Monthly Archives: April 2012

College Campus Food

April 21, 2012   admin   No comments
College Cafe Food

In the midst of prepping for class, sorting out differences with roommates, and staying up until 3 AM, students still need to remember to eat nutritious (or often not so nutritious) meals.

Campus food can vary from school to school, but it usually is mass produced, high in fat, and grows less popular with students as time goes by. Most campuses have one or two all you can eat cafeterias, which have different stations for different types of food (salads, pasta, meats, etc.) They also tend to have a couple of “to order” restaurants or bistros. Some may have a popular fast food chain or two as well.

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Top Colleges

April 16, 2012   admin   No comments
Ivy Covered Building

Harvard. Yale. Stanford. The names of these elite or top colleges are synonymous with prestige and academic success. Many ambitious students dream of one day graduating from such institutions and with good reason.

Numerous presidents, business leaders, and well known scholars hail from these top colleges. Almost any parent would beam with pride if his or her child received an acceptance letter to an elite school. In the world of academia, acceptance to a top school is the reward for hard work in high school and stellar College Board scores.

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College Internships

April 14, 2012   admin   No comments
Internship

It has been said that some of the most important lessons you’ll learn in college will take place outside of the classroom. This is an apt description of the all important college internship.

Most employers consider a college internship to be one of the most important factors when hiring recent college graduates for entry level positions. This makes sense. After all, book learning and theory only go so far. Providing practical training to an employee costs time and money.

The college internship helps mitigate this cost. A good internship will provide the student with hands on experience in his or her chosen field.

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College Applications Process

April 12, 2012   admin   No comments
College Application Process

When you are graduating from high school and ready to select a college or university to attend, there several steps you will want to be familiar with in this process.  It may seem daunting, but there is no need to get overwhelmed.  Just take things one step at a time, and before you know it, you’ll be all done!

Researching the college applications process is a good idea to start with so you know what is involved.  There is muh information online that can teach you all about it.  You can also talk with your school counselor and teachers who can offer you a lot of good insight as to how the process works.  They may also be able to offer you some extra tips and advice that you may not find elsewhere.  You can also speak with current college students you know who can explain the steps to you and also maybe offer you some valuable information as to things they wish they would have done differently etc.  All of these resources can be very helpful to you in going through college applications.

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Engineering College Pros and Cons

April 11, 2012   admin   No comments
Engineering College

If you are thinking about choosing a career and therefore a college major in engineering, there are some things you need to think about.  There are lots of different options and angles you can take to accomplish your goals.  You can start at a community or junior college and then transfer to a university or four year college; you could just start at a four year college or university to begin with (majoring in a hard science), or you could attend an engineering college and go that route.

There are different ways of looking at these options and pros and cons of each.  As you figure out where you want to go to college, one of the first considerations should be the size of school you want to attend.  Both large universities and small colleges have their good points and bad points.

One consideration is whether or not the college you want to attend is well-known in the industry.  Do the people who may be hiring you in engineering later on know and recognize the name of the engineering college you want to earn your degree at as a good place where quality engineers are trained? 

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College Rankings: How the US News Rankings Can Help You Choose a College

April 11, 2012   admin   No comments
US News Rankings Top College - Reviews of Elite Colleges

The college experience can’t be entirely measured by data points.  Nevertheless, for families and students with an interest in finding the best academic value for their money the U.S. News Best College Rankings provides a great starting point for their college search.  As you go through the rankings, you may discover schools you are not familiar with that have similar things you are looking for and thus expand your options.

The rankings allow you to compare the relative quality of educational institutions based on generally accepted indicators of excellence.  These indicators may include such things as graduation rates and freshman retention as well as the strength of the institution.  It is agreed that there are many factors you will want to consider besides those listed in this report, so you will also want to do some further research.

The U.S. News College Rankings don’t include everything you need to judge a college.  You can also add to your search such things as visiting the colleges you are interested in, conducting interviews with some of the staff and specific departments of the majors you are interested in, your own gut feel about the colleges, and other rankings from other sources.  All of these elements added to the information from U.S. News can help you conduct an in-depth college search.

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Your College Dorm Room – Home Sweet Home

April 06, 2012   admin   No comments
Dorm Room

When you go away to college as a freshman, it is likely that you will live on your own for the first time. Some people feel like the college dorm room is a temporary living place that they just have to tolerate for a while.  They don’t want to spend any time or money fixing it up and they almost despise it.

This can be a bad idea because after all, you will be living there and maybe even bringing your friends and dates there, and it would be nice and feel much better if you fixed it up and made like home.  It really can be made into a comfortable environment for you and your roommates.  It may just take a little creativity, effort and time, but will be worth it to help you enjoy being there.  Whatever your situation, there are some things you can do to help your dorm room feel like home sweet home. 

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Student Loan Debt: How Much is Reasonable?

April 02, 2012   admin   No comments
College Fund Bank

As of 2011, good entry level jobs for recent graduates are hard to come by, and as a result, many college graduates are having a difficult time making their monthly student loan payments. This has forced plenty of young adults in their 20’s (and even older) to move back in with their parents, work multiple menial jobs, or even default on their loan obligations.

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