College Jolt

Diversity on Campus

Diversity.  Is it really necessary?  Does it actually promote not only tolerance, but a happy acceptance?  In this great big melting pot that we are all spinning in, blending together pieces of our own ethnicities and cultural traditions, are we thereby becoming these well-rounded, socially manicured individuals that these institutions of higher learning promise that we’ll [...]

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The Truth About Online Education

Is the daily drone of trudging back and forth for four years to less-than-fascinating classes just not your style?  I hear ya.  Coincidentally, so does the rest of the country.  Online schools are more popular than ever: offering students an educational experience that can be completed more efficiently, while still at the student’s preferred pace, and also give [...]

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Bring Home the Bacon: Lucrative College Majors

Did you sign your life away for four years to become a better person?  Do you genuinely strive to learn all you can and believe your choice institution will provide the means for completing your life goals? Ohhh how I want to believe you. Forgive my skepticism.  I’m a senior. I’ve been tugging on my hair [...]

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Popular New Years Resolutions

New Years Eve, a romantic, fresh start, always seems to sneak up on my ass while i’m still picking off sneaky bits of tape and wrapping paper attached to it. For those of you that cherish the night and following day, I’m sure you partake in some pork & sauerkraut for that extra umpf of luck [...]

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Have a Happy, Romantic New Years

So you’re at a big shindig and you’re under a minute to go before the ball drops on whatever television you’re all watching- because lets face it, I dream of a bigger shindig say, in New York or Sydney or Tokyo, but the key word there is dream.  So ok, you’re under 30 seconds now [...]

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Top College Rivalries - Football Need Not Apply

Are you a fierce competitor?  Why not apply it to your college career?  When you think of rivalries between universities, the first thing that comes to mind is football.  Maybe basketball after that.  But the wars that I listed below have no padding, helmets or pigskin.  The competition is often in the classroom, and kept alive [...]

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For once, your parents were right: Don’t PICK!

So I am indulging in the bliss that overtakes each college student when they realize that they ARE DONE WITH THE SEMESTERRRRRRR… sorry to gloat in the face of those still struggling.  But while I’m eating my reward of Haagen Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond and flipping through the late-night channels, I stumble across the chin of [...]

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Gift of the Season: Christmas Cocktails

Are the gifts wrapped up and ready to be devoured by eager hands?  Is the tree looking fabulous with lights and bulbs?  Are you snowed in?  Is your 1,000th batch of cookies cooling on the stove? Do you have chestnuts roasting on an open fire? If so, give yourself a pat on the back.  You deserve [...]

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Inside Northwestern University: Students Speak Out!

This week on our “College Insider” series, we’re giving you the scoop straight from the students at Northwestern University Since its establishment in 1855, NU has been a strong competitor in the collegiate world.  From nationally-renowned academics to fierce athletics,  it has become one of those institutions that many covet, and even more speak out against in order to disguise their [...]

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Strange, But True: College Scholarships

College is pricey.  But of course, you already knew that.  Most of us need all the help we can get- financially, anyway. So who cares where the money comes from as long as it lands in your hand, right?  Right. Are academics just not your strong point? That’s ok! You’d be surprised how many organizations out [...]

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