I want to discuss how you can get accepted at a school in Europe or North America, and how to one day reach the point where you get to wear a cap and gown: You and your parents or friends or partner/spouse will have a lot of questions if you decide to go to college or university in Britain, Ireland, Europe or in the U.S.A. or Canada. You probably don't even know what questions to ask. [Pictured above: Dr. Mark Leslie Woods seated with his colleagues; Mark is about to receive his doctorate... Read Full Story
[Pictured above: Dr. Mark Leslie Woods while studying for his Ph.D. in the U.K., led university-sponsored student trips to London and elsewhere.] Welcome to my blog about Study Abroad in Britain, Europe and in the U.S.A. I am an American who has studied, conducted research and also lectured at colleges and universities in the U.K., Europe, and in North America. I have experienced the confusion of having to choose a school and a course, the chaos of getting ready to travel outside my own... Read Full Story
Renting Textbooks has become very common of late, thanks to the increasing prices of first hand books. You could always rent textbooks since there would automatically be a saving of 65-85% as compared to the campus prices. There are many websites where you could rent the books. Just sign in for the account and click the book of your choice. This way you could buy the books and make the payment through your credit card. The cost of these rented textbooks is not very high. There are not... Read Full Story
Have you ever paid over $500 for your textbooks for just one semester and then not been able to sell them back after your classes were over? Or, if you were able to sell them back to the campus bookstore, were you offered around $20 for a book that originally cost you $100? Luckily for many college students, however, recently renting textbooks has become a viable new way to obtain the materials you need without being committed to paying for them. There is great potential to save money by... Read Full Story
I was thinking about using a [url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8278641&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat103700050018&id=1171058630195]sony portable reader system[/url] to consolidate all my textbooks I would need for college into digital format. I think it would be lovely to have all those heavy books condensed onto a small chip form instead of running back and forth to the car inbetween classes.
Anyone doing this while they’re in college? How long does it take for... Read Full Story
When you are starting out, the process of writing personal statements and completing forms for colleges and for government agencies can seem overwhelming. I hope my experience and accumulated wisdom in these areas can be of help to others, especially students like myself. My personal experiences of going abroad include as a delegate to a C.I.S.V. international summer camp in Klintagård, near Malmo, Sweden in 1970 (similar in some ways to going abroad as an exchange student), studying abroad... Read Full Story
Going to college and getting a degree is one of the most important decision people have to make in their lives. You have to keep in mind that the choices you make in this stage of your life will most definitely affect your career way and your future generally. Have you've found yourself saying " I need a job " or "I need a better job"? Going back to school will certain help you increase your marketability so make sure to read these tips when you're about to select the best college degree: 1... Read Full Story
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US and Canadian college students can pack textbooks into their pockets instead of spine-bending backpacks. A northern California supplier of electronic textbooks on Tuesday released free software that makes digitized forms of college textbooks available on Apple's iPhone or iPod devices. Instead of lugging old-fashioned ink and paper books to classes, students can use iPhones or iPod Touch devices to access textbooks online for reference during classes. The company (Courtsmart) began... Read Full Story
Scroll down for 13 quotes from the second book in my giveaway trio , How To Get A's In College . Remember Artypants , my college freshniece? She's getting moving to New York at the end of the summer to attend the Pratt Art Institute in Brooklyn (school motto: "If You Squint You Might Think It's New York"). Well, this book she doesn't need, since she's brilliant and has study habits way superior to anything I ever had. I didn't develop any kind of study habits until I went to law school... Read Full Story
