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Livin’ Soap Free and Lovin’ It!

January 28th, 2011
Posted in Advice . College . College Students . Community Colleges . Life . Tuition . University

Sean Bonner has gone eighteen months without soap or shampoo. Good for him. Heâ€™s one up on the rest of us if Mad Max rides into town with the four horsemen of the apocalypse[ READ MORE ]

How To Make Fractals Without A Computer

January 28th, 2011
Posted in College . College Students . Community Colleges . Education . Productivity . Technology . University

Here, waste some time. But at least make it educational and cool[ READ MORE ]

My PhD Is A Waste Of Time? F&*#!!!

January 24th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Career . College Students . Education . Graduate School . Life . PhD . Research . Students . University

The article about PhDs in a recent issue makes me close my eyes, cover my ears, and yell with loud immaturity, â€œLa la la la la! I canâ€™t hear you! Shut up shut up shut up shut up!â€[ READ MORE ]

Multi-Tasking Medical Assistants

January 19th, 2011
Posted in Career . Career Education . Career Schools . College . College Students . Community Colleges . University . Work

If Awesome Multi-Tasker is one of your special skills, you might want to consider adding 'medical assistant' to your list of career options[ READ MORE ]

For-Profit Success vs. Not-For-Profit Failure

January 19th, 2011
Posted in College . Community Colleges . Education . Elementary Education . Graduate School . High School . Ivy League . K-12 . Online College . Online Degree . Online Education . Politics . Post-Secondary Education . Private School . Professors . Public School . Teachers . Tenure . Tuition . University

I donâ€™t want to agree with Michael Platt that for-profit schools succeed and not-for-profit schools are seemingly always in financial straits, but he makes a certain amount of sense[ READ MORE ]

Afghanistan Is Louder Than Your Dorm, So Quit Your Whining

January 11th, 2011
Posted in College . College Students . Community Colleges . Online College . Online Degree . Online Education . Studying

There will be no more complaints regarding the impossibility of studying in high-volume dorms: Army staff sergeant Dysha Huggins-Hodge is currently pursuing a transfer studies degree while serving in Afghanistan. [ READ MORE ]

When Nursing Students Skip Ethics Class

January 5th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Career . College . College Students . Community Colleges . Facebook . Social Networking . Students

Have we not learned this particular life lesson yet? The combination of Facebook and photography is one of the most treacherous of our time[ READ MORE ]

Fashion Nerdery In Academia

January 4th, 2011
Posted in Blogging . College . Graduate School . PhD . Professors . University

Due to my math and science snobbery, I have to work to acknowledge to myself that there are several other arenas for nerdery in academia[ READ MORE ]

Lindsey Pollak’s Top 10 Job Hunting Tips of 2010

January 4th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Career . Life . Post-College . Resources . Tips . Work

Itâ€™s next year, which tends to trigger heaps of clean-slate thoughts and lots of getting-shit-done inspiration. For anyone wanting advice regarding career development/improvement, or maybe just a job, Lindsay Pollack has rounded up her Top 10 Job Hunting Tips of [ READ MORE ]

Year One: A College Blog

January 4th, 2011
Posted in Advice . Blogging . College . College Students . Community Colleges . High School . Life . Post-Secondary Education . Resources . Students . Studying . University

The transition from being a kick-ass high school senior to a floundering, inept college freshman is no fun for anyone[ READ MORE ]

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