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Bounce Back from Senioritis If you're in the throes of senioritis, you'll have to learn fast how to bounce back once you start college. Here's how... Breaking Out of the Wallflower Syndrome Learn how you can stop being shy and start enjoying college. Claiming Your Independence Christa Semecky remembers spending much of her college career locked up in her dorm room, living in fear. That's because neither Christa nor her parents had ever come to an understanding as to how they'd all be affected by the changes that college presents--specifically, independence. College Student Cyber Roundtable: If I Only Knew Then... We may not have a fortune teller or a genie with seven wishes, but we have something even better.... Seven college students who have been there and done that, dishing out advice they wish they knew then. College Students and Credit Cards: Armed With Plastic and Not Afraid to Use It If granted the power to see into the future, many college students would think twice before saying, "Charge it!" Had I seen what was to come, I would have handled my credit cards differently. Crunched for Time in College? Crunched for time in college? Here are some clock watching tips to get you into the game... Cutting Through the Red Tape of School Bureaucracies Colleges are run by offices and paperwork -- lots of offices and paperwork! If you want to get anything done, you need to know how to handle the bureaucracy (a.k.a., "red tape"). If you learn to cope with bureaucracy in college, you'll be better equipped for that task when you enter the job market. Don't Be a College Slacker Many of us, when faced with boring textbooks, find ourselves easily distracted from our studies. Identify activities that lure you away from your academic responsibilities now, and incorporate changes to alter your slacking behavior before it's too late! Don't Be a Victim: Up Your ID Theft IQ Read on for some real-life tales and real useful tips on how to avoid ID theft... Facing Freshman Fears College life is fun and exciting, but it can also bring on some anxiety about finding friends, acing your academics, and paying for college. |