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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Foreign Languages

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A vital part of liberal arts universities is foreign language studies. From what I’ve seen, it’s always a part of general, graduation requirements. Two year proficiency is a bench mark I’ve seen a lot (especially for Honors programs or anything else with an international cultures emphasis). That means you have to be at least a

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Foreign Language

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A vital part of liberal arts universities is foreign language studies. From what I’ve seen, it’s always a part of general, graduation requirements. Two year proficiency is a bench mark I’ve seen a lot (especially for Honors programs or anything else with an international cultures emphasis). That means you have to be at least a

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Passion for Entertainment: Art

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College is the ideal time to redefine and pursue new passions. With so many options of clubs, groups, and teams to join, you are bound to find something that truly inspires you and your future. Something difficult yet extremely advantageous about the transition between high school and college is that you are given the opportunity

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Passion for Entertainment: Theatre

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What feeds a soul more than entertainment? Fine arts, performing arts, literature, film…all excite the human psyche, giving us creativity, abstract ideas to ponder, courage to try new things, and intriguing topics of conversation. If you are looking for your passions in college, start with something that pleases and entertains you. I have always found

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Passion for Entertainment: Music

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I entered college hungry to be a part of something big and great, hungry to discover who I wanted to be and to discover the things that made my heart rate skyrocket. I had dabbled with my “passions” in high school, I knew I loved to sing and I enjoyed occasionally exercising. I loved to

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Passion for Entertainment: Dance

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Personally I have always been extremely uncoordinated. Falling and moving awkwardly was a specialty of mine, so any activity of movement, let alone dancing, wasn’t a promising option for me. The most I could successfully seem to do was run track in high school. I have always been jealous of people who had great control

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Liberal Arts

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Unless you go to a specialty tech or science school, there will be a liberal arts college within your university. The encyclopedia definition of a liberal arts college clarifies that the curriculum contrasts with “a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum”. If your college is a small, private college it’s most likely liberal arts. If your

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Art Majors

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Apart from philosophy, art is probably the most made fun of major. It comes with a stereotype of what an art student looks like as well as the general opinion that art majors aren’t going anywhere. Most people don’t realize how many jobs there are in the art field, or how many types of art

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