Welcome to college. You’ll be here for four years, and when you aren’t in class you’ll have a lot of free time. Food, beverages and video games cost money, though – how will you pay for them? The answer is, of course, a job. There are the typical college student jobs – working the residence [...]

For those who point to this generation as a selfish one, you might want to reconsider. According to an Associated Press article, more and more college graduates are doing volunteer work as well as seeking employment from non-profits groups. The article also states that more college freshman are entering the college community with service experience. [...]

I stumbled across this post on Steve Pavlina’s blog, and while it’s a few years old, it offers some great advice. I’m especially a fan of #7, “Reclaim wasted time during your classes”. If a class is boring you to tears and you have some work to do for other classes, what better time to [...]

A fast reminder to anyone with a roommate – set up times where one of you can conveniently be out of the room for the other’s sake.  These are incredibly helpful when significant others are involved.  If an impromptu meeting takes place between you and your girlfriend/boyfriend, work out some kind of “do not enter” [...]

It’s a pretty widely accepted fact that most college dorm rooms are tiny. You are often sharing that space with another person, which makes things even more cramped. You can get as many shelves and push as much under your bed as you want, but there are some items that can’t be hidden; for example, [...]

Something that a lot of high school students don’t seem to worry much about are college admission essays. There is a whole lot of stress over the SAT’s or AP exams, but admission essays are often overlooked. The truth is this; your essay could very well make or break your admission into the college of [...]

Please only contribute one article per edition of the carnival. I know I wasn’t very clear with that rule early on, but I tried to make a note of it this time around on the submission page. Enacting this rule actually benefits both of us – it makes the carnival look less spammy and more [...]

What will they come up with next in the video game world? It is now all about fighting off dinosaurs on a foreign planet. Turok is the new Nintendo game whose hero is an American Indian soldier sporting a Mohawk. This game has all the action and adventure that most games have, with a twist [...]

For most college students, nothing tops getting money for free. Unfortunately, aside from cards in the mail or a few pennies on the ground, finding free money is difficult. Or is it? I’ll clue you in on a few services I’ve come across that let you make some cash for doing pretty much nothing. I’ll [...]

I know so many people who have put their life dream aside simply claiming it is not the time for it or that they don’t have the resources to put it to place. From my experience these are nothing more than excuses since if you are determined, there is always a way and often the [...]