Harvard University You aced your SATs and your GPA is 4.0. Do you think you can get into Harvard or Yale? If you don’t excel in sports and if your father is not a senator, your admission might be subject to a number of arbitrary whims, including the side effects of food poisoning. Don’t read that previous paragraph wrong, however; high test scores and grade point averages are important for admission as well as for financial aid. But, admission offices also seek interesting and personable essays and students who follow instructions. Apply to at least five or more schools if you can afford the... 

The month of May is the time of year when thousands of college graduates will receive their degrees and head into “the real world.” Studies have shown that most of these graduates will find work in fields that are not directly related to their undergraduate program of study. This is information that those who are at the beginning of their undergraduate studies should pay close attention to when considering their choice of major. While there has been much said (and written) about the process of choosing a major, this article is an attempt to simplify that process and put the focus on... 

I am shedding light on the sustained periods of personal “growth” we as women get thrown into like gladiators left to fend for themselves with no advanced notice or appropriate armor or weaponry. I am talking about the week you were let go from work, found out your man was getting cozy with the bartender at your favorite watering hole (how dare he make me switch bars), your credit card interest rate just about doubled and your pms seemed to have kicked in about two weeks two early. WARNING: Do not down all the spirits in your liquor cabinet, much less ingest all items in your pantry...