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What is a Space Grant College?

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program was created by NASA in 1989. It is now referred to as the Space Grant. It is a national network of colleges and universities aimed at promoting space projects through engineering education, research, and public outreach events. There are 850 affiliates including schools, museums, science centers, and …

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How are College Discussion and Lecture Classes Related?

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

You may have questions about lecture and discussion classes in college. When I was registering for my very first college schedule, I would add a discussion class section and automatically another class populated onto my schedule. I was confused at first, why do I have an extra 3-5 hours of class a week? That doesn’t …

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Does the Size of a Class in College Matter?

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

A large deciding factor for many students when choosing a college is size. Do they want to go to a small or big school? As a student, you find your perfect college match in terms of the community it is located, a top-ranked program for the major you choose, a generous financial aid package, but …

scholarships

5 Scholarships for Nursing Students

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

Nurses are an integral part of our society and we need them more than ever. It is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the US, with an estimated number of jobs at 2,751,000 in 2014, and growing faster than average at 16%, according to the Bureau of Labors Statistics. If you have a passion for …

college news & trends

The Use of Technology in the Classroom

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

Students graduating high school and heading to college are a part of the millennial generation. They grew up with evolving technology. It is often a necessity over privilege. In years past, college students went to the school library to wait their turn at the typewriter. Then it was the desktop that took forever loading each …

ACT & SAT

Colleges That Don’t Require the SAT or ACT

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

There are approximately 3,000 bachelor degree granting institutions in the United States. Approximately 28% of those schools are colleges that don’t require SAT or ACT test scores. Wait, what? You read that correctly. More than 850 accredited, degree granting institutions don’t require your test scores. That sounds pretty good, right? Before you scoff at the …

student life

Most Politically Active Campuses

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

Ah, politics. You either love them or you hate them. Maybe you’re a political buff who enjoys filling their days with copious amounts of reading and writing on politics. Or, maybe you’re a headline-reader only hearing of the most notable news of the moment- like the current Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Perhaps you think …

myths

College Myth: Elite Colleges Prefer SAT over ACT

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

The ACT vs SAT. A battle of the standardized tests. If you’re in college, thinking about college, or know anything about college- you’ve heard of them. You think they’re the same, right? Wrong. The ACT and SAT are both college entrance exams but have different components. The SAT’s test structure includes math, reading, writing and …

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A Job in High School: How to Balance Your Time

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

People often think college is the most challenging, busiest, most rewarding time of your life (don’t worry, we believe life is better every year). There are org meetings, studying, internships, class time, group project work, jobs, and much more. That sounds pretty busy, but it is not true that these students have not experienced “busyness” …