The Chance to Study Abroad The opportunity to study abroad is an exciting way to immerse yourself in a new culture. You’ll learn much more than you might in a classroom, and you’ll experience—up close and personal—those invisible cultural expectations you carry around from your background. You will either begin to learn a new language [ Read More ]
Although we may not know it, our daily lives and actions are informed greatly by our understanding of cultural norms. In our native environments, these cultural norms are all but invisible because we’ve learned to adhere to them without even thinking about it. But when you leave your home to travel or live in a [ Read More ]
Categories: Class, Internships, School, Studying
Balancing school and work is no easy task, but it is a reality that many college students, and particularly graduate students, face during their programs of study. Graduate school is already an overwhelming prospect to most pursuing their post-graduate education. Whether focused on the arts, humanities, social sciences, or professional programs, like nursing and business, [ Read More ]
Categories: Life in College
There never seems like there are enough hours in the day for homework, study, class, sports, friends, relationships, and parties. A college students life is jam-packed with activities and things to do. Check out this infographic on the day in the life of a college student.
Categories: Everything, Infographic
Whether you’ve just received an undergraduate or graduate degree, life after school can be tough. There’s a great deal to figure out in a short amount of time, and this can be stressful. We want you to know that you’re not alone, and there are resources available to help you along the way. This is [ Read More ]
Categories: Everything, Infographic
At the mention of the word, “fraternity,” people typically visualize wild parties, substance abuse, and other forms of debauchery. Many think of a fraternity as somewhere that boys go before they get kicked out of school and have to enroll in alternative programs for higher education as they failed out of college. Because of this [ Read More ]
Categories: Everything, Life in College
The time of transition from high school to college can be a bit overwhelming for students and their families. Increasing costs of education, including the cost of campus living, tosses kerosene on the charcoal and forcing many to turn to alternatives like accredited college classes online. However, for those still willing to take the plunge into [ Read More ]
Categories: Life in College
High school is over. You hung around the house all summer, throwing back more graduation parties than anyone person could possibly stomach, and you couldn’t be more ready for the next big step. For many high school graduates, that means College. As we all know, College means dorm life, dorm food, new friends and crazy [ Read More ]
Categories: Life in College
Being broke is what college is all about. Nothing teaches you more about budgeting than trying to eat, drink and have fun on a very strict budget. Sometimes we look back at our college experience and wonder how we made through those weeks where we had to make twenty bucks last through weekend and still [ Read More ]
Categories: College Finance, Everything, Family, Health, People
