Need some cash? You might have held some part-time work while you were still in college, but most people don’t get their first “real” jobs until after graduation. However, the reality is that even if you’ve completed college in a top university, you are still considered an entry-level professional. The pressure to be successful right […]
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We all know the look of a college apartment; it’s the land of lost hand-me-downs. I personally had everything from my grandfather and aunt. My grandfather had moved in with my aunt about the same time I got my first apartment in college, so I benefitted. I got my bed from my aunt and all
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Congratulations! You have graduated, completed your college experience and you are now ready to start the real world on your own…or with a roomie. There are many different factors you should consider before you make your decision on whether or not you want to start your post grad life with a roommate or alone. Here
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So, you’ve graduated or are on track to graduate within an academic year. You’ve dedicated countless hours, a few dozen sleepless nights and sacrificed a football game or two, all to maximize your ability in what ever it is you’ve studied for these last four (or more) years. Everything you’ve worked toward should make getting
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Moving back home with your parents is far from pleasant, especially if you expected to land the job of your dreams, conquer the world, and get a place of your own after college graduation. If you’ve recently graduated college and have had to move home after being unable to find a job, you shouldn’t feel
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Beyond final projects and endless exams, it’s hard to imagine anything else that can be more stressful about college graduation. While this is very much a time for celebration and excitement, it is also wrought with challenging final academic obligations, worried anticipation about “the real world”, and the impending goodbyes to take place. Graduation is
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The day I graduated college was nothing short of the most frightening day of my life. I had an education and around $1,000 in my bank account, but no job leads. I had quit my part-time job as a pharmacy tech the summer before my senior year to pursue an internship at a television news
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I belong to a group of more than five friends from high school. After going away to college, I was immersed in the sea of eager freshmenhood (no, that isn’t a real word) and selfishly put my “old” relationships on the backburner. I began building a close relationship with my roommate and other girls in
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Graduating college is something many college seniors look forward to each year. After four years of hard work and tireless studying, it’s exciting to seize that diploma and head out into the real world. In fact, I remember how excited I was when I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin just four years
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Becoming a confident and self-assured individual is very much a product of time and age. For the most part, the first step to finding consistent self-confidence is maturing. This is not to say that younger individuals cannot find confidence in themselves. Of course, we are all able to find confidence in our own ways. But,
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