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Stop the presses! A teenager changes his mind and suddenly decides he wants to go to college. A mom recently wrote me saying that they had not homeschooled their son in high school with college in mind because he had never expressed interest in college. She was realizing now that they should have planned for college “just in case.” Their son was now a junior and she wondered whether they were too late to take the PSAT. Her son was was interested in joining the Marines and needed college preparation.

The PSAT is just practice for the SAT. The only scholarships you can get from the PSAT are if you are in the very top percentiles. I tell most families not to worry to much about the PSAT, unless they know their student has a good chance of being in the very top percentile of all high school juniors in … Read more

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Colleges and universities often employ a “mace” to connect the institution’s customs with the best traditions of higher education dating to the first universities founded during the Middle Ages.

A mace symbolizes authority, learning and scholarship, history, reputation, and values. It suggests commemoration, elegance, honor, pageantry, purpose, quality, solemnity, stability, and continuity.

During my service as the President of Cornerstone University we developed a mace for the university. While the product of our efforts is spectacularly beautiful, that result was by no means guaranteed during development because we were forced to learn by trial-and-error. We discovered articles about the history and significance of the academic mace, but we did not find helpful “how-to” content. Helping you with process is the purpose of this article.

First, your president should endorse the effort and preferably be enthusiastically engaged. His or her leadership can smooth bumps in a process that will require months … Read more

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College life and all the perks that come with it should all be taken in moderation. Many students are not sure how to handle the freedom of college life. Many of them no longer have curfews and it is very easy for them to stay out late and hit every party they hear about. Most dorms have resident assistants and they try to keep track of everybody and their activities, but they have their own lives to live as well.

College student’s number one goal while in school should be to focus on their education, but even the school makes it difficult for them to do that at times. There are many groups and clubs that students can join. These clubs have meetings and activities of their own as well. Even professors and instructors encourage students to join clubs and spend time on extracurricular activities. For some students, these activities … Read more

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If you’re wondering whether or not you have to go to college, the answer is no. College is not mandatory, it’s an individual choice. College is not for everyone, but it should be. While college is an experience that is expensive, lengthy and full of bureaucratic paperwork, it’s also one of the most useful experiences that you can have in life. College isn’t obligatory, but in this day and age, a college education should be viewed as essential.

If you feel like you can’t deal with college, then by all means don’t go. College is an investment that shouldn’t be made lightly, especially if you doubt your desire to succeed. You can find plenty of jobs out there that don’t require you to learn about science, history or philosophy. If you want to take the fast track to becoming a skilled professional, college might not be the quickest path to … Read more

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Whether you are moving into the dorm as a freshman, or a senior looking for a nice house close to campus, odds are you will be living with roommates. There are very few college students who live by themselves, mostly because it is too expensive. In college towns, rent for a single apartment can reach up to $750 a month. It might not seem like a lot, and maybe it isn’t if your parents are paying for it, but for the majority of students $750 a month is not reasonable. The solution to lower rent is living with roommates. In this article I will talk about the pros and cons of living with roommates, how to find roommates, and I’ll share some of my experiences along the way. This will be a two part post due to its length. Part I will discuss dorm life, while Part II will discuss … Read more

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Are you a single woman? Do you have kids in your life? And if you ever considered returning to college or perhaps securing your education, here is a great deal for you.

Anyone who would like to have a better profession that pays them more, or perhaps just get a better education or finish the one they never did, you can have it paid for courtesy of the Obama administration.

The president is offering women and mothers with children into the back to school to complete her education. Scholarship offers around $10,000 and is available to all that have a financial need.

The economy is terrible right now and many women with children need to go back to school to acquire their degree. This is so that they can have a better opportunity than acquiring a job that is more suited for this situation.

This opportunity to earn a scholarship … Read more

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