have a whole lot of extra time (or money). However, despite how “broke” you are now, you’re going to feel it even more once you’re out of school. One of my advisers told [ Read More ]
Categories: Life in College, School, Work
Many college students may have their career all mapped out thanks to their major, but that doesn’t necessarily answer all the questions surrounding your first job upon graduating college. Students who have a degree such as an English degree (the degree I’m currently pursuing,) may feel that they are just limited to teaching. Yet, that [ Read More ]
In This Section: School
As the most important part of attending college, this category offers you advice on choosing classes, how to arrange your class schedule, purchasing books and planning your course of study. But of course there is more to school than just planning: we also give you study tips, advice on time management, we show you how to form a relationship with your professor and peers, and how to succeed when you are feeling overworked or stressed out. We also cover tips on internships, jobs, and what happens after college; you know, graduation? Whether you need to find out the best place to buy your textbooks or how to deal with a lousy professor, we’ve got the tips and advice for you.
