When I was writing the script about my life, I don’t think “Cinderella” had in mind going back to school after things didn’t quite work out with dear old prince but for some of us this our new, REALITY.
After being quite successful in my chosen field of career, dabbling in other business ventures and living “La dolce vita”. I took a hiatus when I decided to come back, I couldn’t land a job, anywhere. The abrupt curve ball sure felt like a Tsunami. For a moment there, the financial outlook seemed grim: Until I reconsidered my choices.
I am very much unlike the theme of this site, I have never really “thrived” in my education attempts. I almost feel embarrassed to be posting on here with advice to be honest. I was a 19 year old high school drop out working for my uncle as a repairman. I am not dumb, I [...]
Whether you’re in college or elementary school, it seems like there’s always an exam, test, or quiz to study for. You’re constantly taking in information on a ton of different subjects, from learning the names of the Chinese dynasties to all the bones in the human body. It’s no surprise that with all of the [...]
Let me preface this by saying I am not from a religious or overprotective family that was afraid to send me to public school. I know that there are a lot of families out there that choose to home school their kids due to issues of faith and the fact that the curriculum being taught [...]
Growing up in Mexico City, I was one of the few kids lucky enough to attend an American High School where the entire curriculum was in English. This was a fortunate scenario because enrollment in such a private high school not only ensured that I would become a fluent speaker of the English language, but [...]
Your interview for a nursing position is an important step in landing your dream job. Interviewing is a challenge that can be overcome by practice and preparation. If you are starting at Human Resources be prepared to go through one to three interviews before being offered the job. Getting the initial interview is a challenge, [...]
When it comes to the more recently established colleges, especially those in the for-profit sector, it is often hard to decipher between schools, in what seems to have become a commoditized sector. Let me assure you, however, that there are many options, and extremely varied ones, if you are looking for education after high school. [...]
This is that most awesome time of the year when you finally get your dorm assignment and room number that’s destined to make you or break you with the ladies, you make that crazy awkward phone call to the stranger you’ll be bunking next to for the next year, and you start getting insanely anxious [...]
There are over 2,000 4-year colleges in the United States alone; hopefully you’re not planning to apply to all of them. Not only is that an extremely high amount of money spent in college application fees, which run about $70 each, but that displays extreme negligence for taking the time to figure out which colleges [...]
With the world more and more connected, you would expect a University of IT, all IT, every possible major and minor, and forget about everything else. There are some career colleges that focus on IT, but most IT departments are in major online and offline universities. There is a basic infrastructure needed to provide valuable [...]
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