JLV College Counseling5 Time Management Tips for Balancing College with a Part-Time Job
Most college grads will tell you that their college years were some of the best years of their lives.
But while you’re in the thick of it, it can be overwhelming.
You have to balance class, homework, and study sessions. You have to have fun by making friends and letting off steam at parties. It’s also important to partake in an internship or two. And if you’re doing all of those things, you’ll definitely need to make time for naps.
So how are you supposed to find time for a part-time job on top of everything else? Time management is an issue that many college students struggle with, but it’s a valuable skill to learn.
Keep reading for our top 5 time management tips to help you balance your college career and handle a part-time job. Read More
5 Top Tips to Get Enough Quality Sleep While in College
Perhaps you’re a brand-new freshman or just about to start college, looking forward to your own legendary tertiary years of endless parties and evenings spent studying with classmates for upcoming tests. Or maybe you’ve already been studying for years and wish you could escape the vicious cycle of staying up late to complete urgent assignments, feeling tired in lectures the next day, and spending further frantic all-nighters trying to catch up later in the week.
Although studying is a very important investment of your time, you can certainly gain skills and knowledge in your chosen field without sacrificing precious sleep! Try the following tips to get enough quality sleep while you’re in college: Read More
What College Admission Option is Best for You?
You may be inundated with emails and regular mail from colleges inviting you to apply for admission. The college may also be trying to encourage you to apply early by waiving the application fee. There are multiple ways to apply to a college: early decision, early action, and regular decision. The different ways you can apply can be confusing for students. What do all of the options mean? And, are there advantages or disadvantages to choosing one option over another? How you apply to a college is up to you, but I hope to explain the options so you can make an educated decision on how you should apply to the colleges you are considering. Read More
Scholarship Saturday – September 15, 2018
The deadlines for the scholarships that were on this list have passed. To see scholarships that are still accepting applications, visit more recent Scholarship Saturday posts.
You Can Do It: Why (and How) to Start a Business While in College
If there’s one thing that students always seem to be short of, it’s money. Taking up a part-time job can offset this somewhat, and a lucky few will be able to turn to their parents for a bit of extra cash. For most students, however, a lack of funds seems to be an inextricable part of the experience.
More students would probably feel inclined to start their own businesses while in college, even if it is only a relatively small operation, if they knew how much easier it was. Starting a business while in college is a much more realistic option than many people realize, and there are a number of reasons why you should consider doing so. Read More
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