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By Chi Chi Okezie Networking is becoming increasing popular on the collegiate scene and many students are taking advantage of its valuable benefits. College students are networking at campus social events, volunteer/community activities, lectures, conferences and career fairs. College students can also branch out and start to build social and professional relationships with their business counterparts [...]

By Patrick Austin Community colleges have become a staple of many areas offering quality college-level courses for people unable to attend a traditional four-year institution. However, many students view community college in a negative light. Some believe it’s a welcoming area for the mediocre and “not good enough.” There are some drawbacks to attending community college, but [...]

By Jennifer McDuffee During recent years, data thieves have compromised computer systems at a myriad of universities, including Ohio University, Notre Dame University, Georgetown University, Western Illinois University and University of Alaska-Fairbanks, leaving many questioning the vulnerabilities of campus networks, and challenging college Information Technology (IT) personnel to find new approaches to securing the personal data [...]

Get more tips: http://www.fafsaonline.com In this video, Financial Aid Podcast host Christopher Penn discusses 6 tips for filing your FAFSA for the 2008-2009 financial aid award year, from navigating the Department of Education web site to paid help. Tune into the Financial Aid Podcast daily free financial aid internet radio: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com Duration : 0:4:0 addthis_url [...]

This is a video we made for a class in which we interview college students (mostly) about general science questions. IMPORTANT: The purpose of this video is not to make people look stupid. Rather, we wanted to probe how much a rather well-educated group knew about basic science questions. I believe we [...]

This is a video dedicated to the victims and families affected by the tragedy that occurred on April 16, 2007. Music in Background: “A call to courage” from Ladder 49 soundtrack Duration : 0:4:54 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fstudentsmatter.com%2Fcollege-students%2Fvirginia-tech-tribute-college-students-speak'; addthis_title = 'Virginia+Tech+Tribute+-+College+Students+Speak'; addthis_pub = ''; Technorati Tags: College, health, Shooting, speak, [...]

By Darrell Causey Our modern society is an information based society and the amount of information being made available is growing at an alarming rate. It is no longer possible to study everything your teachers present. If you try to absorb everything, you will be overwhelmed by information overload and fail. What you need are strategies or a [...]

By Chris Stout The difference between a Zen-like test experience and an anxiety-ridden test experience is pretty clear. You either know what you’re doing, or you don’t. You either have confidence in you abilities, or you have doubt creeping in and clouding you response to every question. Test taking doesn’t have to be traumatizing. If you prepare [...]

By Carol Eiseman If you are the parent of an up and coming college freshman student, you will soon be inundated with mailers for dorm room shopping. Some will come from the big box stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond, others will come direct from an “approved” college service. In addition, your student will have a [...]