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Non-traditional students and financial aid scams

Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I have a work-study job in my school library, and love it. I love being around books, and I also love helping people find the information they need. Much of the time, I need to refer students to the professional librarians, but I can handle a lot of requests. Most questions are computer/software-related, such as [...]

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Writing tips: Word usage

Posted in Uncategorized on August 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »

If your having trouble picking you’re words, its okay. We won’t think your a looser if you never seem too chose the write words. Righting has it’s hazards hear and their, and that can sometimes tie you up in nots. Luckily, there knot to hard too overcome.
If the above looked okay to you, then we [...]

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Summer classes

Posted in adult learners, college, education, financial aid, learning, money, nontraditional students, school, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In about two weeks, I start my summer class– COM100– to fulfill the dreaded public speaking requirement.
While I am nearly not so shy as I once was, I still dread public speaking. I’m not alone, though. Glossophobia– stage fright, or the fear of public speaking– is believed to be the single most common phobia — affecting as [...]

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Time is on your side

Posted in adult learners, college, dreams, education, goals, learning, nontraditional students, school, work on August 16, 2007 | 5 Comments »

I can’t go back to school!
It’s too late!
I’m too old!
Mmmm-hmmm.
Well, consider the following, and do the math:

Take 65 and subtract your current age. 

What number did you get? What does it mean?
Well,  assuming you can retire at age 65, the number you just came up with is the number of years left in your working [...]

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