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10 Best Colleges for Online Psychology Degrees of 2011

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job market for psychology related careers is expected to grow at a faster than average rate, making psychology degrees a worthwhile investment for the future. Among the fastest growing fields for psychology degree graduates include career counselors, special education teachers, school psychologists, industrial/organizational psychologists, genetics counselors, [...]

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10 Popular Online Degrees

(Image source) It is no secret. Education is the key to success. Employers give preference to job applicants and prospective promotion candidates that possess degrees and/or specialized training such as certificates, diplomas or continuing education credits. For most working adults, attending college full time is not an option. They must continue to work while trying [...]

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15 Of The Weirdest Scholarships In America

(Image Source) Share There are literally thousands of programs available across the United States to assist needy and talented students with achieving their college dreams. Keeping that in mind, it’s inevitable that there are some who stand out a bit more than others. Just about anybody on the internet has read about duct tape prom [...]

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2012 Princeton Review Party School Rankings

(Athens during the annual Halloween party / riot at Ohio University) Click here to see rankings of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses The Princeton Review has released their annual list of best party schools for 2012, and for the second year in a row an Athens based college has won, but this time it’s [...]

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25 Best Online Colleges & Universities With Open Admissions of 2011

Online College & University Admissions Getting into a top online college or university is not always easy. As with traditional brick-and-mortar schools, admissions at most online colleges and universities is a competitive process based upon several factors like standardized test scores (e.g. SAT, GRE), prior college or high school GPA, recommendation letter, personal character, and [...]

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43 Things Your Future Boss Wants You to Know

There are some general skills, bits of knowledge, and etiquette rules that you should know before going to work anywhere.

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5 Great Denver Metro Area Colleges

The Denver Metro Area offers numerous opportunities for students. Here are my top 5 Denver Metro Area Educational Institutions. Check out our College Profiles for more info. Metro State Metro State College is one of the most popular schools in the Denver Metro Area and all of Colorado with a huge enrollment and a great [...]

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6 Colleges Where You Can Spend Your Money On Beer Instead Of Tuition

You won’t be able to drink it on some of these campuses, but hey, that’s not worse than graduating with six figures of debt. The cost of a college education is something that many students grapple with on a daily basis and is often prohibitive for those who aren’t as economically well off as others. [...]

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7 Generous College Donations (With Insane Strings Attached)

Colleges and Universities often ask for and receive donations from private individuals, companies and former students that they use for various improvements to the campus. While most donations are given to the schools with the acknowledgment that the money will be used as they see fit, a few eccentric donors have made sure specific strings [...]

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7 Tips for Parents in College

Parenting is a challenge. So is earning a college degree. Doing both at the same time can be daunting, especially if you’re also the sole breadwinner for the family. The good news is that thousands of parents graduate from college every year, achieving their dream of a better, more secure life for themselves and their children. Not only do parents succeed [...]

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8 Ways to Get Your Girlfriend into March Madness

Put these eight tips to use and marvel as your girlfriend becomes a smack-talking, ref-insulting March Madness fan.

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9 Baffling College Mascots From Across The Country

Share There are thousands of colleges spread all across the United States and whether they be in the Ivy League or tucked away into the nooks and crannies of the country’s smallest towns, spirit and pride are central to their students’ often inebriated lives. To bolster that magical “Go Team!” spirit, most colleges – besides [...]

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9 Bizarre College Clubs and Organizations

For many students, colleges and universities are more than just stuffy stepping stones full of study that one must cross on the way to a lucrative, lifelong career. In fact, the majority of college students across the US are involved in a wide range of completely optional extracurricular activities from volunteer work to athletics to [...]

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A Special Back-To-School Report for 2011-2012 from The Best Colleges

As students prepare to return to school and college application application deadlines appear on the horizon, The Best Colleges has put together a special 2011-2012 back-to-school report to help prospective students find the best colleges and college degrees for their money. In tough economic times like these it is more important than ever for students [...]

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Air Force Academy

The Air Force Academy is nations one and only academy that prepares the elite of the elite men of the United States Air Force. The Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs,Colorado. Colorado Springs is home to many military servicemen and women as it also has Fort Carson, an Army Base. The Academy has [...]

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America’s Best Colleges 2009 – Forbes Rankings List

Forbes has ranked America’s Best Colleges. At the very top of the list there is a school that many might be surprised to see, but really they made an excellent choice. Here’s the top 10 of the Forbes rankings with a link to full rankings if you’re interested: 1. United States Military Academy 2. Princeton [...]

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Are Top College Rankings Reliable?

UCSD’s Guardian newspaper makes the argument the most of the college rankings systems aren’t thorough enough and they often skimp on being scientific about their metrics. As it can seem unnecessarily expensive and exhaustive to visit college campuses or do in-depth research outside of pamphlets and Web sites, rankings systems such as U.S. News and [...]

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Arizona State University

ASU as it commonly called in Arizona is home to some of the best looking female students if thats on your list of important criteria. ASU is the largest public research university in the country. It has 4 campuses in the Phoenix Metro Area. It has a great athletics program and is continually growing in [...]

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Art Institute of Colorado

The Art Institute of Colorado is Colorado foremost school of art. It is apart of The Art Institutes, a school with over 40 institutions across the country. Denver is a great place to live, and has a rich culture history as well an amazing nightlife. Denvers art scene is pretty rich, its writting scene is [...]

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Auburn University

Auburn University is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, U.S. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest universities in the state of Alabama. Auburn is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2007 population of 54,348. Auburn is a great college town with an above average [...]

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