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Everything you need to know about choosing the right college for you! College life is a new chapter that every individual must face. After all the sacrifices throughout your high school life, choosing a community college is the next step you should take into consideration. It is very imperative to decide the right place for your ultimate learning experience and in order for you to attain this; there are various valuable factors that you should consider...
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This book starts you at square one: before you know what questions to ask, what colleges to read about, or what statistics to look up. Sowell pulls no punches as he candidly describes the inner and outer workings of scores of American colleges and universities, big and small. He gives equal attention to special programs, financial aid, and the academic environment.
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"If you are a young person, and you work hard enough, you can get a college degree and set yourself on the path to a good life, right? Not necessarily, says Sara Goldrick-Rab, and with Paying the Price, she shows in damning detail exactly why. Quite simply, college is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to...
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"For The Real World of College, Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner analyzed in-depth interviews with more than 2,000 students, alumni, faculty, administrators, parents, trustees, and others, which were conducted at ten institutions ranging from highly selective liberal arts colleges to less-selective state schools. What they found challenged characterizations in the media: students are not preoccupied by political correctness, free speech, or even...
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The former Stanford University sailing coach sentenced in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal tells the riveting true story of how he was drawn unwittingly into a web of deceit in this eye-opening memoir that offers a damning portrait of modern college administration and the ways in which justice and fairness do not always intersect.
For eleven years, John Vandemoer ran the prestigious Stanford University sailing program
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When students go to college, they're leaving behind their network of support and heading to a world with different perspectives, responsibilities, and expectations. Even for those going to "Christian" colleges, there's no guarantee they won't face challenges to their faith. So how do students stay Christian in college? How do they stay open about their faith in the face of potential ridicule?A must-read for every college student, How to Stay Christian...
27) Ultimate College Bible Bundle: 3 in 1 Bundle, Make College Count, Your College Experience, and Co
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Ultimate College Bible Bundle: 3 in 1 Bundle, Make College Count, Your College Experience, and College Knowledge
College is a crucial part of education. It is an important investment for your future as this chapter of your educational journey usually sets you on a more direct path towards achieving your goals in life. Although college may be one of the more difficult chapters in your education, it aims to develop maturity so that you will better...
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Twenty-first-century how-to advice for parents who want to protect children as they launch them into college, from bestselling author Stephen Arterburn, host of New Life Live!, the nation's number one Christian call-in counseling show.
Most of the parenting books currently in circulation were written decades ago. Therefore, they do not address-nor could they address-all the issues parents face today in the era of technology and excess. Parents do...
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The Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College is the first book to reveal the insider secrets about how professors really grade. The book offers high-value, practical tips about how to succeed at each of the five "grade-bearing" moments of the semester: (1) The Start (2) The Class (3) The Exam (4) The Paper and (5) The Last Month of the Semester. Fast-paced, entertaining, and easy-to-follow, the Professors' Guide will help you get truly...
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In Michele Andrea Bowen's Up at the College, Yvonne Copeland-dumped by her husband and now homeless-returns to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina. Landing a job as an adjunct professor, she begins rebuilding her life and her relationship with God. And then she meets the university's basketball coach, who's everything she wants in a man-except for a defect only God can change. ". a feel-good story full of humor and hope."-Library Journal
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"The Electoral College that governs America has been with us since 1804, when Thomas Jefferson's supporters redesigned it for his re-election. The Jeffersonians were motivated by the principle of majority rule. Gone were the days when a president would be elected by acclamation, as George Washington had been. Instead, given the emergence of intense two-party competition, the Jeffersonians wanted to make sure that the Electoral College awarded the...
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Testing volume 2
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
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Now a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas, Cia Vale attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government's grueling and deadly Testing put her and her loved ones in great danger.
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What would Jesus do if He visited your college campus? Walk around? Read books and drink coffee? Or would He preach the Gospel? As Christians, we are called to bring the truth of God and everything the Lord has taught us to the people around us. At times, this may be difficult because of our lack of biblical teaching on evangelism. This book is designed to show people how simple it is to fulfill the Great Commission even in their daily lives. As an...
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Taking readers into the homes of middle-class families to reveal the hidden consequences of student debt and the ways that financing college has transformed family life, the author describes the profound moral conflicts for parents who take on enormous debts and gamble on an investment that might not pay off.
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Kara Ross' series is comprised into one all-encompassing bundle here with The Ultimate College Student Handbook: 3 In 1 - Time Management for Teens and College Students, Personal Finance for Teens and College Students, College Student Side Hustle.
Most importantly – you'll learn the power that small changes to your life can make all the difference and the ways that you already possess the mental fortitude within you to take control today.
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Discover a concrete financial plan to finance a college education
Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter what your circumstances. Bestselling author and personal finance expert, Eric Tyson offers tried and true strategic advice on how to understand loans, know your options, and how to improve your financial fitness while paying down your student loan debt. Armed with the checklists and timelines, you'll be able to:
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An invitation from a prestigious liberal arts college to buy their mystery-novel collection comes as a welcome surprise for Raymond Ambler, crime-fiction curator at New York City's prestigious 42nd Street Library. But his pleasure quickly turns sour when the collection's curator-Ambler's friend Sam Abernathy-tells him he plans to fight the acquisition tooth and nail. The collection would make a fine addition to his holdings, but Ambler's not looking...
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An examination of how America's colleges have become an intellectual hell on Earth for anyone who wishes to think rationally and seek truth and wisdom, as well as a plan for how young citizens can claim and safeguard the learning and heritage to which they are entitled.
From safe-spaces and trigger warnings to grievance studies and neo-Marxist indoctrination, to sexual degeneracy and hook-up culture, to student loan indentured servitude, to useless...
40) The Testing
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Testing volume 1
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Its graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about-hope for-is whether shell be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization. When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her about his own nightmarish half-memories...
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