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Freshman year of college is a binary: both the most fun you will ever have and the most stress. The phrase "work hard, party hard" gets thrown around at a lot of schools, and despite its accuracy, college is a turbulent time full of sound and fury, to paraphrase Shakespeare. Keeping a cool head, especially freshman year, can take some practice.…

So your best friend is looking for a roommate for next term, or maybe you and a close friend are heading to the same college after high school - if you have the option, should you room together? Here are some tips for college students stuck in a bind.
The only thing tougher than managing the coursework in college is managing your friendships.…

So you've spent the last eight months slaving over college applications and writing your heart out in essay after essay. The last thing you want to think about - other than finals probably - is a scholarship application. Here's the good news: All those college essays? Well there's probably a lot there that you can mine for your scholarship applications. The bad, but totally manageable, news?…

The current generation is growing up with computers - so much so that many children can learn to use a mouse before they first speak. With so much depending on our understanding of technology, from our jobs to our health, and so many fields becoming digitized, it's not surprising that computer science is one of the fastest growing fields in education.…

The president of the Jetta Operating Company has endowed a scholarship of $120,000 to Texas A&M, funded through the Texas A&M Foundation in the Von Gonten Scholars Program, which helps support and provide financial aid for college engineering students.
President Gregory A. Bird, who graduated A&M in 1982 and is also the owner of Jetta Operating, commented that with graduates in such high demand the petroleum industry needs more educated and advanced workers.…

Leslie Martin is one lucky girl. The 18-year-old Texas teen has won the first Majesty Outdoors college scholarship, which was handed to her May 12th at a fundraising event for next year's recipients held in San Antonio, Texas. According to Majesty Outdoors, the scholarship fund is looking good for 2013, and will likely be able to help out a whole set of graduating seniors.…

Education is of great value, but it doesn't always come cheap and never comes easy. One thing mitigating the financial and time-oriented challenges of higher education are online courses offering college degrees based around your schedule and your budget. In a high-tech age where many university students find themselves wired to computers and monitors through most of their classes anyway, why not take the classroom into your home.…

You may have had a steady circle of friends from your hometown or high school, but going to college will mean a fresh start in terms of your social life. While you might have spent hours researching and scrutinizing scholarship opportunities and applications in preparation for freshman year, chances are you're feeling a little apprehensive about building an entirely new group of friends.…

As a college student, you'll likely be finding every and any way possible to save money. While applying for scholarship opportunities is a great method for reducing the costs of tuition, it won't cover non-academic expenses. If you're planning on attending a school that's miles away from your hometown, you'll soon discover that traveling back and forth during holidays and vacations can cost a pretty penny.…

If you're a particularly talented player on your high school sports team, you may be thinking about seeking out athletic scholarships to help pay for college tuition down the line. However, with only about 138,000 opportunities available between millions of student athletes, according to U.S. News & World Report, you'll have to find ways to stand out among the competition. Here are some tips to boost your chances of earning an athletic scholarship for college.…