Top 12 Best Things About NSCS
1. NSCS Members! 2. Scholarships 3. Talk Nerdy 2 Me Blog 4. Facebook Page(s) 5. PACE March to College Day 6. Induction 7. Service Activities 8. Leadership Opportunities 9. Various Discounts 10. HonorSource 11. Geek is Chic Swag...
James Eggers on Scholarship, Leadership and Service
The tree pillars of NSCS: scholarship, leadership and service were engrained in me from the moment I went to my NSCS acceptance ceremony. My biggest take away from NSCS was using these pillars to guide my decision making. While I was still in college I discovered a...
Find Your Job Fit in 2013!
Congratulations on your graduation and next adventure. Late nights at the library and 3am pizza delivery may be over (for some), and now it’s time to enter the workforce and join three other generations around the water cooler. For those who are still job seeking,...
Common First Interview Blunders to Avoid
If you've just landed your first post-college interview, congratulations! You're one step closer to potentially finding and getting your dream job. If you're like many recent grads, you may not be exceptionally experienced at interviewing for professional job...
What’s Next? 5 Possible Paths for Life after College
It can be tough for college seniors to make a decision about the future, but after winter break, graduation will be right around the corner. If your future plans are still a bit fuzzy, there’s no time like the present to start planning for that next step. Graduate...
A Meeting of the (Cable TV) Minds
Have you ever watched Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe pick through decades-worth of refuse in strangers’ rickety, old barns on American Pickers? Or perhaps you’ve seen the Ice Road Truckers nearly slide off a cliff, only to miraculously recover at the last possible...
Your Study Environment and You
Did you know the environment that you study in could affect how productive you are? Maybe that’s already something you knew affects yourself, as well as which environments work best for you and which don’t. Personally, I think there are some days when I work better...
How Knowing Your Strengths Can Help You Succeed in College
My freshman year of college, I received the book Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath as a gift from my parents. My mom was required to read it and take the accompanying strengths assessment for work, and she thought it would be beneficial for me, too. I thought I had...
Searchable Scholar
When is the last time you Googled yourself? If it’s been awhile, take a minute right now and do so. What comes up when you search your name? It may sound like a strange, slightly narcissistic thing to do, but that first page of ten or so articles, websites and...
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