Jun 9, 2008
The United States offers a lot of opportunities for foreign students, but immigration laws are often a major obstacle. If you’re thinking of trying your luck in an American college, here’s a quick guide to help you avoid common pitfalls.
Step 1: Choosing a college
If you’re not on a scholarship or exchange program, your first step should be finding a college or university to attend. Most schools now have ...
May 25, 2008
Tips for Returning Students -- Advice for Older Individuals that Go Back
to School for their College Degree
Employers are beginning to shift their qualification standards that only those holding a college degree or a formal academic training could possibly pass. Although experience remains a clear advantage of older jobseekers, human resource management officers tend to strictly follow employer’s set of standards that is biased to college degree holders. This reality ...
May 19, 2008
A member of the Ivy League and the ninth oldest university in the United States, Dartmouth University continues to attract freshman students by living up to its reputation as one of the country’s (if not the world’s) premier universities and its dedication to deliver the highest quality education.
The university has produced hundreds of alumni who have laid useful contributions to nation building and their respective fields, including astronomers, ...
May 11, 2008
What does a Nobel Peace Prize awardee, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, the med school professor who first diagnosed AIDS, and Maroon 5 have in common? The University of California, Los Angeles, or UCLA.
Starting out as a normal school in the 1880's, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) became the second campus of one of the prominent state universities in the US. The first campus is located ...
Apr 28, 2008
Effective note taking is almost always a bane among college students. In fact, students who get low test scores or, worse, fail the entire course has one naughty monkey on the back – finding the best way to digest all the information that spirals around a particular college classroom.
This difficulty can be attributed to the early years, when youngsters in K-level to even junior college are inadequately trained ...