So you might think that your box of a dorm room couldn’t possibly hold enough stuff that you should be planning ahead, but the truth is: it can and you should. It can also cost you mucho dinero. Though you may just now be planning that final higschool senior party and donning your cap and [...]
This big story out of New Haven, CT this month was the Title IX complaint filed by a group of students at Yale University. One of America’s elite Ivy League institutions is now under scrutiny and could face legal repercussions, if indeed the university was negligent in protecting the rights and sense of well-being of [...]
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will be at the University of Southern California campus from Saturday, April 30th through Sunday, May 1st. A highlight will be California’s own Chapman University, which will be on site with its own booth and notable authors. Make sure to visit booth #226 to learn more about the [...]
Staying in state to attend a public university is a good option if you don’t have inordinate sums of family money to spend on college, and you don’t want to finish your undergraduate degree $100K + in debt. Of course, this may not be the optimal solution for many students who aspire to attain the [...]
The education platform of the University of Phoenix is on eCampus. Before enrolling in the College of Criminal Justice and Security, I decided to take their academic delivery for a test drive. I am currently a police officer in Los Angeles aspiring to make detective, and for realistic consideration I need 60 to 90 credit [...]
Summer volunteer positions are a great alternative to jobs and internships, especially if you are looking to travel. The money most of us university students can make with a summer job or internship is usually not too significant; So I figure if there is ever a time to volunteer, it is during our college years. [...]
There is a lot of information out there about transferring credits from a community or city college to a private, public, or state university. The first thing to realize is there is no foolproof formula here and you will need to do some initial research and legwork to ensure that your junior college efforts are [...]
That’s right, you’re not just a freshman and it’s not just freshman year. You are a freshman and experiencing freshman year of college; And while the two identities are not mutually exclusive, they are anything but synonymous. The way in which you handle yourself in this your first year on campus can determine if you [...]
It has become a semi-annual campus tradition, as stereotypically collegiate as fraternity houses, living in the dorms, football Saturdays, and cramming for finals. That’s right, the semester is over and you need some extra cash. Don’t worry, I am not implying that you should get a work-study job or start tutoring the basketball team in [...]
While the US News & World Report ranks the top colleges every year, these schools do not necessarily reside on the best looking or most exciting campuses in the US. Certain American universities have become iconic, stand alone works of architectural wonder. Their landscapes are beautiful, their histories are tied in with the fabric of [...]
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