Archive for October, 2008
Socializing and Making New Friends in College
College can be fulfilling, exciting and fun. Even if you need to adjust to various factors like leaving home, studying more seriously, and being independent, socializing and making new friends balance your activities and your college life. Each day, you will encounter more people from different social, educational and cultural backgrounds. So to know how [...]
Filed under General, October 31st, 2008Tips on Effective Note Taking
Writing lecture notes is one of the common tasks of students. Writing lecture notes helps a student understand and remember topics discussed in class. In addition, having lecture notes helps a student get high grades. To help you understand lessons better and do well in school, below are tips on how to write useful class [...]
Filed under General, October 29th, 2008How to Be Impressive During Your Interview
Interviews are always part of the admissions process when applying to universities. Through interviews, the admissions committees get to interact with you and know you better. An interview, like a personal statement, can help you get accepted into the universities you prefer, so it pays to prepare well. Below are tips on how to get [...]
Filed under General, October 27th, 2008Tips to Write An Excellent Resume
Being the summary of your education, training, experiences and achievements, your resume is one of the most important documents that admissions committees look into. And to impress the committees at a glance, your resume should be exceptional and should make you stand out among other applicants. So, follow the suggestions below to write an excellent [...]
Filed under General, October 25th, 2008Financial Aid: Things to Remember if You Are an Asian Student
Tuition costs differ dramatically from one school to another; it could be as low as $7,000 to about $40,000 in some schools annually. At present times, even the $7,000 level could give problems to some Asian students who do not have ample funds to cover their payments. To apply for financial help could be a [...]
Filed under General, October 23rd, 2008Tips Regarding Financial Aid for Female Students
People will tell you that the transition phase from high school to college can be a difficult one. Also, the expenses that one faces when moving on to college from high school can cause a lot of worry. Be it a university, a graduate school or a community college, times are hard particularly when we [...]
Filed under General, October 21st, 2008Financial Aid for Hispanic Students
Students with Hispanic roots have a number of options for financial help. There are kinds of programs called “financial aid for mnority students,” but many programs are directed exclusively for Hispanics. The following are some of the main financial aid offerings. LULAC or the League of United Latin American Citizens It is one of the [...]
Filed under General, October 19th, 2008Paying Off Student Loans
Yes, student loans are a godsend to those who would not have been able to stay in school if they had not been accommodated with these loans. But after graduating, it is not impossible to face a herculean task: paying a very hefty cost for all loans one received. There are things that could be [...]
Filed under General, October 17th, 2008Various Types of Student Loans
Attending to bills and matriculation fees is a very hard thing to do in graduate school or college for students who do not belong to very affluent clans. It is precisely the reason why firms, educational institutions, and the government give financial help to the students. Federal loans There are three kinds of student loans [...]
Filed under General, October 15th, 2008Dealing with Stress in College and Graduate School
Wherever you may be at – med school, law school, college – you would be dealing with a lot of stress. Deadlines here and there, an early-morning class, part-time jobs, and this does not even include personal problems such as a non-existent social life. Stress is a reality, and it would always be around you. [...]
Filed under General, October 13th, 2008