When students pack up for college, they take along the basics - TV, laptop, MP3 player and cell phone. Many students will also arrive at school with a microwave oven, tabletop grill, mini-fridge and toaster-oven in tow. Most students, however, don't know there are food safety considerations when cooking with these appliances.

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Winning the grant you’ve worked so hard to achieve is one thing. Taking steps to ensure the award will be one of many is something completely different.


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Some people have argued that the high cost of a college education is a bubble waiting to burst. They draw superficial comparisons with the housing market, pointing out the high cost, heavy financing with no down payment, federal subsidies and tax deductible interest.


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It is important to remember that different types of materials are read at different speeds. A novel is faster reading than a textbook. Time yourself at the beginning of a semester after reading one chapter of your textbook. That will give you an idea of how long you need to plan to study throughout the year.

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You may have decided that Series EE and/or Series I savings bonds sound good to you. You want to start implementing a savings program using them, but you're not quite sure how you go about buying them. Actually, they're quite easy to buy through a variety of means, and they require a lot less paperwork than Section 529 plans or Coverdell accounts. And, after you actually buy a bond, you don't need to do anything further until you redeem it. You don't have to read any statements or make any investment decisions.

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In order to meet your goals and succeed in academics, you need to have self-discipline. Self-discipline will determine whether you will be able to get that student scholarship or if you graduate with honors. It is easy to achieve self-discipline if you know how to control the tasks you are required to carry out.

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Each October, the College Board offers an abbreviated version of the SAT called the PSAT. Though rarely spelled out, this stands for Preliminary SAT. The PSAT is basically a shorter version of the SAT with three parts: verbal, math, and writing. The writing section consists only of multiple choice grammar questions; no essay is required. Scored on a scale of 20 to 80 for each section, the test has a maximum score of 240. The reading and math questions are based on the same subject matter and have the same format as the SAT. Students register for the PSAT through their school rather than through the College Board directly. They take the test in mid-October and receive their scores, along with their test booklet and an analysis of their correct and incorrect answers, in mid-December.

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Going back into learning can be daunting, especially if it’s been a long time since the last visit to the classroom or the examination hall. But it doesn’t have to be scary – teaching styles for adults are very different to those for children, and not all courses involve exams, or even classrooms (see ‘Teaching Yourself Using Books and CDs’).

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GCSEs for those of you across the pond that are unfamiliar with the degree, is a set of exams taken at the end of year 11 (age sixteen). On average students take 10 subjects over a course of two years, at the end of which we are rewarded for our hard efforts with 10 exams (at least 2 papers per subject). As of yet I have completed paper one of each science (biology, chemistry and physics), all of my Spanish exams (3 in total), and one English paper. If I were to say how they were going my outlook would be cloudy, but I am afraid to admit my linguistic skills or lack thereof failed me in Spanish. Luckily it is not a necessary requirement for medicine

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Whenever thinking about college education, we usually have to consider student loan rates as most people will need these to successfully complete their college journey.

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