http://topcollegesblog.com Blogging about colleges, students, and the education industry. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:41:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that you've been accepted to college, have you thought about where you will live at school? Before you start picking out your bedroom sheets and matching towels, think about the numerous choices of college living. 1. Find out if the college has a requirement for first year students to live ... http://topcollegesblog.com/find-college-housing.html I came across this travel site for students and professors in college and thought others could use some help finding discount travel for winter break: Cheap Tickets For College Students I also found another travel site that is student friendly. Look for Discount Hotels easily at this site. It was ... http://topcollegesblog.com/student-travel-discounts.html In this economy finding money for college is getting harder and harder. Here is some information that might help. Hispanic Scholarship Fund The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is awarding $10,000 scholarships this fall as part of a program with Marathon Oil Corporation. The scholarships can provide up to two years of money for ... http://topcollegesblog.com/scholarships-for-women-hispanics-and-more.html When I attended college in Michigan, our tuition increases were directly correlated to the economic status of our state. Our governor was implementing policies that created a surge of income for the government, but years later it would create a worse economic situation.  For example, trailer license plates changed from being ... http://topcollegesblog.com/the-stock-market-and-your-education.html There is some pretty phenominal fodder going around the Internet. Here are some of my favorites: Barack Obama's fake Facebook page: http://www.barackbook.com/ http://www.facebook.com/barackobama http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0908/As_a_bit_of_a_reprieve_a_fake_Sarah_Palin_Facebook_page.html http://topcollegesblog.com/politics-politics-politics.html I will pass this on because I believe in motivational messages that promote registering to vote, and frankly, because Jonah Hill is hilarious. Pass this on to friends, do your part. Spread the word. http://topcollegesblog.com/here-is-some-motivation-to-vote.html Recently I saw an article from TIME that discussed the top 10 banned books. I was surprised to see Huckleberry Fin on this list. But then again, I was surprised to see any book on this list. The whole idea of banning books makes me think of fascism. This article is definately ... http://topcollegesblog.com/banned-books.html Everytime I look at most of my textbooks left over from college, I think one of two things: Man, that is going to make a future bookshelf in my mansion look pretty flippin sweet! And the other is, each of those books could have bought enough beer to last an ... http://topcollegesblog.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-textbooks-in-college.html I am willing to bet that as you read this, a cell phone is within ten yards of where you are. My cell phone is five feet to my left on the island in my kitchen. My point is, the Internet is not the only option to find information on college programs ... http://topcollegesblog.com/are-you-sick-of-searching-for-the-right-college.html A few weeks ago I was sitting with my younger cousins about to take the first portion of their semester exams.  The eldest of them was stressing the importance of the exam results, and the fact that they were unprepared, frantically – so much so that it was stressing out ... http://topcollegesblog.com/studying-memory-and-association.html