Monthly Archives: May 2010

Even with the advent of internet radio and the countless other media outlets available, the college radio station is alive and well. Since the early days of radio, colleges have been a beacon in the industry. These stations are not fueled by generating revenue; rather, they are designed to give students a voice. College stations are independently run from major corporations. Often, the college's officials have very little say in the content of the programming. They are run by the students and for the students. Programming ranges from music of all kinds to sports broadcasts to talk shows. They are typically on the air 24 hours a day giving many different students a chance to gain experience in this medium. …

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Have you been contacted for an interview with the college you hope to attend soon? Don't sweat it! College admission interview shouldn't be a headache. By doing your homework and arriving to the meeting prepared, you can feel confident in making a good impression. First, these interviews are rarely the deciding factor in whether a school will accept a student or not. They are usually used to gauge a student's interest in the school and whether or not they will be a good fit there. You can use this opportunity to do the same. Do the people you speak with and the campus you visit make you feel like you belong there? Also, it is a great opportunity to have …

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College students' schedules change with every semester, quarter, and/or vacation, and even the schedules they do have vary day to day. On Mondays and Wednesdays, you might have to wake up for an 8:30a.m. class, but you can take a nap until your part-time job starts at noon, and then spend the rest of the afternoon studying and taking more classes. Tuesdays and Thursdays might allow you to sleep until 11a.m., but you're in class until 8p.m. Your main concern as a college student with a busy schedule is keeping it all straight as each day brings something new, but when you graduate and enter the workforce, adapting to a regular 9-5 (plus overtime) is harder than it seems. Just …

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Here are 50 well-respected writers who were told no several times, but didn’t give up.

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The University of California just unveiled its new plan to help the school and its students survive the recession with relatively few battle scars.  The university is now beginning to offer online courses, “with an eye” toward creating completely online degree programs.  This is a revolutionary announcement because the university is a large public force in California and this program is being used not to scam students out of money, but to help both students and the school find a way out of the recession.  Online courses from public schools make much more sense to students who are wary of the for-profit online schools, many of which have turned into diploma-mill institutions. The University of California system in the state …

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The role of the RA (resident assistant) is to ensure the safety of students in their dorm. Some students improperly identify their RA's intentions as being too restrictive. They think that the RA is an arm of the campus police and that they are present only to crackdown on their fun. This is not true. While the RA has to make sure that rules are not being broken, their role is more to enhance the students' college experience. Going away to college represents a major change for young adults. The adjustment period can be extremely difficult and trying. The RA is installed in dorms to make sure that students are persevering through this time of change. The RA is typically …

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Accredited International Online Universities seem to be ushering in a new era of education for the vast majority of the world, allowing students from around the globe to come together in internet classrooms, manufactured exclusively for their degrees.  However, international online universities are not without their issues, as students from China realized earlier this year.  China is notorious for its continuous ban of internet sites, ranging from the ever-popular Facebook, to any news sites that tend to speak badly of their government.  However, due to recent ethnic rioting in the Western Xinjiang region, the area lost most of its internet privileges for almost a year, the longest and most widespread blockage China had ever instilled on its citizens. The day …

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Twitter offers a great way to ramp up your job search, and we’ve highlighted 20 great tips that can help make it work for you.

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