academics

50 articles tagged with "academics"

Picking the Right Major: How Close Is Close Enough?

How close is close enough when it comes to choosing a major that will accomplish your necessary career preparedness? Find out from a college admission insider.

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Associate Director of Admission, Georgetown College

Public Universities: What's in a Name?

Public schools can often be overlooked by students and parents because their names create assumptions that aren't true--by a long shot. But there's more behind the names than you may realize.

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Admissions Counselor, Clemson University

5 Smart Study Tips for All Students

You know how to study—at least, you should know how to study—but students often cram the night before and call it studying. Here are five ways to study smarter.

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Vice President, General Manager, Digital, McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Performing Arts Majors and Potential Jobs

Art in its many forms, all those things of beauty for beauty's sake, may not bring home the bacon all the time, but they certainly nourish the soul. Here we explore the most mainstream avenues of the arts and the surprisingly varied careers to which they may lead.

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Medical School Admission Requirements by Design

Perhaps you feel it--the call to become a physician. The path to medical school and the subsequent practice of medicine is notoriously rigorous and very competitive. Yet, some say the hardest part of the journey is the admission process.

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Director, Chemistry Program, Mount Mary College

How to Be a Competitive Med School Applicant

What makes someone an ideal med school applicant? What do admission counselors look for? How should students, both pre-med and not, prepare?

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Director of the Pre-medical and Related Health Professional Programs, Gannon University

Benefits of Transferring

You fall back into a butterfly chair, exhausted from the anatomy exam you spent weeks prepping for. Kanye West emanates from the computer speakers, the mini-fridge buzzes, John Belushi in his College sweatshirt stares back at you from the poster hanging above your extra-long twin bed. You stare into your lava lamp, entranced by its mysticism and wonder, and you ask, Is this school the right place for me?

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Director of Admissions, Becker College

Transfer Student Survival Guide

Former baseball player Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates once said, "Life is one big transition." Nowhere is this more evident than in the life of a college transfer student.

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Associate Director of Admissions, Warner Pacific College

Making the Most of Your Academic Advisor

Most students go through college only seeing their academic advisor when it is time to schedule classes, and some students go their entire four years without really knowing their advisor! This is not recommended.

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Student, English Education, Purdue University

Understanding Science Majors

I believe that there are five key aspects to consider when pursuing a career in the science field.

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Scholarship Search Strategist, College Prep Ready

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