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Maximize your university experience with these tips for all things collegiate–how to achieve a perfect GPA, select the right major, finance your college education and more.
“A Proper Tone and Friendly Manner”
Towards the arrival of the start of the 2014 fall semester at Shawnee State University, I was but a simple character. Similar to who I am now, I was one who looked at the world with a curious eye. I came at it with well intent and an aim to kindness and respect. So when I caught knowledge of who I would be rooming with for that year, I thought I’d take some sort of proactive action to making the first attempt at contact a well off one.
Sean StewartPublished 6 years ago in EducationWhat They Didn't Tell You When You Finished College
So. You've just left 15 years of education. You spent around 7 hours a day learning different subjects and the only care in the world you had is what you were doing when you walked out of those gates at 4 PM. Well, I hate to break it to you... but you've been thrown in at the deep end. "What now?" you may ask. Well, there are three options.
Tiffany DarwellPublished 6 years ago in EducationUni: The Big Transition
Yes, it's brilliant. For anyone who is starting university, considering university, or just randomly pondering the concept of it, it is brilliant. I remember leaping out of my bed and crying in disbelief when I found out that I'd been accepted into my top choice of university. In that moment, I knew my life was going to change forever, and a thousand doors were about to swing open in front of me. This was my chance to fly the nest and start anew in a different city, with different people and a different place to live.
Katie ReesPublished 6 years ago in EducationFairytale University
University is always been a pressure on young adults, whether that has been to go to University or even get the highest degree to receive respect.
Kayleigh ElliottPublished 6 years ago in EducationCollege Confessions
My name is Emily, and I dropped out of college in my first year. Dropping out of my program was one of the hardest decisions of my life, but some things are just not meant to be.
Emily JohnsonPublished 6 years ago in Education7 Ways Post-Secondary Education Can Improve (A Student's Perspective)
1) Stop convincing us that University is better than College. Growing up, I was always told by parents, friends, and teachers that University was better than college. I only heard about successful people that came out of University. However, after transferring out of two programs, one from a University and the other from College, I learned that there is no real benefit from being in a University as opposed to a College. I was able to say I was in University, but so what? Finding parking was still difficult, lectures were so packed you sometimes have to sit on the staircase even after arriving early, the professors don't get back to your emails on time, and you're still forced to take mandatory irrelevant courses based on theory. University graduates are still paying off their student loans years after they graduate, and they still struggle to get jobs related to the program they worked years for, which can happen just as often in College. I personally believe this is because of the lack of practicality, which I'll touch more on later.
Andy NguyenPublished 6 years ago in EducationHow I Graduated College in 3 Years
I came out of high school asking the same question all my peers had: what now? Being someone that has always struggled with school in general, I knew I had to play to my strengths or I was going to be miserable. The following 10 secrets to my success will help you not only construct a graduation goal, but also achieve it.
Hannah ReamsPublished 6 years ago in EducationInformation Overload
When it came time to pick where I would be spending the next four to five years of my life in high school, I had my heart set on going to a small liberal arts college in Maryland to further my swimming and academic career. The beautiful campus was placed right along the Delaware River. Everybody I met there came across as genuine, and the professors seemed to truly care about the outcomes of their students. Of course my dreams were crushed when I learned I would have to pay the full price of such a school and I felt lost. Being 18 and lost is a funny thing, so I decided to go to the first school that I had gotten into, where I knew there would be nobody from my town within an hour radius of the school. I was not sure what to expect since I knew nobody there, nor had I done much of any research prior to making my decision. This western Pennsylvania state school was not for me.
Why You Should Absolutely 100% Change Your College Major
"I AM NOT A NUMBERS PERSON!" I yelled this from the roof top. (Actually I yelled it from the 5th floor of the science library, but we aren't supposed to yell there). Anyways, in that moment as much as I hated it and as hard as I had fought it, I knew. And hey, when you know. You know. Then I quit business school. Because I, Sophie Elizabeth, am not a numbers person. And that's ok. The thing is, not everyone is for numbers the same way how not everyone is musical. All things are gifts. You're good at math? That's your gift. You can recite all the countries? That is your gift. You can listen to someone deeper than anyone else? That is your gift. Because the most wonderful and beautiful thing about life is that not everyone is a numbers person. Life is inexhaustible. We spend our lives exhausted and exhausting. Exhausting all the possibilities of things we're not, and exhausted by trying them all. College has you try a lot, and truth be told you'll hate most of it. But you'll figure it out. We all do. And what I figured out is that I am not good with numbers. Or spreadsheets. Or charts. To be quite honest the word "Excel" used in anyway makes my skin crawl. So if all that doesn't have you convinced, here are five other reasons why you should absolutely 100% change your major.
Sophie OwenPublished 6 years ago in EducationThe Truths and Myths of College Life
In high school, you often hear the horror stories about college. While many of these rumors do hold true, others are simply myths. But it is also important to remember that everyone has a different experience that is influenced by their choices and the atmosphere of their school. What rang true to me may not be what you see.
Lorraine WoiakPublished 6 years ago in EducationAdvice for College Transfer Students
This list is compiled from three different people's experiences as college transfer students. To hear more about the stories of where we transferred from, how it went, etc., watch the video above. In this article, we are going to focus on advice for those of you who are getting ready to transfer, or already have transferred from one college to another. These tips are taken from the video, but expanded upon. We hope this helps. Best of luck to all you college students out there!
Reese MariePublished 6 years ago in EducationMy Top 10 Tips for Future University Students
University can often be one of the most daunting experiences of your life, mainly because, for most of us, the decision to go to university comes straight after leaving 6th form of college. Even though it is still a case of being a student at an educational institution, it still represents a big change to your life.