Get Off The Waitlist And Into The Class

Published on Monday, May 31st, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: class, class waitlist, classes, college, college classes, college courses, crash a class, crash class, early class registration, get off waitlist, get on waitlist, priority registration, register, register early, register for classes, university, waitlist, what is waitlist

College Class Waitlist Being on the waitlist for a class can be stressful and frustrating as you try to register for a college course. Waitlists are active once the class has reached it’s capacity. For example, 30 students can register for English 100 and after a few days of being able to register, all 30 [...]

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What Are College Catalog Rights?

Published on Friday, May 28th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: campus catalog, catalog, catalog rights, college catalog, college catalog rights, college enrollment, continued attendance, continuous enrollment, enrollment, university catalog, university enrollment

College Catalog Rights I often have students come into my office and ask me, what are catalog rights?  It’s a questions that I get asked frequently.  Usually, new students or students that have taken a break from school return to find themselves in a new set of classes with a new set of requirements.  This [...]

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Summer Activities For College Students

Published on Friday, May 21st, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: college, college activities, college internships, college volunteer, internship, student interns, student internships, student volunteer, students, summer college students, summer internships, summer job, summer work, volunteer

Summer Opportunities for College Students Graduation is here and summer is a few days away for most colleges.  It’s that time to start thinking about what to do this summer.  You should have already made plans since it’s just around the corner, but if you haven’t, then it’s the perfect opportunity for you to gain [...]

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What You Need To Do After Being Accepted To A College

Published on Sunday, May 9th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: accepted into college, accepted to college, after college acceptance, college, college acceptance, college admit, transfer student, transferring, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB, university, university acceptance

Many students have heard now if they are being admitted to various four year colleges and universities across the nation.  For those fortunate students that have been admitted to a four year college, either freshman or transfer student, there are a series of steps that you will need to complete in order to complete your [...]

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College Help Through Howard Gardner’s Theory

Published on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: college discussion, college help, college students, college success, College Tips, intelligence, intelligent

Students look for college help frequently.  One way to get college help, is by looking at themselves first.  Exploring how people solve problems and function in the real world, Dr. Howard Gardner proposed a new view of intelligence that is now widely accepted as a more complete description of human capabilities. Gardner defines intelligence as: [...]

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Graduate From College In 4 Years

Published on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: choose major, choosing a major, college, college counseling, college counselor, college graduation, college help, college major, graduate from college, graduation, major classes

College degree courses and majors were originally designed to be completed in just 4 years.  In recent years, that average has gone up.  It has become the trend to take around 6 years to complete the same amount of work.  Most people insist that it is impractical to actually finish college in just 4 years, [...]

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Compare Public Colleges vs. Private Colleges

Published on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: best college, college search, compare colleges, compare schools, online college, online college degree, online school, private college, private school, private university, public college, public school, public university

An ongoing debate has put public universities and private universities to the ultimate challenge.  Which is a more effective means of getting an education?  With students struggling to find classes at public 4-year colleges and universities students are more than ever looking at the differences between paying more at a private college or less at [...]

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Considering Your College Search

Published on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: college help, college search, College Tips, fafsa, find a college, find a school, online career college, online college, online college degree, universtiy search

Searching for a college?  Want to find a school that meets your needs, has a fantastic student body, uses the best teachers, and is easy on the pocket book?  Starting a search for the best college starts with understanding what you want to accomplish. Some schools are better than others for individual fields of study.  [...]

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Vital Steps In Choosing The Right College Major

Published on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: best college major, career goal, career goals, career major, choose college major, choose major, choosing a major, college major, double major, double majoring, university major

When it comes to college and choosing the right major, most students have a tough decision to make. Often we have a vague idea of what we want to do but pinning that down to an exact major can be difficult. However, that doesn’t mean that choosing a major is an impossible task, it just [...]

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New To The College Career, Here’s What To Do

Published on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: apply to college, class registration, college, college admissions, college application, college career, college career planning, college careers, college counseling, college orientation, community college, course registration, matriculation

If you are a high school student getting ready to graduate and want to take classes this summer at a community college; or you are a returning student that has been working in the corporate world for the last 5 or 10 years and have decided for a career change; getting your college career started [...]

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