Rites of passage come at many times in the individual’s life. The first driving lesson and eventual driver’s license for example. One of the more notable rites of passage however, is that high school diploma and the prospect of going to college to chase one’s hopes and dreams. What follows focuses on what might await that new college freshman as we seek to compare American high school life and college life, and what that can mean for student and family.

So what can the new high school graduate expect upon entering the collegiate environment? This will depend largely on whether they are a commuter or living on campus. The commuter while engaged in the college life often has a different experience and expectation from that of the student who lives on campus. The on campus student finds themselves immersed in a life of new freedom and responsibility.

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Mentoring a student is a chance to inspire his development intellectually and emotionally. A mentor should be a trusted friend, a reliable adult and a good listener, but should not serve as a substitute parent or peer. Students come from a variety of homes. Some may come from unfortunate circumstances. While mentoring styles differ in each relationship, a few tips can help a mentor connect to his student.

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Some kids think they can't get into trouble for hacking computer systems and that hacking big networks like the phone company, the military, or NASA is harmless fun. But that's not true, as one teenager in Boston found out recently


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First of all, what is culture? Robert Kohls, who has extensively studied and written about cross-cultural experiences, defines culture as the "total way of life of a particular group of people" " everything from the food they eat and the language they speak to their customs and attitudes. For example, jeans, baseball hats, fast food, Coca-Cola, and MTV are all considered part and parcel of culture here in the U.S.


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You maintain total control over the investments in any Coverdell account for which you're the responsible individual, even though your designated beneficiary is actually the account owner. This seems to be a complete turnaround from Section 529 plans (where you're the plan owner but don't really own the plan assets and have very limited control over the actual investments).

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If you're trying to pull together some extra money for college or grad school, don't discount weird or wacky scholarships just because they're a bit unconventional. Many of these nontraditional scholarships get fewer applicants than merit- or athletic-based scholarships, and even a few hundred dollars of award money can help reduce loans or make a dent in tuition costs.

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There’s no formula for getting into college. No combination of high-school courses will ensure your admittance into your dream school.

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Private loan consolidation stands out as a very wise move to remedy tough financial situations. You can opt to combine student loans or simply try to get rid of some extra loans that you might have. In most situations, private loan consolidation will be combined with student loans

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Part of being an effective instructor involves understanding how adults learn best. Compared to children and teens, adults have special needs and requirements as learners. Despite the apparent truth, adult learning is a relatively new area of study. The field of adult learning was pioneered by Malcom Knowles. He identified the following characteristics of adult learners:

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Using memory techniques to further your learning skills and improve your test scores is easy once you acknowledge how you learn best and how it will come into accordance with your taking of notes, class experience and studying away from home. These memory techniques may be in the form of active memorization, auditory memorization or visual memorization. What type of learner are you and what will help you to remember these vocabulary words or math problems? For some, it may be a repetition. There have been certain memory techniques that will work for most.

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