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Interesting eBay Auction
Oklahoma Wesleyan University is auctioning off on eBay a package that contains one year of tuition, room, and board. The cost of books is not included. The winning bidder can purchase this offer for a friend or relative, and give...
Read more »Do Advanced Placement Courses Give You an Advantage in College?
Does taking Advanced Placement courses in high school give you an advantage once you’re actually in college? To answer that question, The College Board conducted two studies, which shows that students who took A.P. classes in high school fared much...
Read more »March Madness Right Around the Corner
It is February, It is cold in most of the country, and the last thing on your mind is probably college basketball. Well, in less than a month that is about to change, especially if your University goes to the...
Read more »Use Your iPod As a Study Tool
All this time you have probably thought that our iPod was just for playing your favorite songs. Wipe that misconception out of your mind, as we will explore how you can make your iPod a useful tool to study for...
Read more »Advice from Recent College Grads
USA Today recently did a nice six-week series called “Young & In Debt“, which profiled five recent graduates struggling with high levels of debt just as they are starting out in the world on their own. They were asked to...
Read more »Colleges Keeping Tabs on Student Athletes Using Facebook
More and more college coaches are signing up for Facebook accounts, but not because they want to fraternize with students. Rather, college administrators and athletic directors are asking them to monitor athletes’ profiles and Facebook activities. Some have gone as...
Read more »Nielsen Tracks College Student TV Viewing
Nielsen Media Research which has long tracked the television viewing habits of Americans, but for a long time they have not tracked one particular group – college students. Beginning this week, however, this will change. Nielsen will begin tracking the...
Read more »Congress Proposes Pell Grant Increase
Right now, going through the U.S. House of Representatives is a measure that would most definitely help lower-income students: increasing maximum Pell Grants. House Democrats are proposing a $260 increase for the Fall 2007 term, which if implemented would bring...
Read more »Why Women Now Outnumber Men in College
In 2003, there were 1.35 females for every male who graduated from a four-year college, which is almost the complete opposite of the picture in 1960, when there were far more men graduating from college than women. In a recently...
Read more »Cheating on Tests
Cheating on your papers is not the only thing that can land you in hot water. Cheating on exams is highly prevalent amongst students, with some agencies reporting that up to 3/4 of all students cheat at one point or...
Read more »Plagiarism: Not Worth the Risk
It’s the night before your big paper is due, and your friends want you to go out with them. Do you: a) Download a pre-written paper off the net. b) Pull an all-nighter and get it done. c) Ignore it,...
Read more »CIA Uses Facebook to Recruit
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been using Facebook to recruit potential employees into their National Clandestine Service, marking the first time that the CIA has ventured into the world of social networking for recruitment purposes. On the CIA’s Facebook...
Read more »Technology Geared Towards Students
People our age like to express our individuality – from the bands we like, to the posters on our walls, to our cell phone covers – and up until now there was very little choice in regards to customizing our...
Read more »Oil Company Pledges $50 Mil. for Scholarships
The Murphy Oil Company in Arkansas has announced quite possibly one of the most generous programs of its kind, and has pledged $50 million dollars to give scholarships for many high school graduates in its hometown of El Dorado. The...
Read more »Free College Music Service
Looking to score some free music without having the RIAA on your behind? Then check out Ruckus Networks, operators of the Ruckus digital music network designed for college students. Beginning today, Ruckus is offering up its service for free to...
Read more »Snag a Cool Internship
Instead of wasting away your summer vacations, why not make them work for you by getting an internship? While an internship isn’t necessary to get a killer job after graduation, it can’t hurt your chances at all, in fact it’ll...
Read more »Cookbooks for College Students
Sick of meals from a pizza box? Yearning for something different? Then it’s time for you to pick up a college cookbook! Yep, there are cookbooks out there made especially for dorm-dwelling college students like yourselves. Many of them aren’t...
Read more »Hot Jobs for 2007
MSNBC decided not to wait for the US Department of Labor to issue their annual list of the year’s hottest, and most in-demand jobs of the year, and went a head and did a little research and issued their own...
Read more »Congress Cuts Interest Rates on Some College Loans
On Wednesday, Congressional Democrats in the U.S. pushed through legislation which would cut the interest rate on federally subsidized loans to college students. The bill drew large bipartisan support, despite opposition by President Bush and the White House. The bill...
Read more »Traditional Degree vs. Online Degree – What to choose?
When the issue of online degrees comes up, the first question that I always hear is “Are online degrees treated the same way as regular degrees?” To answer that question is not always so easy as it often depends on...
Read more »College Loans are Scary
Unless you’re amongst the lucky few who have been able to finance your college education without the help of student loans, you’ll likely be graduating college with a pretty substantial debt. It’s a sad fact most of the times these...
Read more »Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace.. Oh My!
If you’re like most young adults, you have at least one profile on a social networking service, if not more. This would include sites such as MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, YouTube, Blogger, Xanga, LinkedIn, and so on. You probably use different...
Read more »Facebook Has Gone Mobile
Just a couple days ago, Facebook announced that they were launching a mobile version of their site. I’m a wee bit slow on catching this as admitedly, I only check it about once a week. Shame on me. Either way,...
Read more »Naked Parties – Why All the Hype?
For the past few days, you cannot watch one of the 24-hour news channels without hearing about naked parties that are happening at some of the Ivy League colleges, and others around the country. In fact, even today, I saw...
Read more »New Must-Have Gear: The Apple iPhone
Today at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the highly-anticipated Apple iPhone, which promises to revolutionize the mobile phone industry. College students no doubt will be clamoring to get their hands on one of these,...
Read more »College Gear at an Affordable Price
College bookstores tend to carry overpriced products. From the ridiculously expensive textbooks, to the overpriced notebooks, to the expensive t-shirts and apparrel, if you bought it from the college bookstore, you likely got ripped off. If at all possible, avoid...
Read more »Fighting the Freshman 15
Over the years, students have complained about gaining around fifteen pounds in their first year at college, hence the term “freshman 15.” Now whether or not that fifteen pound figure is actually what most student gain remains to be seen. ...
Read more »Big Bowl Round-Up & BCS National Championship
On Monday January 8th, 2007, we’ll see two Division I powerhouses take to the field in the BCS National Championship game. The Buckeyes and Troy Smith, this year’s Heismann trophy winner, go up against the Southeastern Conference Champion Florida Gators....
Read more »Sneaky and Little-Known Ways to Get Credit for Classes
As with anything, there are ways to get around the traditional constraints of academic college life. Instead of actually attending all of your classes for the entire four or five years of your college career, you can learn how to...
Read more »What You Need to Know About Transferring Credits
If you are looking to transfer credits from one college to another, you will want to be prepared. Before you commit yourself to any particular school or program, you should really speak with an admissions counselor. This way, you’ll be...
Read more »All About Accelerated Degrees
For adult students holding down jobs and trying to finish up their college degree, accelerated degree programs are an alluring opportunity that many take advantage of. If you are not an adult student or do not possess any special circumstances...
Read more »Dish Dirt on Your Dorm
Was your dorm room completely unlike the college catalog description? Did you live in luxury for your four-years at college? Dish the dirt on your college dorm experience at Dorm Advisor. At Dorm Advisor, students can register for the site, and...
Read more »Great Websites for Students & Parents
Current students, as well as prospective college students and parents can all benefit from being well-informed about the financial aid process and opportunities, as well as being aware of resources available for further information about higher education. There is a lot...
Read more »Free Pizza, Internships, & Scholarships From Google
Did you know Google supplies free pizza and other Google branded gear to hardworking college students in computer science degree programs? Students who wish to to become a Google Ambassador can sign up here on the Google site. Some of...
Read more »Top 100 Education Blogs
Last week, Online Education Database (OEDb) released a list of the top 100 education blogs as choosen by their staff. Blogs were choosen within the following categories: College, E-Learning, Education News, Education Policy, Internet Culture, Learning, Library & Research, Speciality,...
Read more »Applying to U.S. Graduate School Programs
Remember the fun of filling out college applications, writing cheesy essays, and gathering good recommendations? If you thought that was over with when you got into your undergraduate college, it may not be – if you’re planning on going to...
Read more »How to Handle Roommate Conflicts
Think you’ve got the roommate from hell? You might, or you might be in the same boat as the rest of us. Most of us have (or had) roommates that just down-right annoy the heck out of us. So how...
Read more »Places to Visit, Services to Use on Campus
Despite what you might believe, college doesn’t just provide you with adequately torturous classes to attend, and those cramped dorms to live in. There are other places on campus, as well as services that your school provides, that you should...
Read more »Working While in College
You need to find a job. There’s simply no way around it. You need to finance all or part of your education, or have enough money to feed and clothe yourself. You’ve already thought about the potential impacts on your...
Read more »Self-Study Classes Aren’t for Everyone
If you hate going to class, or constantly find yourself cutting out, you might think that online, tv, or correspondence courses are perfect for you. Afterall, you can do the coursework when it is convenient for you, not when the...
Read more »Beyond Microsoft Word: Online & Open Source Office Applications
Microsoft Word and other MS Office products are something that nearly every college student these days is familiar with. From the hours spent toiling over a research paper in Word, to the cool charts you can make up in Excel,...
Read more »Virtual Sex: More Common Amongst Students Than You Think
Campuskiss.com, an online dating community for college students based out of Toronto, recently conducted a survey of college students called the “Canadian Campus Kiss & Tell Survey” which reveals the virtual sex habits of college students. The survey showed that...
Read more »Online Research Resources for Students
Nowadays, students don’t neccessarily have to trudge down to the library to conduct research for all those lovely papers that their professors expect them to write. Instead, a good majority of their research can now be conducted online. So what kind...
Read more »College Humor Websites
In the spirit of the upcoming holidays and the end of those awful papers, early morning classes, and final exams, I present to you some of the funniest college related websites on the net! College Humor – With a name...
Read more »When your parents want you to do something else: How to deal with it
We’ve heard stories about it many times before: a student who is passionate about music (for example) is being pushed into getting an accounting degree by his or her parents. Or maybe they want him/her to be a doctor, when...
Read more »What to do when you run low on cash
Inevitabley, at some point in your college career you will find yourself flat broke. That is, of course, unless you’re amongst the privledged few who don’t have to worry about such things. But for the rest of us, money is...
Read more »Advanced Google Search Techniques for College Students
As a continuation of the Google Search series for college students, today we’re going to look at some methods of advanced searching. This means conducting searches using the Google Web Search function more in-depth, by utilizing special features and advanced...
Read more »Guess what students, your profs rate you too!
It used to just be that at the end of each semester, students would receive an evaluation form to rate their professors and the course in general. However, these days, not only do students continue to fill those out, but...
Read more »Winter Break: A Much Needed Escape
Classes should be ending for the semester (or quarter), and if you’re like many students who have gone away to college, you’ll likely be heading back home for the break. Before you head back home and settle in, there are...
Read more »Search with Google Like a Pro: Part 3
Now that you know how to search the internet with Google like a pro, let’s take a look at evaluating your search results, and the sources that you’ve found. Evaluating the Source So you’ve found the information that you’ve been...
Read more »Search with Google Like a Pro: Part 2
In the first article of this series, we learned the basics of searching with Google. Now, it is time to move on to some more advanced searching techniques, for when a basic search just won’t cut it. Topics to be...
Read more »Search with Google Like a Pro: Part 1
With much of the world’s information moving from print form into the online realm, knowing how to find the information you need, whilst sorting through the crap, is becoming an increasinly important skill. It’s a skill you’ll likely utilize as...
Read more »How to Choose the Right Laptop
The holidays are fast approaching, and if you’re a tech geek like me, you’re probably hoping to snag a cool new laptop this season. Maybe you’re expecting one as a gift, or you’re saving up to buy one after the...
Read more »Just a little heads up…
CollegeV2 will be moving to its new home at http://www.sevenseek.com/collegev2/ starting on Monday, December 11th. At that time, please update your bookmarks and feed subscriptions. Thanks!!
Read more »Use Your Student Status to Your Advantage
Most college students aren’t rolling in the dough, and pretty much everyone knows this. Even businesses. And what’s great about that is now they are starting to reward you for being a student by offering up discounts for college ID...
Read more »The Top 5 College Movies of All-Time
I present to you the list of the top 5 college movies of all-time, as decided by myself. I’ve also included a short review and explanation, as well as important film details. If you haven’t seen all of these yet,...
Read more »Excuses You’re Not Going to Get Any Sympathy For
In college, your instructors don’t bug you to do your homework, and your parents aren’t there to make sure you get your homework done before you watch tv? Here, you are all alone and on your own? Failure or success,...
Read more »Dorm Room Cuisine
The semester is winding down, with finals looming (or already taking place) at most colleges and universities, and soon students will presumably be heading back home for winter break and lots of nice, home-cooked meals. But for the time that...
Read more »Facebook is More Popular than Google, MySpace
Youth Trends, a marketing research firm recently came out with a list of the top ten favorite websites of people age 17 to 25? Topping the list, not surprisingly, was Facebook.com? 52% of females in that age group listed Facebook...
Read more »College Scholarships 101
If you are like most students, you don’t have an extra $20k lying around each year, and you’ll need some help in financing your college education. Your best chance of securing a scholarship (or two, or a few) is before...
Read more »Online Degrees: Accredited vs. Non-Accredited Degree Programs
Students searching for an online degree program should not only find out if the programs offered suit their needs, but also whether or not the school is accredited. Any of thetop online schools can claim to be accredited, and many...
Read more »How to Save Money on College Textbooks
Every year tuition at colleges throughout the country gets more expensive. College textbooks prices have also gone way up. A freshman attending school full time can expect to pay from $300 to $600 for books for just one semester. What...
Read more »CollegeV2 is back and better than ever!
Yep, that’s right guys – we’re baaaack! Your old host – Sean Blanda – did an exceptional job on this site, and I am very much impressed with what he was able to accomplish. Now you’re probably wondering who I...
Read more »I am quitting College v2: time to pass the torch
You read that right, Sean Blanda will no longer publish College v2. It was a hard choice for me, but after toying with the idea for the past few weeks I have decided to go ahead with it. Why? Well...
Read more »CMS: Book-in-a-post, Rich Dad Poor Dad
There are millions of money related books, blogs, and TV shows out there, and there is no way I have seen and read them all. But I thought I’d save everyone some time and recap some of the one’s I...
Read more »CMS: How to Get the Most Out of a College Job by J.D. Roth
The following entry was contributed by JD Roth of the Personal Finance Blog: Get Rich Slowly you can read the post on his blog as well A college job can be a chore. Or it can be the doorway to...
Read more »The College Money Series: The fragile art of commuting
This year when I set out on my first year of commuting without public transportation I had roughly $200 set aside for commuting expenses. That $200 dwindled down very quickly until I found myself wondering where all of the money...
Read more »88 Surefire Tips for Succeeding in College
OEDB has a nifty little write up that gives general tips for succeeding in college. Some of the better ones: When living in the dorm, take it all in stride. You may be required to live in a dorm your...
Read more »Contribute to the upcoming College Money Series
If you have noticed the lack of postings lately its because I have been hard at work writing the College Money Series to begin next week (school doesn’t help much either). Right now I’m soliciting all tips and tricks you...
Read more »5 things you need to know before you move out
As mentioned earlier, I recently moved out on my own. No more parents, no more RA’s, just me and my roommate. Now I have been on my own for about a two months and have noticed a change in mindset,...
Read more »Overheard at College: Entertainment for All
For a bit of weekend fun check out overheardatcollege.com. Dude: Have you heard this song? Chick: Wow, that reminds me of that Christian bookWhat was it called? Dude: The Bible It features just random interaction heard across campuses nationwide. You...
Read more »How to speed up your boot time in 10 seconds flat
After complaining to a friend that my start up time was getting a little too lengthy, he told me a quick little fix to clear up what Windows goes through when it starts up. To quick your start time follow...
Read more »How to hack a Coke Machine
I’m pretty sure your dorm has one of those vending machine areas on the first floor. I’d also bet that in the middle of the night it is unattended for hour at a time. A few YouTube videos show to...
Read more »New(ish) Facebook friends game
This tip was submitted by reader Grant Bivens. A new (at least, I haven’t seen it before) feature on Facebook lets you play a mini quiz game with your friends interests. It asked you a question like “Which friend has...
Read more »Phat Campus: can they save you money on books?
Another player in the crowded textbook website market is Phat Campus. To test the savings, I searched a book on Phat Campus and found the same one on Amazon. One thing I noticed in searching is that the selection of...
Read more »Gradefix: the ultimate task manager or a feeble attempt at riches?
Following the recent trend of online applications for college students is Gradefix. Gradefix doesn’t aim to be an all-in-one application for students but rather aims to do one thing and do it well: be an online assignment book and task...
Read more »How to graduate college in one year
Lately the phonomena of the “Super Senior” is becoming more common.  But putting all five-year students to shame, David Banh managed to finish the four year mathematics program at the University of Virginia in one year. How did he do...
Read more »The best use of RSS. Period.
I have had a few politics-related classes where the professor was a total dick. He would condescend to the students like we were all 5-year-olds. This is laregly because students, and young people in general, have a bad rap for...
Read more »Sorry for the downtime, Digg got me.
If you have tried to check college v2 and got a nasty error message, I apologize. MidPhase axed the site after The Digg effect got me. But all should be well. I had to clean up my images folder as...
Read more »mynoteIT: the dream app we have all been waiting for?
I have long been on the search for the ideal application for college organization. So far, we have touched on one: Stu.dicio.us. While Stu.dicio.us is aimed strictly for a social note taking site, mynoteIT seems to try for more. MynoteIT...
Read more »Facebook + Youtube = MySchoolTube. Is it worth using?
In light of last week’s post about the abysmal failure that is YouTube’s college section, I was sent an email by the creator of MySchoolTube, a site that users the Facebook API to group uploaded video by college. After signing...
Read more »YouTube attempts to grab college market. Does it succeed?
Given the success of other “Web 2.0” applications in the college market, YouTube decided to take a piece of the pie for itself. But how does its college section stack up and what makes it different from the rest of...
Read more »Help Wanted: Blog at College v2
You guys have asked for it, so I am delivering. College v2 needs to be updated more frequently and needs some diversity in it’s opinions. I struggled long and hard with this choice and decided the value of the blog...
Read more »You Tube University: the world’s largest textbook
Cheesy post ahead The Internet has opened up a whole new way of learning, we no longer have to delve in to the depths of the library to research a off the wall fact. With the advent of user submitted...
Read more »My Dreap App: No Uber
A while back I posted on an application I dreamed up. Commenter Quazie suggested I submit the application to My Dream App. I did, but sadly I did not make the finals. If only there was another way… [tags]My Dream...
Read more »What’s your system: Joe Casabona
The following is the forth and final entry in our What’s your “system†series by Joe Casabona. Joe also designed this site. I rely heavily on my Treo 650 Smartphone. It is a Palm based phone that comes with all...
Read more »Survey results are in!
First of all, a huge to thanks to everyone who filled out the survey for the site. It really woke me up to some of things about the site I didn’t realize I was doing, or some of the little...
Read more »Laptop + Tape = Awesomeness
If your one to take your notes on your laptop in order to avoid a clutter of paper, you may be frustrated when you receive handout after handout from your professor. There is a very low tech way to solve...
Read more »What’s your system: Bryan Villarin
The following is the third entry in our What’s Your Systemseries by Bryan Villarin. If you’d like to be featured, send an email, link to your website, and a picture (If you’d like) to scblanda@gmail.com. I will be ending the...
Read more »What’s your system: The Ultimate College Time/Task Tracking Combo
ThatMatt v2.0 has a great post about his system for keeping track of his classes and personal life. But, you say, I don’t want to visit both Google Calendar and Remember the Milk to see what needs to be done...
Read more »Sound off, please take the CV2 survey
Hey guys, I have some major changes in the works for College v2. But, honestly, I am unsure of which ones to devote time and energy to. Please take this quick 10 question survey to help out the site.Show me...
Read more »What’s your “system”: Rahul Gaitonde
The following is the second entry in our What’s Your System? series by Rahual Gaitonde. If you’d like to be featured, send an email, link to your website, and a picture (If you’d like) to scblanda@gmail.com. The System The Legal pad...
Read more »Facebook: changes “here to stay”
According to today’s Wall Street Journal the changes to Facebook are “here to stay”. Furthermore, the company seems to have no regret in pissing off most of its user base. In the article, Facebook spokeswoman Melanie Deitch is quoted as...
Read more »The ULTIMATE Facebook guide
I am currently sitting in Temple’s TECH center. As I gaze around to see what peers are checking on their computers, I would say 50% of them are browsing Facebook. Ah, Facebook every college students best friend/worst enemy. I have...
Read more »Possible Facebook explotation – putting a hit counter in your notes
The following post is by Eric Negendank. It was his discovery and his alone. How to add a free and easy hit counter to your Facebook Notes: This is an easy little trick to add a counter to a Facebook...
Read more »What happens when rich old people give college advice.
CrunchGear has recently released a list of some “must have” back to school items. Usually with online lists, there is some debate over the contents, but this just gets nasty. CrunchGear recommends items like a nearly $200 backpack and a...
Read more »Whats your “system”: Duane Brown
The following is the first entry in our What’s your “system” series by Duane Brown. If you’d like to be featured, send an email, link to your website, and a picture (If you’d like) to scblanda@gmail.com. I’m a pretty detailed...
Read more »How do you keep your life together? What’s your “system”?
This year I have made a pledge to be uber organized (although I do every year). This includes taking diligent notes and maintaining a calender. I decided to take a new approach keeping my life together on a laptop instead...
Read more »Lifehacker: how to buy cheap books
Lifehacker readers pitch in on how to get cheap books. Some theories have been covered here but it basically breaks down to this: ebay.com half.com amazon.com (used) Book Burro [tags]textbooks[/tags]
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