Scholarshipzone

From freshmen to seniors, everyone gets that occasional pang of homesickness. After the excitement and rush of new classes and friends wears off, you may start to feel fatigued and sad. So when the homesick blues settle in, what's the best way to deal with them? Consider a few of these tips for college students dealing with the day-to-day exhaustion of school and missing the simple life of summer at home.…

The current economy is filled with many conundrums for the young or middle-aged career-oriented individual. Many people are taking the bad job market as an opportunity to return to school, but what about those with an interest in pursuing their master's or PhD who currently have a steady job and income? Should you sacrifice your regular cash flow and financial security for school?…

Once you earn the college scholarships you need to curb the cost of tuition and enroll in a postsecondary institution, you'll want to be the best student you can be. After all, not everyone gets the opportunity to attend college and earn a degree.
However, it can be difficult to academically motivate yourself, especially if you were never interested in learning as a child.…

Unless you shared a bedroom with a sibling, it's probably been a while since you had to share such a small personal space. Our bedrooms are traditionally places to escape to, singular rooms where we can comfortably exist on our own and get away from it all. So what happens when you lose half that space to a stranger? (Especially a stranger with bad hygiene, insomnia or mood swings.)
Here's the good news.…

Single parents and adults head back to class in a variety of ways. Some land a substantial package of financial aid for mothers or scholarships for single parents and go to school full-time. Others take classes part-time while balancing work, family and education. Now, adults can not only take online classes, but also actively participate in webinars, which are presentations, lectures, workshops or seminars transmitted over the web.…

Summer is often the time of the year to do all those things you can't normally fit into your busy schedule. For many adults, this means going to summer school and pursuing their unique passions.
Try something new
Who says learning can't be fun? In Phoenix, Arizona, The Paradise Valley Unified School District offered woodshop as the first summer continuing education course.…

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.…

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.…

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?…