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Paying for your undergraduate degree can be a daunting task that can leave you with mounds of debt. Adding a graduate degree to that often discourages numerous people from even bothering to apply for the post-graduate program of their choice as they don’t feel as though they’ll be able to pay for it. While loans and grants are options, there are numerous scholarship options available students that meet certain criteria. Here are ten to get you started.
If you live in a rental unit, you need to have protection against accidents. Renter’s insurance is cheap and very much worth the money!
Buying a car is a big step. A car can give you a sense of independence; a sense of freedom. However, car ownership comes with a few costs beyond just the monthly payment.
If you are headed away for college, odds are you will be gone for some time (maybe for good if things go extremely well). And more than likely when you left, you did not take every single one of your possessions with you. Even if you wanted to, it is unlikely that all of your stuff could even fit in a tiny college dorm.
One of the enduring beauties of the internet is the anarchist philosophy that shaped it in the early days. For many years and to a lesser degree still today, you can find things free on the internet that would cost you money in a more traditional marketplace. This open access concept has been picked up by a number of universities and other storehouses of knowledge, resulting in many websites that provide some remarkably extensive resources.
A vast majority of U.S. college students say that being active on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ makes them feel more connected while they’re away at college. However, they may not realize that over-sharing information can make them vulnerable to fraud that occurs at the hands of a friend or acquaintance. Living in a communal situation, such as a dorm, also increases the likelihood for theft and fraud, and underscores the need for students to have greater awareness of how to protect their information.