http://www.collegebound.net/blog Welcome to the CollegeBound Network Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:35:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You're not the only one to go to college, you know. Celebrities have gone too. And the latest to graduate is Peter Parker's best friend and Spider-Man's worst enemy: Harry Osborn, the New Goblin - known to those in the real world as James Franco. According to the Daily News, Franco ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/07/11/a-spider-man-archenemy-with-a-college-degree/ You’ve seen them -- bulletins sent in the mail or galleries linked on school websites -- and they’re all filled with the same things: happy, smiling students of every race and color who are either walking around campus or deeply engaged in a professor’s lecture. But just how accurate are these ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/07/11/a-slightly-slanted-viewbook/ “I left school at 15. I’m not a genius songwriter. I don’t think I’m really good at anything." - Lily Allen to Rollingstone Mag Well that's an interesting quote from a somewhat British role model who sings about smiling. Leaving school at 15 is nothing to brag about, as not all ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/07/09/lily-allen-says-she-has-no-talent/ Facebook has been known for its social networking capabilities, but what if someone told you that you could prep for the SAT right on their site? Kaplan, one of the leaders in entrance exams test prep, now has a Facebook application where you can practice for the SAT or ACT, ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/30/facebook%e2%80%a6as-a-study-aid/ If you’re like most soon-to-be college students, chances are there’s a philosophy course waiting in your future. While you may recoil in horror at the notion of studying things like utilitarianism and deontology, the truth is that looking at the world through a philosophical lens can be fun and -- ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/25/i-think-therefore-i-am-batman/ Having limited financial access should never be a reason to stop living your dream of attending a college or university. Growing up in an environment where you feel helpless shouldn’t either. BET Networks and the Sallie Mae Fund recently joined together to offer assistance to these students through what ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/25/bet-networks-and-sallie-mae-join-forces/ It’s not unusual to hear about kids taking more pains to cheat than to study – there are even entire movies written around the concept as in the case of “The Perfect Score” – but a high school student in Orange County, California may have recently taken things to the ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/20/go-to-directly-to-jail-do-not-pass-go-do-not-collect-diploma/ In between your studying for the SAT or your prepping to pack for your brand new dorm, take a break this summer and check out some cool products that will keep you stylish, comfy, and ready to roll. Juicy Technology Green is one of the hottest colors in fashion this summer. So ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/12/stylin-for-summer/ I've only been out of NYU for a year and already there are new trends jumping from campus to campus. While some of these are completely new (sustainability, what?), others are ripped straight from fads of yesteryear -- yeah I'm looking at you, Harry Potter. In no particular order, here are ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/10/cool-college-trends/ Snoop tells the new issue of Esquire: "A lot of people like to fool you and say that you're not smart if you never went to college, but common sense rules over everything. That's what I learned from selling crack." This from the man who speaks in "izzle-isms." Sure, college doesn't teach ... http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2008/06/09/snoops-cracked-take-on-college/