Welcome to the summer vacation edition of the Carnival of College Admissions. We have a great list of articles for you to read as you relax on the beach or in the backyard on many different aspects of college admissions, college life, post graduate admissions and more, so let’s jump right in.
Choosing the Right College
Do you love to spend your free time reading but think you will have difficulty finding the right fit for your love of intellectual conversation? Cassie Sherman tells us about Shimer, the Great Books College in Chicago at Shimer gives you the capacity to have your mind blown on a regular basis. which is posted at blog.shimer.
All schools are party schools. But differences lie in how university administrators respond to the partying that inevitably takes place on campus. Students–and parents–should consider these formal and informal alcohol policies in considering which campus is best and safest for them.
Mark Montgomery gives us advice on what to consider at Party Schools: Choose a College or University by its Alcohol Policy which is posted at Great College Advice.
Financial Aid
Saving for college has always been a problem for most families. But if you save for college, paying for college can be a less stressful adventure. Nickel explains one of the most popular ways to save for college with What is a 529 Plan? posted at fivecentnickel.com.
The Smarter Wallet presents Student Loan Programs To Pay For My College Tuition Costs posted at The Smarter Wallet.
Federal student loans may not always cover all the costs of attending college, so some may have to turn to private student loans. Joe E gives some helpful tips to keep in mind with Private College Loans—When Federal Aid Falls Short posted at Consolidating Student Loans.
If you do have to rely on loans to pay for college, you are eventually going to have to pay those loans back. Khan presents several ways for the grad to conquer college debt at Dealing With Financial Aid Debt posted at Higher Education and Career Blog.
College Life
Looking for ways to cut back on some costs at college. Tom Tessin gives some tips at Cutting the Costs of College posted at FCC Student Blog.
What is cognitive psychology and why should you care if your teachers understand what it is? Britannica Blog explains all with What Can Cognitive Psychology Do For Teachers? posted at Britannica Blog.
More and more students are using credit cards in college. Jim presents information about this usage and some things to consider in How Students Use Credit Cards posted at Bargaineering.
Ted presents the information that every college student needs to know with College Advice: 100+ Tips for Survival posted at CampusGrotto.
Wondering how college instructors feel about students who still think they can get an A by just asking? Jeannie Anderson presents Bookended by Bull–it posted at The Writer in Me – Teaching, Writing, Living.
Post Graduate
If you are considering getting an MBA and hiring a consultant, GeekMBA360 presents A brief survey of the MBA admission consulting market posted at GeekMBA360.
And for those MBA students who have an iPhone, Sarah Scrafford presents 50 Best iPhone Apps for MBA Students posted at Management Courses.com.
Just for Fun
To end on a funny note, have you ever wondered how many students from *your school* it takes to change a light bulb? Now that students have decided where to attend next fall, they can learn what they’re up against from these oldies-but-goodies.
Diane presents Campus Light Bulb Jokes: A College Tradition posted at ULS blog for International Students.
Well, that’s it for the vacation edition of the Carnival of College Admissions. I hope you learned something about this whole admissions thing so that you can spend some time relaxing this summer. But don’t relax too much. There is still a lot of work to do.
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Ah, summer vacation. NOT. We college counselors ramp up in the summer. But we can dream, can’t we? Thanks for the great job with the Carnival, Todd.
Comment by Mark Montgomery — May 13, 2009 @ 9:48 am
Summer vacation, hrmph. As Shimer students move out of the dorms, they stop by to say hello and ask me what I’m doing with my summer break. Then, I glower at them. They realize I have to work all summer so that they have shiny new friends next year, and laugh at me–but not without sympathy. I suppose it’s good that Shimer’s is the sort of small community where we’re all comfortable giving each other a little grief.
Comment by Cassie Sherman — May 13, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
Great links- I have a lot of reading to do! Thanks for including University Language!
Comment by Diane — May 14, 2009 @ 9:15 am