College Experience

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Avoiding the freshman 15

Leaving behind mom's cooking can be hard for many new college students. By learning to eat right from the start, you'll not only help reduce the risk of unwanted weight gain, you'll learn to live a healthier, happier lifestyle! Follow these simple [...]
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Living the Rural Iowa Life (A College Student Perspective)

By Mary Adams Hey everyone! I’m a second-year student at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA. Grinnell is located smack dab in the middle of Iowa farmland, and it’s a small town itself with rural Iowa life, with a population of around 10,000 [...]
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College Textbooks: Beg, Borrow or Buy?

By tamara The one part of college I always disliked was buying my college textbooks for the semester. For my pre-law classes, the prices were brutal and I had few opportunities to find a used version of the titles I needed. It didn’t take [...]
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5 ways to spend your financial aid refund

I can hear it now, ‘What refund? I can barely find enough money to pay for school!’ Yes, in a perfect world, we would all get a fat check each semester instead of a bill. In fact, some lucky souls who actually earn enough through federal financial [...]
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Score BIG With These Student Discounts!

By tamara I can remember counting down the days to my high school graduation. I couldn’t wait to go off to college and live on my own. When I stepped on campus, it was everything I had hoped for and more. I finally had the freedom to choose my own cl [...]
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Study Habits: Getting Organized

By Shayla College can be a stressful experience. You will be juggling multiple classes, relationship issues, and, maybe even, work-related challenges. That’s why it is so important to know some tips on getting organized to establish good study [...]
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Greek Life: The Trick to Maintaining Sanity in College

By lwilliams Article by Melissa Pope In my previous post about academics, I mentioned that I was able to balance Greek life and school work. Well here’s a curve ball for you: what about adding a job into the mix? Some of us need to make that cash-mon [...]