One of the hardest things for me when I was getting into college was learning how to study. I thought I knew how since I’d been in high school, but I was so wrong and my first semester grades in college proved it. I was so embarrassed, I’d ended my high school studies with a 3.8 GPA only to follow that with a 2.7 my first semester! I couldn’t believe it. No one told me that I needed different study skills to help my transition from high school to college.

Okay, the decision for college has been made; you know you’re going, now it’s time to make sure you’re fully ready. Where do you go to brush up on your academic skills? Your Admissions Advisor gave you a little advice, but all that amounted to was a little booklet showing you how take a test based on what you already know.

Do you know what you need?

A collection resources showing you where to go to not only brush up on your current academic knowledge, but a place where you review the principles that give you the knowledge.

Now that the year is off and running let’s make sure that we have a solid resource list in place to help us as we progress through the year. I’ve found that one of the best ways to ensure success as you return to education is to be sure that you have a great plan in place including an excellent resource list.

I found this especially helpful when I was getting ready to put projects together for each class.

Saying goodbye to the holidays can be challenging. The time off is gone, the family and friends have all scooted back to their respective homes.
Can you believe its 2010??? Where did this last decade go? The 1999 scare for the big new millennium ushered in the year 2000, I remember what I was doing, but that’s a conversation for another time. The years have spun their way in and out of our lives, leaving both the good and bad in its wake, but what we have to show for it in our own personal development and who we are is what counts.
Here’s a little about my last decade.

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Okay so you have worked with your Financial Aid Advisor, and now have a financial package for your tuition and some fees. It turns out that everything is covered except your text books.

 No big deal you think, if this is all you have to come up with then you’re home free.

This happy thought stays with you until you see the costs of your text books, ranging in price from about $35.00 to 200.00 plus.

As your jaw hits the ground you immediately make up your mind to find other sources of where to get your text books.