Get­ting into the right classes can be quite a dif­fi­cult task in col­lege, espe­cially in your first cou­ple of years, when you do not have reg­is­tra­tion pri­or­ity.  Since you do not get to reg­is­ter first, some­times you will find your­self in a class with a dif­fi­cult pro­fes­sor.
This is also the case when it comes to […]

When you are a kid, get­ting sick is not too big of a deal.  You get to miss a day of school, your par­ents take care of you, and you get sym­pa­thy from your friends.
At col­lege, being sick is a totally dif­fer­ent story.
You have to take care of your­self, and miss­ing a class means that you […]

Should under­grad­u­ate pro­grams in the United Stated be reduced from four years to three? Sen­a­tor Lamar Alexan­der makes the case for "yes"; Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Kevin F. Adler offers rea­sons to be skeptical.

In con­tin­u­ing to answer ques­tions sent from the Granada High stu­dents, I wanted to spend some time answer­ing one that was not included in Lisa’s post. The ques­tion was some­thing along the lines of, “What was your favorite mem­ory from your days in col­lege?” The easy answer would be some­thing along the lines of, “Well, […]

In the spirit of Fri­day, I believe that it is only appro­pri­ate to dis­cuss other fun things you can do dur­ing the week­end instead of par­ty­ing like a rock-star
1). Get to know your local com­mu­nity: There is always some­thing fun and excit­ing hap­pen­ing on a Fri­day night within your college’s local com­mu­nity. In […]

10 rea­sons to get an on-campus job

Col­lege 101… ready to teach it?