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Prepared for College Life? The transition from high school and college can be stressful -- academically and socially. Take some tips from our college experts. Protect Your GPA You may be a stellar student, but there's more to earning good grades than great test scores. School Stress Busters One of the most stressful periods in a college student's life is final exam week. Read on to find out how many colleges are offering stress-zapping solutions. Search for Colleges That Satisfy No doubt you want your college experience to be a successful one. What you might not realize is that the road to success begins as early as your search for colleges and universities. Check out these results from the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement, and see what we mean.... Self-Esteem and the College Student Tending to your mental health and building self-esteem are just as important as anything you learn in a textbook. Should You Take a Gap Year? Is taking a year off (a gap year) before you head to college wise? Student Entrepreneurs Check out some of these super smart student entrepreneurs! Study Habits: Battle of the Sexes So whose study habits are better--the guys, or the girls? Read on to find out... Surviving Speech 101: A Dreaded (and Required!) Part of College Does the mere thought of giving a speech make you break out in a cold sweat? Worry not. Instead, think of it this way--you've been talking your whole life. Public speaking is not meant to be torture, and it doesn't have to be hard. Just keep the following suggestions in mind. Tame Testing As if taking the SAT wasn't hard enough, you've got to deal with that annoying sniffler, and the proctor who won't let you use the bathroom. Read on for ways to combat the SAT blues! |