Beyond College

What to know before your first year of college experience

Your freshman year of college is likely to be one of the more formative of your life. It is packed full of anxiety, new friends and more learning than you ever thought possible – about your classes, sure, but also so much more. The first year college experience is one that you will not forget

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Reasons why you should consider studying abroad

Studying abroad may not be a welcome idea for some students, but it for sure has its perks. Everyone has a different opinion about this issue, but when explored on the brighter side, it is worth it. Everyone has an opinion when it comes to answering if they would consider studying abroad or not. However,

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How to show someone you care without actually telling them

Often, when you care deeply about someone, it can be hard to vocalize what you’re feeling. Luckily, there are ways to demonstrate how much they matter to you without saying a word about it. Here are some ways that you can show someone that you care about them without telling them directly. Cook for them

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How to handle criticism in college and beyond

Are you bad at dealing with criticism and find that instead of taking it as something constructive, that it just stimulates your tear ducts? Then this article is for you! Hopefully, this will help you realize that criticism can help you improve on certain aspects of life or on your work and is not always

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Most affordable college towns

Sometimes the colleges in our home towns don’t offer the degree we want, or maybe the facilities aren’t up to scratch. Whatever the reason is, many students move across the state or even across the country to find the right college. With student loan debt at a record high, and tuition costing what it does,

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Starting a master's vs. starting a career

A lot of students who go to college don’t know what they want to do with their lives. They know what they’re interested in, but aren’t sure what route to go down with their future careers. Unfortunately, that uncertainty is still present as they near the end of the degree. Now, the pressure to make

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How to get along with your professors

Getting along with your professors is vital if you wish to succeed in your studies and pass your exams, whatever path you take in your quest for knowledge. Many people who ignore this fact tend to struggle more in academia. Although in some cases, students complete their studies without building good relationships with their professors,

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6 differences between high school and college

If you are about to finish high school and are going to take on the next chapter in your life by entering college, you will likely have to deal with an adjustment phase, which can be pretty hard at times. High school and college are vastly different experiences that teach us different things. In college,

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Why you should visit your friends at different colleges

When you and your friends leave for college, there is a good bet you are going to be going to separate colleges in different parts of the country. Now, it can sometimes be daunting moving away from your friends to go to college in a new town. A lot of people worry that they are

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Informative websites that will expand your general knowledge

We all want to be more informed, but it’s not so easy as it might seem. Nowadays, information is everywhere – reams and reams of facts. Figures, and more facts than we can even deal with are bombarding us day-in-day-out, until we become pretty overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information being directed toward us.

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Mistakes in college that you might regret

Hindsight can be our best friend and our worst enemy, but we should never allow looking back at the past to ruin the future. If you do tend to do that then we are going to let you in on a few little secrets that will help you regret fewer things about your college life. Mistakes

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How to maintain relationships with your college friends

This is a part of life that all students will have to endure at some stage in their current life. You are suddenly all thrust into a world of the unknown with a complete set of strangers, then four years pass and these strangers are now a bunch of your best friends that you don’t

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Tips that’ll prep your kids for the jobs of the future

Although many of us want to keep our bundles of fun young forever, it might be time to think about our children’s future already. Yes, there really are tips that’ll prep your kids for the jobs of the future and put them miles ahead of the game before they have even begun. Learn how to

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Top skills employers seek in college graduates

Once you complete your degree, the time has arrived to begin your professional career. The transition from being a student to having a full time job is not always smooth and easy. Some graduates get jobs in elite organizations right away, while others struggle to even get their first interview. Do you want to prove

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