Archive for February, 2007

Interesting eBay Auction

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

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 it to them as a gift.  However, ultimately the recipient of the gift must meet […]

Do Advanced Placement Courses Give You an Advantage in College?

Monday, February 5th, 2007

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 better than their peers who took regular high school courses. The study was actually conducted […]

March Madness Right Around the Corner

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

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 ‘Big Dance’ as they call it. You know what I am talking about, the NCAA […]

Use Your iPod As a Study Tool

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

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 your classes. You can use your iPod to downloaded books, textbook study guides and languages. […]

Advice from Recent College Grads

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

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 spill the beans about their financial situations and struggles, and were matched up with financial […]