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tips tools & advice

Science Says Playing Video Games Can Make You Smarter

Take a second and list all of the stereotypes you can think of relating to video games. You probably came up with some like gamers are lazy and anti-social or gamers are bad at school. We’ve all heard the negative stigma associated with digital gameplay—true or untrue—but what about the positives? How can video games …
5 study hacks proven by science and how they work
tips tools & advice

The Science Behind Studying: Best Study Times and Proven Study Hacks

Key Takeaways To maximize your study sessions and help you remember information for longer, try implementing some of these science-backed study hacks, including: “chunking” information by breaking it down, reviewing notes frequently so as not to fall victim to the Forgetting Curve, exercising before studying, and using the Pomodoro Method for built-in short breaks. The …
Ever wonder which US states students flock to go to college?
college news & trends

Map: States Where Students Move (and Leave) For College

Ever wonder which US states students flock to go to college? It’s probably not where you expect. Students aren’t all migrating to warm weather or coastal US states (although many of them do pick up students each year). Instead, Rhode Island, North Dakota, and Vermont are the states that picked up the most students, according …
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affordability & college cost

The Costs of Transferring Colleges

Students can transfer schools for all sorts of reasons –another college has a better program, they weren’t clicking with the environment, etc.– but whatever the cause, all transfer students face similar challenges with their move. Whether it’s financial or academic — what’s the real cost of transferring colleges? The benefits of transferring colleges: Given the …
Part of college admission is meeting the faculty and developing relationships with your advisors.
student life

College Admission and Survival Advice from 5 Counseling Experts

There’s a lot of great college advice out there, but sometimes it can be a little scattered. So we went straight to one of the best sources for tips, tricks, and information about college admission and campus life — counseling experts. There are two types of college counselors. The first type helps high school students …
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college comparisons

5 Things Most College Rankings Won’t Tell You

As students begin to search for a college, one of the first places many look at are college academic rankings–which schools are the best? Rankings can definitely be useful (we have our own, in case you missed them), but they also offer a lot of limitations. After all, it’s impossible to rank something that’s as …
Two college counselors sitting together on their laptops.
questions & answers

Should I Hire an Independent College Counselor?

Which came first the chicken or the egg? Is world peace possible? What is the meaning of life? While the question about hiring a college counselor is not nearly this philosophical, it can often garner just as much heated debate, and like the philosophical questions listed above, there really is not a right or wrong …
San Jose State University's ivy-covered Tower Hall.
college search

10 Reasons to Attend a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) or Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)

Specialized mission colleges focus on educating specific groups of students. The most common specialized mission collages are the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI). An HBCU and HSI offer many great resources for their students. In addition, contrary to popular belief, HBCUs and HSIs educate students of all races, ethnicities, and …
Five students sitting together on a log over a river.
college search

10 Reasons to Attend a Women’s College

In the United States, there are currently 42 institutions of higher learning that only enroll women students. The colleges and universities are located throughout the country and vary in their academic and social offerings. While they all have their unique personalities, they all promote empowering women. The percentage of women who attend women’s colleges is …

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