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18 Etiquette Tips for E-mailing Your Professor
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2010 Comment (13)Professors, like everyone else, have gone electronic. In addition to the one-on-one office hour, they're quite willing to communicate by e-mail. Here are some things to consider before clicking the "Send" button:
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Top 10 Tips for Your Last Two Years at College
Tweet Share on Facebook September 22, 2010 Comment (2)Many students, when thinking about how to do well in college, focus on the first year or two. That's when college is new to them, and there's much to adjust to and manage. But there are lots of things you can do the last two years of college, which will not only make your second half of college go more smoothly, but will put you in the very best position for what comes next: be it a career, or graduate or professional school. Here are our 10 best tips:
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10 Tips for Writing the College Application Essay
Tweet Share on Facebook September 15, 2010 Comment (8)No subject is more fraught with anxiety for the high school senior than the essay on the college application. Whether it is as bizarre as the University of Chicago's "How do you feel about Wednesday?"; University of Pennsylvania's "You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217."; or Tufts University's "Are We Alone?"—or whether it is a more mundane question about a formative experience you've had in your life, or about some controversial social or political issue, students tremble at the very thought of writing the essay and being judged on it.
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10 Tips for Veterans at College
Tweet Share on Facebook September 8, 2010 Comment (4)Just two days ago, in his Labor Day speech, President Obama had this to say about veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: "On the day I announced the end to our combat mission in Iraq, I spent some time, as I often do, with our soldiers and veterans. This new generation of troops coming home from Iraq has earned its place alongside that greatest generation. Like them, they have the skills and training and drive to move America's economy forward once more. And from the time I took office, we've been investing in new care, new opportunity, and a new commitment to their service that's worthy of their sacrifice." A central part of this new opportunity is the chance to attend college under the new GI Bill.
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes College Students Make
Tweet Share on Facebook September 1, 2010 Comment (4)Next week, more than 3 million students will start college. Many will make basic mistakes that can easily be avoided—if you only know what they are. This week we point out the five most common mistakes, and offer parents tips on how they can set their child on the path to success at college:
