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7 Sections Of A Perfect Student Resume
Many times throughout college, you will need to be able to share your accomplishments. During the college application process, your past experience should form the basis for your essay and will certainly come up during any interviews. If you apply for any scholarships, you will once again need to write about your accomplishments.
Do you [...]
The 8 Essentials of A Basic Bicycle Repair Kit
You never know what might happen while you are riding your bicycle. Your tire might get a flat, your chain might break, or some other strange problem might assail you. Will you be prepared to surmount the difficulties, or will you be caught flat-footed?
The deciding factor is often based on the tools you are carrying with [...]
The Economic Advantages of Becoming a Teaching Assistant
This is a guest post from Liam McIvor Martin. If you enjoy this post, check out his university tutoring program or consider even joining his staff as a tutor.
One of the biggest questions I would get from students as a teaching assistant is “How’d you get this job?” Being a teaching assistant offers you many advantages [...]
5 Ways To Show Your Patriotism… Frugally
Often, Americans are pressured to celebrate their independence by spending lots of money. Many people spend hundreds of dollars on expensive fireworks, hats, clothes, and other “patriotic” paraphernalia. Today, I will explain five ways to show your patriotism without spending too much money.
1. Fly The Flag – $20
For very little money you can buy an American flag that will [...]
7 Common Textbook Rental Questions
One excellent money saving method for college students is that of textbook rental. Rather than buying your textbooks and trying to resell them when you are done with them, you can rent your textbooks. This eliminates the financial guesswork. No longer do you have to worry about trying to resell your used books. No longer [...]
Reader Question: What Was Your Biggest Financial Mistake?
Occasionally, I write reader question posts. In this type of post I ask a question, give a short explanation, and give you the opportunity to answer the question in the comments section.
If you have been in college for a few years, you probably can think of many mistakes that you made as a new student. Today’s goal [...]
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6 Sure-fire Ways To Pay For College [Video]
Today I am introducing…drum roll, please…my very first college-help video. Please let me know if there are any problems; I have actually never made a YouTube video before.
In today’s video, I explain six ways to make money in college. Many of these ideas work well during the summer, so you can start putting them [...]
Why Every College Student Should Ride a Bike
Why ride a bike? Bicycling is a very interesting method of transportation. It has only been around for about two hundred, yet it is extremely popular. People ride bikes for recreation, for racing, and for transportation. In this article, I present nine reasons why the bicycle is helpful as a transportation mode [...]
10 Killer Tips for Scholarship Applicants
Preparing a well-written scholarship application is often a difficult process. This post includes ten essential tips for perfecting your scholarship application. The tips included here will help you meet the deadlines, please the scholarship sponsor, perfect your essay and more!
Identify and Meet the sponsor’s goals. Who wins scholarships? The student who best meets the sponsor’s formal [...]
9 Essential Free Programs Every College Student Must Have
One of the largest computer-related expenses is that of software. Owners of new computers often spend hundreds of dollars on their computer’s operating system, office suite, email program, calendar, and other programs. This does not need to be. Here are nine programs that you can use to outfit your computer – for free!
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is a basic office suite. [...]
