February 22, 2012

How to Save on College Expenses

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The excitement and apprehension of heading off to college is not only reserved for your child, who is embarking on a new chapter of their life. The stress of paying for college can cause you to feel pangs of fear equal to or beyond your child’s fears! Though tuition is pretty much set in stone, [...]

5 Tips for Choosing a Phlebotomy Training School

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Phlebotomists are responsible for more than just drawing blood. They must know how to take thorough and accurate patient histories, prepare and clean puncture sites in a way that best protects patients’ health, prepare blood and bodily fluid samples for lab work, and work closely with other medical professionals like doctors, nurses, and lab technicians. [...]

A Broke College Student’s Guide to Cutting Your Monthly Expenses in Half

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When you’re in your twenties and struggling to make ends meet, getting by financially doesn’t need to involve online business scams or borrowing heavily from friends or your parents. If your monthly overhead is starting to overwhelm you, then never fear: the following is a guide to help you cut your monthly expenses by as [...]

4 Things I Wish My Mom Taught Me Before I Went to College

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I just graduated college. There are so many things that I wish that my mom taught me before I went off to college. She isn’t a horrible mother or anything, there are just so many things that I was not prepared to face. These are things that I know that I will want to teach [...]

5 Things to Do Before Moving into an Apartment for College

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Are you a high school grad getting ready to go to college? Besides that fact that you will be moving to an entirely new place, and meeting entirely new people, you need to think about where you are going to move. Moving to a new place can be pretty hard. However, there are some things [...]

How to Know if Medical School is Right for You

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Becoming a medical student and deciding that you want to become a doctor is a selfless and noble decision. The road to success is not easy and requires and abundant amount of dedication, studying and work. Choosing to become a doctor is a profession that is fast and always changing. New medical advances occur daily [...]

iTouch: A Must-Have for College

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I love to hate Apple products. I proudly carry my Dell laptop to campus each day, flaunting it in front of prideful and condescending Mac fans.   Unfortunately, I am truthful enough to say that Apple has produced something that the PC world hasn’t quite mastered yet: the iTouch. There are very few things in [...]

Ways to Help Make Sure Your Child is Ready for College

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Your child’s transition from high school to college can be riddled with anxiety as they leave their carefree life behind and move on to a far more serious and demanding phase of their education. The same could also be said of parents who are unsure of how to help prepare their child for college. College [...]

Top 10 Mistakes New Freshmen Make

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Not asking questions: Many students get this nagging feeling when the professor jumps into a topic that they don’t understand. Don’t fall into the trap of ignoring that nagging feeling. Raise your hand and request that the professor repeat or further explain things you don’t get. Instructors often aren’t even aware when they’ve left students [...]

Four Benefits of Getting an Online RN Degree

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If you are considering getting a degree in nursing online or are looking to go from an LPN to RN, you will be happy to know that there are many benefits to doing so. When going from an LPN to RN, online programs in particular can be a good move for those who have busy [...]