OK, so you are talking with a fellow student and he insists that he, and his lady friend, have a long-established relationship, one that began in high school. You are both somewhat amazed that they are still an item, their relationship still going strong after three, four, maybe even five years.
The person makes it sound [...]
My first semester of college was an enormous wake-up call. For starters, the academic expectations were easily a shelf above those I had seen in high school.
But the greatest difference involved what I now call the level of hand-holding. As opposed to those wonderful and understanding high school teachers, my professors made only casual reminders [...]
Generally speaking, I love attending college sporting events. The atmosphere can be electric and the games certainly provide an opportunity for students to get a little rowdy with friends.
In sum total they can serve as a much needed-alternative to the stress of papers and tests.
But unfortunately, the college athletic model has succumbed to the same [...]
Students searching for the right college have a variety of sources available that help provide advice during the selection process. In recent years, a good many individuals have come to rely upon the U.S. News and World Report for its well-known college ratings guide.
However, incidents involving questionable reporting by the University of Southern California and [...]
It was with a great deal of disappointment that we read the recent Tracy Jan post at the Boston Globe. With colleges cutting services and programs in the midst of an economic meltdown of epic proportions, Jan decided to do a little investigative reporting regarding a rather touchy subject.
In “Strapped Colleges Keep Leaders in Luxury,” [...]