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Saving Money on Textbooks

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Managing Your Time in College

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College Professors

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The Declassified College Survival Guide: Academics

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Getting Involved in Your School

My parents always told me that during college I would have to be the most frugal person ever just to get by. It does not have to be this way! Money doesn’t grow on trees, but if you work hard and are frugal with what you spend, you can save a lot of money to

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Saving Money on Textbooks

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One of the biggest freshman mistakes is to buy books brand-new from the bookstore the first week of school. While the bookstore is convenient and it’s nice to support your university, there are almost always more affordable options.  Usually, “used” textbooks are in great condition with just a few scratches on the cover of the

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Managing Your Time in College

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One of the best pieces of advice I have gotten is to always have balance in life. Too much of a good thing is bad. In college, times blasts by you because you are so busy! There’s so much to do and so little time. There’s clubs, parties, frats, sororities, jobs, concerts, festivals, sports, and

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College Professors

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One day, you walk into your Biology classroom and you see this middle-aged, grey haired, intimidating man. He’s your professor. You’re probably scared crapless. There is a terrible stigma attached to teachers and professors…which is that they are out there to fail you. Well, that statement is obviously false. If he/she were there to fail

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The Declassified College Survival Guide: Academics

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When people come to college, they think about all the parties they are going to attend, all the hook-ups, the sports, greek life… But they tend to forget the reason why they’re going to college in the first place, which is to get an education. In my past year at my university, I saw many

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Getting Involved in Your School

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Remember your high school years, in which there were a few clubs you could get involved with, but you never really considered them because those were only for the overachievers? In college, things change. Becoming involved with school is now very important. With those, one may be able to get close to professors, get some

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Scheduling Classes

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It depends a little on where you go to college, but most large universities have big classes. Especially in the basic classes such as Econ 101, Biology 101, and your other basic 101s. This can be a bit overwhelming and if you’re nervous about meeting people or getting through your classes it might be best

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Time Management is Key

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One of the most life changing experiences is the transition from high school to college. It is a right of passage from your adolescence to adulthood. Essentially, it is important to come into your own, but also to make positive choices for your future, your health, and your success. College can be overwhelming, especially during

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Choosing Classes 101

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Choosing classes is a pretty tricky part of college, especially as an incoming freshman, when you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing. We’ve all been there. I remember when I was at orientation, and we were supposed to schedule our classes for the fall with one of the seniors leading orientation. Me, not even

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