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College Writing Center 101.

Making the most of your school’s writing center.

College Success: The Life Skills Advantage.
Age is a wonderful asset.

Federal Tax Benefits Help You Pay for College.
As the deadline draws near, students should carefully review deductions.

So You Want to Be a Law Student: Secrets from the Inside. The most successful law student is persistent and not scared of hard work.

Tax Savings for Higher Education: Students Often Miss Out.

Many fail to take proper advantage of credits.

Proofreading Your Writing Assignments.

A writing instructor shares tips of the trade.

Second Chance.

Returning to college can be life changing.

Enhancing Education: The Benefits of Service Learning.
Service learning brings multiple rewards.

Tackling Online Degree Programs: Finding the Right Program for You.
A little investigation and asking the right questions makes all the difference.

Student Loan Consolidation: Is It Right for You?
Learn the benefits and pitfalls.

7 Steps to Writing a Great Research Paper.
Ways to ace the assignment and alleviate stress.

5 Steps to Achieving Maximum Benefit from Your Degree. Put some thinking and strategy behind career goals.

Two Self- Defeating Approaches to GRE Preparation – and How to Overcome Them.

Advice from a GRE test instructor.

Should You Consider an MBA?
Experts discuss the benefits and options.

Returning to School.
Cost-cutting strategies for couples dealing with a loss of income.

Over 50 and Back to School. Lifelong careers are no longer secure for many.

Repaying Student Loans.

After loan consolidation, there are options to help in repayment.

Going Back to School: Funding Your Dream.
The challenge of how to do it can be as exciting as doing it.

Get a Group!
Older students have much to offer their peers.

Following the Family Tradition.
What was scary at 18 was just the challenge needed for a 30-something wife and mother.

In Praise of the Community College.
Community colleges have an especially high concentration of working adults.

The Promise of Professional Organizations.
There’s a world of opportunities with student membership.

Help On Campus for Adults with Reading Disabilities.
Colleges are providing new support services.

Time for School, Mom!
10 tips for managing school and children.

How I Got into Law School at 47.
With only an A.A. degree, and without taking the dreaded LSAT.

The Gift of Gab: Landing an ‘A’ on Your Essay Exams.
Simple steps to effective essays.

Career Path Leads Back to School.
Finding yourself later in life.

9 Tips for Taking Tests in Exam Centers.
Excelling on exam day.

Online Learning’s Many Options.
Answers to questions about online learning.

College Writing Center 101.
Making the most of your school’s writing center.

The Scholarship Process for Single Parents.
Increasing numbers of students have children.

The Digital Library.
Online databases and reference software.

College Success: The Life Skills Advantage.
Age is a wonderful asset.

Standing in Line Again.
Returning to college to improve marketability.

Federal Tax Benefits Help You Pay for College.
As the deadline draws near, students should carefully review deductions. See also

Tax Savings for Higher Education: Students Often Miss Out.
Many fail to take proper advantage of credits.

So You Want to Be a Law Student: Secrets from the Inside. The most successful law student is persistent and not scared of hard work.

Proofreading Your Writing Assignments.

A writing instructor shares tips of the trade.

Second Chance.

Returning to college can be life changing.

Information Literacy.
Library research for the technically savvy.

Enhancing Education: The Benefits of Service Learning.
Service learning brings multiple rewards.

Tackling Online Degree Programs: Finding the Right Program for You.
A little investigation and asking the right questions makes all the difference.

Student Loan Consolidation: Is It Right for You?
Learn the benefits and pitfalls.

7 Steps to Writing a Great Research Paper.
Ways to ace the assignment and alleviate stress.

5 Steps to Achieving Maximum Benefit from Your Degree.
Put some thinking and strategy behind career goals.

Balancing Act: Juggling Kids, Spouses, Bosses and Professors.
Doing it all with a baby on the way.

Maximizing Your Scholarship Odds.
How to make your essay stand out and shrink competition.

Overcoming the Fear of Going Back to School.
Simple steps can alleviate concerns.

Grad School.
Make your First Academic Conference a Success.

Brick and Mortar, or Cyber School.
Why an online program can be just the ticket.

Return on Investment for Your College Degree.
How to plan for R.O.I.

Social Networking for Adult Students.
Benefits for those who belong are many.

8 Things You Must Do when Re-entering College.
Student shares lessons learned.

Five Tips to Make an Ally of Your Professor.
A good student-instructor relationship has many benefits.

The Online Learning Option.
Do your research before selecting an online class.

Returning to College.
Confidence is key to academic success.

Technology Degrees for Older Students.
Three popular majors with career potential.

Back to School Transition Tips.
Smart ways to lesson stress.

Mistakes That Can Cost You Your Financial Aid.
How academic progress affects aid eligibility.

Six Essentials for Effective Papers.
Six main areas where students encounter difficulties.

Five Tips for Generating the Perfect Essay Topic.
Finding an โ€œAโ€ topic which will wow your instructor.

The Scary World of Honors Programs.
It’s hard, right?

5 Questions to Ask About Online Courses.
How to look before you leap.

Completing Your Educational Journey.
How to persevere when life intervenes.

Going Back to College – Online.
Online classes are key when balancing work and family.

Revisiting Mathematics.
For returning adults experiencing math anxiety.

Internships For Adults.
Don’t get your degree without it.

No Kids in Class.
The daycare dilemma.

Making Time to Study.
Balancing work with classes.

Going Greek.
Five fraternities for returning students.