At the University of Illinois at Chicago, cell phones were no doubt blowing up as students who overslept scrambled to…
7 Essay Scholarships
The Internet is an incredible resource for finding essay contests. Here are few to get you started: SPJ’s High School…
7 Cool College Electives
Unlike classes that are required to complete your major or minor, an elective is a course that you choose. It…
Sophie Kerr Award
For college graduates facing the prospect of repaying enormous student loans, a prize of $55,907 is hardly chump change. Just…
Spring Break? Spring Build! With Habitat For Humanity
Just because your friends are going to Florida for Spring Break doesn’t mean you have to (at least not every…
Trying Colleges On For Size with a Campus Visit
Trying a few on is the only way to get a sense for a school, its students and life on…
A Beautiful Mind – From Eisenhower to Seacrest
Ever wonder where some of the most successful executives, television stars, athletes, scientists, and so on received their education? It…
Environmental Education – A Hot Major
If you thought that studying the environment is only for tie-dye-wearing tree huggers, think again. Environmental Education is one of…
Blogs: The Medium of Choice of College Campuses
Just as we figure out e-mail, instant messaging and text messaging, there’s a newer, more advanced form of communication. This…
College Express: Less the Stress
Joe felt great being back at school with his friends, Todd and Sarah. They sat together as the college counselor…