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College Students
10 Things You Can Do Freshman Year to Ensure Career Success

As a freshman, you want to do it all: learn new things, meet new people, and expand your horizons. Until now, your daily habits have been largely shaped by your parents and your school. Now, you have the opportunity to try something new.

Athletics & Extracurriculars
10 Ways to Afford the College You Love

Here are 10 smart ways students can make their dream college more affordable.

Athletics & Extracurriculars
10 Ways to Make the Best of Your College Experience

At any university, if you were to ask a few random students how they view campus life, the responses would be mixed. Some may say their college experience is the best experience ever, and others may say it is boring. The college experience is unique, and the student at hand will only be able to look back and say they enjoyed college if they take it upon themselves to make the best of the experience.

Career Planning & Networking
401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs-So Many Retirement Savings Accounts. What's the Difference?

This article discusses the differences between some of the largest retirement savings accounts.

College Admissions
5 Myths About College Classes

As an incoming college freshman, you probably have a lot of preconceived ideas about what college will be like. AP courses, college advising, television, your peers, and the internet probably have given you a good idea of what to expect on your first day of classes. Although all these sources may be a good foundation, here are some common misconceptions about college courses we have debunked.

Athletics & Extracurriculars
5 Tips on How to Make the Most Out of Your Internship

Five Tips on How to Make the Most Out of Your Internship

College Students
7 Tips to Make the Most of Your College Library

It’s not just you—“library anxiety” is a real phenomenon. Many students find the size, atmosphere, or complexity of their university library to be intimidating. Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of hefty tomes and experienced peers busily working on advanced projects, it can be easy to feel that your own research skills are inadequate. With the growing prevalence of online resources, some students might be tempted to never enter the library at all.

High School Students
A Balanced Life

This article will focus primarily on stress relief by stepping away from your responsibilities, even if only for a short time.

College Students
A Case for Acquiring a Second Language

This article provides useful tips to start your journey of learning a second language.

College Students
A Different Take on Plagiarism

In a previous article on education trauma, in which I retell a personal struggle with anxiety and attention disturbance, I gave the example of taking shortcuts as a coping mechanism in neurodivergent students. Personally, I am still unlearning the message that taking shortcuts means I’m lazy. Maybe you are, too.

College Students
A Few Reminders on Forming Study Habits

This article discusses how successful studying requires understanding personal strengths and weaknesses, including preferred study environments, nourishment, sustainable study methods, learning styles, and more.

College Admissions
A Homeschooler's Guide to Freshman Year

For many former homeschoolers, the idea of college is simultaneously thrilling and terrifying. As intimidating as it may seem, stepping outside of the comfort zone created by home and family will allow you to grow and flourish in new ways. The path ahead of you may not be clear yet, but it will be filled with unforeseen triumphs and joys that will make that uncertain journey more worthwhile.

College Students
A Mindset for Majors Without an Obvious Career Path

This article will share some of the lessons I have learned with my own weird social science degree and from others who have been successful in the social sciences and humanities.

College Students
A Small Consideration: What to Think About When Choosing a Minor

This article provides a series of questions to help those facing the conundrum of which minor to choose.

College Students
A Study of Stress : Part One

In the first part of this two-part series, we will examine how the Yerkes-Dodson Law, the Dunning-Kruger effect, and Imposter Syndrome relate to stress.

College Students
Addressing the Assignment Purpose

No matter what assignment you are required to complete, a few rules will be critical to your success. Use them as a guideline for academic success.

Financial Aid
Affordability: Factors to Consider When Comparing College Costs

Key factors that reveal why private schools can offer surprising value and strong career outcomes.

College Students
Agriculture for Business Majors

While the field of business is broad and its niches in project management, communication, accounting, marketing, etc. encompass many skillsets, they all have viable applications in the development and sustainability of farm operations.

Career Planning & Networking
AI-Generation Tools: What Students Should Know

As young scholars and future leaders, how you use AI technology today will profoundly influence how our lives look tomorrow.

College Students
All About Debt: Dangers and Strategies to Manage Debt

This article will discuss some of the dangers associated with debt before going into strategies to manage debt.

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