Credit: Phillip C
College can be an expensive investment. With many students graduating with larger student loan balances, finding ways to reduce the cost is valuable to many people. One option for some students is CLEP exams.
These exams test your knowledge in several subjects ranging from accounting, English, History, and even foreign languages. These nationally recognized [...]
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CLEP Exams Save A Lot of Money
Posted in Education, tagged clep, college, tests on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Which Foreign Language Should I Learn?
Posted in Education, tagged challenge yourself, Education, foreign language, global citizen, Jobs, learning, Life on October 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m still continuing on my post on why learning a foreign language is beneficial.
The next question to ask is; which language do you choose?
There are so many ways to look at this question. The first step is to decide why you’re learning a foreign language. A person who is doing it to communicate with family [...]
Budget Case: Full-time Student Working Part-Time
Posted in Budget, Education, Life, tagged Education, Life, Savings on September 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’m continuing on the Rich College Student Series. After yesterday’s post, Jorge made a valid observation:Under ideal circumstances (you do get financial aid as in Part 1), this is a very smart idea. My opinion, however, is that it’s too much of an ideal situation. Quite a few college students don’t have the support from [...]
M.B.A.s Are Losing Their Importance on Wall Street
Posted in Education, Jobs, tagged Education, Graduate, Jobs, News on September 17, 2007 | No Comments »
I saw this article on the New York Times site. I don’t see this stopping many business students to get an M.B.A. , but it’s an interesting trend. I’m a business management major, so this is to weigh later in my career plans.
Many young people on the fast track to fat paydays in the financial [...]
Working College Students
Posted in Education, Life, tagged Education, Jobs on September 11, 2007 | No Comments »
With many people back in school, US News magazine higlighted a growing trend of college students working.
A whopping 74 percent of full-time students juggle work and school, according to a study by the Higher Education Project of the State Public Interest Research Groups. Forty-six percent of them log 25 hours or more a week on [...]
