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In a professional environment where a bachelor's degree is ubiquitous, it's difficult to find a way to keep yourself a cut above the rest. More often than not, as many students have discovered, the answer is to return to school for a master's degree. One or two extra years of classes and education can give you an advantage in almost any industry, but if you intend to maintain your job in the process of making that transition back to school you may find that the stress is a lot to bear.…

There are many tips for college students looking for an extra edge on their classes, but one is better than the rest. Luckily for you it's free, close to home and easy to use. If you're in need of a little academic advantage or scholarly superiority, walk or bike no further than your campus library.
The most essential part of any institution of higher learning, apart from the classroom, is the library.…

If there were an AP English-theme America's Most Wanted, these five errors would have high prices on their heads. While many high school students have mastered the art of writing grammatical sentences, a number of mistakes often slip through and end up right under admissions counselors' noses.
While it's true that a grammar error isn't a deal-breaker with a college, it can certainly misrepresent you to a reader.…

As a college freshman you are almost certain to come down with the worst case of homesickness you've ever contracted. Though some students will have had experience with boarding schools, for most freshman it's the very first time living away from home. And while you may not miss your parents all that much (or, okay, maybe you do a whole lot), you'll certainly be missing your friends.…

It's not easy being green, but it's getting simpler. As college campuses make the move toward clean-burning fuels and alternative energy sources, students are joining in the movement. As the future of society and a bastion of the planet, the current generation of college students are taking global warming seriously. While not everyone can contribute thousands of dollars to clean energy or invest in an electric car, there are small steps college students can take, and one of those is outfitting themselves with green supplies for school.…

While scholarship hunting usually requires a good deal of consideration and internet research, it can occasionally be as easy as kicking back with a basketball game or checking out the posters on your wall. If you have a favorite actor, comedian, football player, film director, musician or even writer, there's a good chance that celebrity might have his or her own scholarship.…

There may be no greater understatement than that romantic relationships in college are tough. Suddenly you're an adult with your own time and agenda, yet your hormones are still running full speed and the bipolar highs and lows of high school drama haven't quite drained out of everyone's systems. So, stuck between maturity and your teens, how do you have a meaningful relationship?…

Everyone has had one, currently has one or will assuredly have one in the future - the impossible-to-please college professor. Whether this individual has a vendetta out specifically for you or seems intent on making your entire class's education a miserable slog, fear not, because there are ways to deal.
Does your professor have an ego overpouring the chamber where his heart should be?…

As the summer campus tours wind up, a new set of high school seniors will be looking toward the future and a spate of essays, short answer questions and applications to compose, respond to and fill out. While the applications will practically complete themselves, the prospect of having to write so much about yourself or a topic of your choice and not Jane Austen, Hamlet or The Battle of Antietam can send a lot of students into a panic.…

Most high school students have the basic mathematical capabilities to balance a checkbook, but few have actually done this in their life. Personal fiscal responsibility isn't taught in schools or graded on the SAT, but it can help students get into college nonetheless, especially if they're applying for certain scholarships.
A knowledge of financial literacy helped a number of attendees at Central Scholarships College Cash event last March.…