Posts Tagged ‘ College Students ’

College Student Job Search Advice

There’s a great series of student job search[link get real fast] posts up at Phil’s Career Blog. The articles hit on three different students, their respective education paths, and how each one tends to move through the world. [ READ MORE ]

College Fund: Not the First Priority

The one thing no one tells new parents: Maybe don’t start shoveling aside the gargantuan pile of cash your kid will need for college. The one thing people never fail to ask new parents, after Girl or boy? and What’s its name?: How’s that college fund going? The You poor bastards is implied[ READ MORE ]

Being Smart Enough To Ask For Help

For the first few years of my college career, I was a cocky little sucker who was convinced that tutors were for the less-evolved, slower-thinking students on campus. Since I was “gifted” and had always been told that I was in possession of above average intelligence, I would of course be able to learn all college coursework instantly, perfectly, and with no assistance. I know, what a dumb b**ch[ READ MORE ]

2011 ECAR National Study of Undergrads and Information Technology

Feel free to geek out on this awesome infographic from EDUCAUSE. It's the snappy visual to explain the ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011 Report. You can read all about the study and see the ginormous version of the graphic[ READ MORE ]

How To Avoid Graduating College Summa Cum Debt

Her main piece of advice is to flat out not head off to college at all “unless or until you can afford it.” Not the standard higher education version of the American Dream. Usually everyone’s telling young adults to do whatever they and their parents can in order to acquire a college diploma, regardless of how many decades beyond graduation both parties will be swimming in debt[ READ MORE ]

3 Financial Favorites From Ramit Sethi

Who needs more straight-up and simple financial advice than college students? Possibly only the city of Detroit. The always-awesome Ramit Sethi has yet to fix Detroit, but he has you covered[ READ MORE ]

Marijuana Use and Dull-Wittedness

The question thousands of high school and college students want to know the answer to: Does Marijuana Make You Stupid? Jonah Lehrer at The Frontal Cortex has the answer[ READ MORE ]

UC Berkeley Not Radical Enough

The Huffington Post published a list of The MOST RADICAL Colleges. UC Berkeley isn’t on the list and they’re a little pissed about it. You know, ish[ READ MORE ]

Ways To Kick the Ass of Student Loan Debt

Loathe student loan debt and all the evil it represents? Congratulations! You are super special and we are here to celebrate the unique perfection that is you, you trailblazing badass! Not really. It turns out you're just like the rest of us[ READ MORE ]

CourseSmart Research Reveals College Students Lerve Their Digital Devices

The findings further reveal that students are completely dependent on technologies—eReaders, Smartphones, laptops and more—to get through their daily college routine. Nearly all of the students surveyed (98%) own a digital device. And 38% of students surveyed said that they could not go more than 10 minutes without checking in with their tech device—about the same amount of time it takes to walk to class[ READ MORE ]