In the past five to ten years, most college campuses have instituted stricter security policies and protection for their students and faculty. Knowing your school security policies, where to find the security officers on campus, and if you have ‘blue light’ boxes around the campus where you can call in an emergency are just a few of the ways you can protect yourself. (more…)
Archive for August, 2009
Safety and Security on Campus
Monday, August 24th, 2009Finding the Perfect College
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009The Right Fit: Finding the Perfect College
By the time you are a junior in high school you will receive dozens of marketing brochures and fliers for local, domestic and international colleges and universities. While the glossy pictures may look inviting, you have to look beyond the marketing hype to choose the school that is right for you. (more…)
Keeping Your Dorm Room Clean
Friday, August 21st, 2009If you never found it necessary to clean your room at home, you may not have noticed that your parents tried to keep things from piling up and kept your room reasonably accessible. Now you are living with one or more other slobs and you suddenly have no idea what you are supposed (more…)
Managing Your Time
Thursday, August 20th, 2009It is the end of the day and you got nothing accomplished except for eating your meals. You have two tests this week and your roommate wants to talk about his recent break-up with his girlfriend. When you were in high school, it seemed easier to (more…)
Multicultural Campus Interaction
Monday, August 17th, 2009Whether you were raised in a big city with a mixture of many ethnic groups and cultures, or in a small town where everyone seemed similar in background and experience, your life is about to change when you go to college. You will be more independent and more responsible for your reaction to and acceptance of people from other cultures and backgrounds. (more…)
The Most Popular College Majors
Friday, August 14th, 2009Every year, there are several studies that monitor and capture the most popular college majors. Regardless of what these studies say, it is ALWAYS more important to choose a major that will interest you, in a field that will satisfy and fulfill your career goals. (more…)
Dorm Pets Taking a Pet to School
Friday, August 7th, 2009Most colleges and universities have strict rules about keeping pets in your dorm room. In short, most colleges do not allow you to keep pets in your dorm room. But in the past five or six years, some schools have loosened the rules to include certain pets. (more…)