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The Study Break: A Weekly List of Our Favorite Distractions

• So you’re all moved in and unpacked. Now it’s time to decorate! If you’re tired of staring at a bunch of blank walls, it might be time to invest in some posters. College Magazine has a list of 2011′s top 10 dorm posters, if you’re looking for some inspiration.

• If you’re looking for new apps to download for your iOS, Hack College has a list of 10 awesome free apps that every college student should check out.

• Writing scholarship essays can be a daunting task. Isa at Community College Success has some great tips for developing that “six figure skill.”

• Finding a job after you graduate can be difficult, but it can be even more difficult if there are inappropriate pictures or videos of you floating around on the internet. Campus Splash suggests 3 questions to ask yourself before you upload.

• It may be the beginning of the semester, but it’s never too early to start thinking about how to make the most of your college experience and what you’ll do after graduation. Check out this list of “7 Things I Wish They Told Me Before Graduating College” from our friends at College Cures.

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Tags: college, college life, College Magazine, community college, decorating, dorm room, Hack College, NSCS, TalkNerdy2Me, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

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10 Predictions for the Future of Community Colleges

Community college often gets a bad rap, but for years these institutions have helped many students — especially those trying to balance work, family and going to school — get the education and training they need. President Obama has called community colleges one of the keys to America’s economic future, and the new attention and increasingly bigger draw is bound to mix things up in the coming decade. Here are a few examples of what we predict will evolve and even improve about the community college experience. We can’t make any promises that any ideas will come to pass, but by the look of things today, they’re pretty likely. In fact, they could fundamentally change the role of community colleges in higher education and how the majority of Americans see the opportunities they offer.

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Tags: college life, community college, non-traditional students, NSCS, online courses, online degree, TalkNerdy2Me, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

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Surprising Benefits to Starting Your Own Blog …and you don’t have to be a tech geek to do it!

Is this really happening? Are my words under the category of “tech geek?” Me, who just got her first smart phone a few months ago? Yes. This is happening. So trust me, what I’m about to teach you is simple. You can easily start your own blog – and the benefits may surprise you.

I started Community College Success last January as part of a New Year’s goal-setting exercise from one of my favorite authors Christine Hassler. I set a goal that I wanted to write and publish a book about community college success, and so like anything I do I started first by asking advice. What I heard most often was that I should write on the topic often and try to build a platform of expertise.

A blog seemed like a perfect way to start.

Now I realize blogs have been around for a while and today we seek most of our news and information from Facebook and Twitter. However, I still think there is a place for blogs – in fact I know there is – because I’ve seen incredible benefits from this venture.

And they are benefits you can reap as well.

So should you start a blog? Is it worth the effort? It just may be depending on your goals and what you want to do with your life. If any of the following benefits appeal to you then keep reading as I will tell you how to get started on your blogging adventure. Read More

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