For college graduates, a roster of impressive summer internships, excellent grades and countless scholarships awards are not enough to get them into entry level jobs. Many students graduate burdened with hefty college loans, which puts even more pressure on them to have the right promotional package required to land a job right away. If you’ve [...]

College admissions time can be stressful for both students and parents. It seems almost impossible to get all these ends to meet. Between tracking down letters of recommendation from your teachers to getting the office to send over your grade transcripts, you’re ready to lose your mind. Half of the requirements to get into your [...]

For college graduates, a roster of impressive summer internships, excellent grades and countless scholarships awards are not enough to get them into entry level jobs. Many students graduate burdened with hefty college loans, which puts even more pressure on them to have the right promotional package required to land a job right away. If you’ve [...]

The summer before you attend college will be a busy one. You’ll be dashing from graduation party to graduation party and trying your best to “live it up” back home before you go away to school, where the “real work” begins. You’ll probably also be working to save money for some of your expenses. Another [...]

Are you wondering who has the best internship program? Frankly, it can be hard to weed through the duds. There are a number of companies out there who are capitalizing off of free student labor in exchange for credits, yet they really couldn’t care less about providing job skills or recruiting new prospects. Some students [...]

When most people think of internships, they think of college students working their butts off all summer long to gain job experience. However, many internship opportunities offer year-long internships in finance, journalism, TV/film, advertising, engineering, technology and other fields. If students are considering waiting until they finish college to snap up these opportunities, they may [...]

Students heading to college this year will likely receive some form of financial aid if they apply. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 66% of undergrads received student financial aid in the 2007-2008 school year, with an average of $9,100 awarded. More than half of the students received grants that did not need [...]

Now that your college admissions paperwork has been completed and you’ve been accepted to the college of your dreams, you’ll find that your work has just begun. In just three short months, a lot of ground needs to be covered. You will need to start thinking about how you’re going to pay for your education. [...]