Reading literature (fiction, poetry, memoirs, for example) requires a different approach than reading nonfiction, instructional writing. Meaning in literature isn’t often stated directly, but is implied. You have to get a sense on your own of what the work means, instead of having the author explicitly saying, “This is idea 1, and this is idea 2.”


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Now it's time to actually design your course of study for the rest of your college career to ensure that you will (1) satisfy the requirements of your school's core curriculum; (2) satisfy the requirements of your major; (3) satisfy any and all prerequisites for the upper-level courses you identify as likely targets for your junior and senior years; (4) avoid the annoying scheduling conflicts that can prevent you from taking the classes you want when you want them; and (5) ensure that you still have the time for the athletic, extracurricular, and social commitments that will round out your college experience.


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If Congress fails to pass legislation funding the federal government, the federal government will shut down and more than 800,000 government employees will be furloughed. The impact on federal student aid, however, will be minimal.


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You may think you are healthy as an ox, but that’s neither here nor there when you’re away from home and sick as a dog -- especially since close living quarters and stress can seriously aggravate health issues.

Since Mom won’t be around to feed you chicken soup or carpool you to appointments, use this guide to doctors, vaccinations, insurance and meds to stay as healthy as humanly possible while on campus.

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Earning a degree in radio and TV broadcasting can lead to obtaining a job in this exciting field. A degree in radio and TV broadcasting can be earned by attending a two year technical school or community college.

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Poor credit student loans are a reality more often than not with many adults returning to college and first time students looking to enter without a sufficient college fund. College tuition ranges anywhere from $9,000 per year to $30,000 per year depending on course load and type of college. A state university, for example, will cost less than an Ivy League private university, but both are expensive for the student with poor credit and no college savings.

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Should student loan borrowers have a chance to know the rules and strategies used by debt collectors?

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Even if no one in your family ever went to college, that doesn't mean that no one will. All it takes is for one person in a family to act upon that dream, and by their example others can follow. That first person can be you!

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Student loans are necessary in order to help and encourage people to attend school. Student loans generally have a convenient repayment schedule. However, the current economic crisis has resulted in increasing student loan defaults...

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All over, students are facing college tuition increases. While critics argue over the exact causes of rising tuition fees, all agree it is happening.

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