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100 Things Every College Student Should Do Before Graduating

January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Student Loans

When it comes to the college experience, it’s quality, not quantity, that complications.

You’ll never be adept to relive your college years, so it’s important to not leave things undone.

Here are 100 things to do in college to make sure your experience will be unforbringtable and withgone regret.

There’s no crystal ball, but it helps to look to the future…

1. Think about your life after college from the daylight hours you set foot on campus.
2. acquire marketable skills to get ahead in the job market. Pick up a few things about computers, receive an accounting session, or learn something about scientific research.
3. Join a course that builds your leadership and team-building skills.
4. Hone your communication skills beyond “Wassup.”
5. Learn the art of short-order persuasion. The real world throws up opportunities while on elevator rides you only have a few minutes to convert possibilities to sure things.
6. Take on an internship position in your chosen career during your summer vacation.
7. Take a few summer courses. They help you graduate faster and reduce your tuition expenses.
8. Make a clear decision on whether you want to go to graduate school or discover a job after graduation.
9. Set up an alternative plan (job/post-grad studies) as a backup measure if your original falls through.
10. Attend career fairs and visit your college career office regularly.
11. Take a crash course in microeconomics. No matter which field of work you choose, you have to know the dealings of making and managing capital.
12. Enroll in a ace association of your chosen field of work.
13. Develop a network of associates and contacts in your preferred career.
14. Create a perfect resume.
15. Learn how to write a good cover letter.
16. Perfect your signature.
17. Develop your people and interpersonal skills.
18. Work out all of the ways in which you can search for a job once you graduate.
19. Read the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
20. Browse career websites.
21. Learn to get your point across in five minutes
22. Brush up on your interview skills.

Enrichment comes in small steps, at an affordable cost…

23. Pick up a skill that’s completely unrelated to your course of study.
24. Learn at minimum the basics of a foreign language.
25. Overcome a personal fear. If you’re scared of water, learn to swim; if you’re scared of heights, go bungee jumping.
26. Learn keyboard shortcuts to impress people watching you work.
27. Learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation that doesn’t take forever to complete.
28. Learn the names of all the 50 states in the United States of America.
29. Make it a point to read one good book every semester.
30. Take part in at least two extra curricular activities on campus.
31. Volunteer your services when they are helpful.
32. Learn how to have a formal telephone conversation.
33. Learn how to leave an effective voice mail message that gets your point across.
34. Practice and fine-tune the art of official correspondence.
35. Learn to write emails without using text message abbreviations.
36. Learn to accept blame for something that is not your fault with good grace.
37. Learn to choose which battles to carry on war and which to give up; it’s not worth fighting all of them.
38. Learn to be gracious in victory.
39. When victorious, allow the loser a way to exit the situation without losing face.
40. Learn to share credit with your team even if the effort was mostly yours.
41. Become wise enough to realize that older people may have knowledge that you do not. Seek their advice before you embark on what you may think is a brilliant idea.
42. impulse yourself to do something you consider boring, at least for an hour a week. It will prepare you to birch to essential tasks that are sometimes thrust on you in the real world.
43. Visit your college library at least once a month.
44. Become a part of one or more student organization.
45. Spend a few minutes in silence every day.
46. Learn not to take rejection personally.
47. Get into the habit of writing thank you notes.
48. Learn to plan your days.
49. Stick to your plans.
50. Learn to figure out how to do things on your own. Use the Internet, your library, or any other resource at your disposal.
51. Don’t wait until the last minute to write a term paper.
52. Learn to write a concise and complete one-page document.
53. Work out regularly.
54. Fight with your best friend and make up as soon as possible.
55. Quit drinking/doing drugs.

What goes around comes around…

56. Teach someone something you know and they don’t, dig how to play a guitar or format a computer.
57. Take a foreign exchange student under your wing.
58. Pay your own credit card bills instead of resourceful assertive them on mom and dad.
59. Make peace with a friend you’ve had a falling out with.

It’s a happier life ahead if you’re not in debt…

60. Work part-time to earn money for tuition or other expenses.
61. Avoid using a credit card for frivolous expenses
62. Spend a summer or spring break working at a job instead of partying.
63. Look for debt forgiveness programs that will allow you to work off your student loans while earning a comfortable living.

Totally goofy, fun things…

64. Summon up the courage to walk up to the object of your desire that you catch a glimpse of on your way to class and say hello instead of assuming she/he is out of your league.
65. Give yourself a makeover; try a completely different look from the one you usually sport.
66. Write a journal or a weblog.
67. fare over every inch of your college campus.
68. Try cooking your own meals.
69. Go on a vacation with the bare minimum money.
70. Attend class in your pajamas one day.
71. Wake up in time to see the sunrise.
72. Attend class on time at least once.
73. Clean out your dorm room.
74. Visit a live theater.
75. Go to a theme park and enfestivity yourself like a child. It’s a good way to blow off steam.
76. Go a whole day without using any electronic gadgets. Switch off your mobile phone, iPod and laptop and enjoy a day of peace and quiet.
77. Go for a walk by yourself.
78. Get drenched in the rain.
79. Try different cuisines.
80. Leave your credit card behind and go window shopping.
81. Change your regular weekend routine.
82. Show up unannounced at your parents’ house and watch the joy on their faces.
83. Remember your mother’s birthday.
84. Write at least one hand-written letter using pen and paper.
85. Stay awake throughout a lecture.
86. Restrain yourself from throwing a party when your parents are out of town.
87. Walk instead of using your car for a day a week.
88. Avoid eating junk food once a week.
89. Sing loudly at a karaoke bar, even if you can’t carry a tune to save your life.
90. Support a friend during a crisis.
91. Don’t use email to communicate with your roommate.
92. Delete your MySpace/Facebook profile.
93. Let your mom hug you in front of your friends.
94. Go into class without a smidgen of makeup.
95. Learn the names of all the people in your dorm.
96. Enter a hot-dog eating contest.
97. Eat an ice cream cone in every flavor.
98. Get a whole 8 hours of sleep in a night.
99. Stay awake an entire night.
100. Wear a wacky hat to class as a trial run for the day you graduate!

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Carnival of Student Finance #10

January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Student Loans

Greetings! pleasant to the 10th edition of the gala of Student Finance. We have received 6 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Dean presents Huge List of Restaurants that Give You Free Birthday Meals posted at Mr. Cheap Stuff Coupons. dirt-poor college students jar’t turn concludewn a free meal.

Steve Faexistr presents - Help Paying Medical Bills posted at Debt Free. What can you do conj admitting you need help paying medical bills? Well, there are some places you can find help and some courses you may be able to reduce your medical bills. foremost of all, there are some things you should not do in this situation.

Edithyeung presents Edith Yeung.com Dream Think Act » Blog Archive » 7 Habits of Highly Effective Money Managers posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. Money can’t work hard for you unless you are in conduct of the money. Money is enjoy a child. The child can be easily tamed if you spend time to teach and nurture them. Otherwise, they can easily take over your life.

Ted Reimers presents Benefits of Student Loan Consolidation posted at College Tips. If you have many student loans, you should consider Consolidating your Student Loans with the U.S. Dept. of Education.

The Mad Money Analyst presents Systematic Investing Could Yield Greater Returns posted at The Mad Money Analyst. Investing isn’t a set it-and-forget it system. The head step in the process for you may be setting up an account and making the initial investment, but it certainly does not stop there.

FitBuff presents I Can’t place My Stand Up Desk! posted at FitBuff.com’s all intellect and Body Fitness Blog. A story about my stand up desk, plus a very affordable way to set up a test workstation, so even students on a budget can try the benefits of a stand up desk.

That concludes the 10th edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 22 July 2007. You can bow your posts here.

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Carnival of Student Finance #9

January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Student Loans

Greetings! Welcome to the 9th edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. We have received 9 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Tushar presents How much should your Monthly Mortgage Payment inhabit ? posted at existence of a Resident Alien…. An piece on Yahoo has this interesting piece of information as regards how much should you spend monthly on your mortgage.

Ted Reimers presents Cheapest Colleges posted at College Blog. Get a quality coaching at a great price with these best bargain colleges.

The Skilled Investor presents PIRATES OF THE CREDIT SEA - Part 6: Default under the Citibank credit card contract posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog. This article in this series discusses the seven conditions of default under the Citibank / AT&T Universal card agreement. It also expresses my opinions about contractual relationships in general and about the Citibank / AT&T Universal credit card contract in particular.

Tim Ramsey presents Reduce commendation Card Debt Quickly posted at My Debt Relief Blog. Stop Using Your Credit Card. This is a massive way you can start to abridge credit card claim quickly, it isn’t rocket science to realize that by continuing to use your credit card is going to plunge you deeper into debt than you already are.

Eric Stanley presents Saving dibs - A Top Strategy For Saving Money posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. Do you encounter it difficult to save the money you work hard to earn? If so, then this article aims to help you get on top of your funds and start investing in your future.

John presents The Almost Debt Free contact to Student Loan Debt Reduction vs. Investing vs. Savings posted at Queercents. John finds himself grappling the age-old debate of what’s the worthier option: paying down the student loan or investing and saving. There’s so much back and forth on this issue… he explores the options here.

Matthew Paulson presents What To Do When You’re About to Graduate posted at Getting Green. Most students who are about to regulate arrange high-school or college and head off into the real world do very little to prepare for what’s ahead. They take their classes, enjoy their time in school, and before they know it, it’s a few weeks before graduation, they haven’t found a job, or have any real idea what they’re going to do after the graduate.

Warren Wong presents Why You Should Start Saving Money Today posted at Personal Development for INTJs. Starting Saving Money Today! Why? It’s the difference between being broke and being a millionaire!

ChristianPF presents 9 Tips from Warren Buffett posted at ChristianPF.com. Nine tips about investing, business, and life from the world’s greatest investor.

That concludes the 9th edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted on 13 July, 2007. You can submit your posts here.

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Carnival of Student Finance #8

January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Student Loans

Greetings! Welcome to the 8th edition of the fair of Student financial affairs. We have received 12 posts for this edition. I must say that these are of service and interesting. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Ted Reimers presents Best Colleges posted at CampusGrotto College Blog. Here is a list of the 10 Best Colleges. Did your school make the list?

Allen Taylor presents Making gigantic Money By Looking At The Seasons Of Investment posted at Investing World Today. All forms of investment markets have “seasons” just like the very predictable ill patterns of spring, summer, fall and winter.

Tim Ramsey presents Student Debt Relief - How To Get Yourself Out Of Student Debt posted at My Debt Relief Blog. In this article you will find gone how to get yourself out of student debt the smart path.

Eric Stanley presents Free Up 2,000 A Month - Easily posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. Applying these examples, you package easily free up extra $2,000 per month.

Thomas Humes presents Millionaire Mind - Think Like A Millionaire posted at Wealth Building World. Millionaires, multi millionaires and billionaires have a unique way of looking at currency. Learn about it and apply it to your own thinking.

Baz L presents Air training accustoming At 69 Degrees - Way To Save! posted at Day In The Life of Baz.

Tushar presents You are in financial trouble if… posted at Life of a tenant Alien….

Matthew Paulson presents College Students: Get More for Your Used Textbooks posted at Getting Green.

Rick MacGuidwin presents It’s Really All About Asset Allocation: Part 1 of 2 posted at Tips from Rick. Rick says, “One thing I learned at Merrill Lynch was a great system for retirement planning. The system is much like any Algebra course where you simply solve for the unknown.”

Scott presents 7 Surefire Ways to Save Serious Cash in College posted at College and Finance.

Warren Wong presents Why Not To Drive posted at Personal Development for INTJs.

Steve faber presents - Avoid Some of Those Nasty Extra Car Repair Fees posted at Debt Free. If you’ve had the ill luck to spend a ton of money on car repair lately, you may have actually looked closely at the invoice from your autocare provider to find out why the hell it was so large.

That concludes the 8th edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. closest edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 05 July, 2007. You can accede your posts here.

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Carnival of Student Finance #7

January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Student Loans

Greetings! The 7th edition of the Carnival of Student Finance is up. We have received 9 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Gustav S presents American Social Security, our World Economic meltdown? posted at success-is-in-you.com. If you are looking for Brownie points come to passtter be aware of this upcoming events.

Grey Swan presents Should Wealthy Children Attend Top Schools? | Grey Swan posted at Grey Swan. First in a series of Blogs about Student Financial decisions.

Steve Faber presents - Debt Consolidation – A Great Debt Solution, or Stupid Move? posted at Getting Debt Free. Debt consolidation is great by reason of it allows you to use a secured loan, with consequently lower suspicion rates, to compensate off extremeer interest financial obligations.

David presents Success Advice for Recent Graduates posted at Worldwide Success. As many young people graduated from college and high school in the last few weeks and started their journeys in the “real world”, this is the perfect period to talk about what these young people should do in order to achieve success.

Bill presents You Suck, Girl posted at Ask Uncle Bill. Seems there is another study out there about recompense inequality. Here are the ‘facts’–newly minted college graduates (females) earn about 80% of what a male graduate makes ‘right out of the gate.’

Trent presents Student Loans And The Philosophy Of Debt posted at The Simple Dollar. Low interest debt, like the student loan debt above, should be left by itself and you should only avoid high interest debt (right now, anything over 7% or so); instead, you should be building up a big emergency fund and a fund to buy more expensive things (like cars) with cash. This plan offers breathing room and security, but does leave some debt in place.

Scott presents College Football and Basketball Tickets, a Great Investment posted at College and Finance. An investment strategy for students.

Ruby presents 25 Ways to Make Money Quickly and Easily (and Legally)! posted at Advice and Rants. How can you earn some extra money easily and quickly? You may be broke, debt, and desperate to make some money quickly, or you may be unable to work full-time (maybe because you’re a student like me?). Don’t worry, there are ways to make money quickly, easily, and without robbing a bank.

Ted Reimers presents College Admission Tips posted at College Blog. succeed these 15 steps when applying for college and increase your chances of getting in.

That concludes the 7th edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 24 June, 2007. Submit your posts here.

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Carnival of Student Finance #6

January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Student Loans

desirable to the Carnival of Student Finance. We have received 10 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the arrangement they were received.

Ted Reimers presents leading College Internships posted at CampusGrotto College Blog. An internship at one of these companies will be fun, knowledgeable and career building.

David presents One Million Dollars Generators posted at Worldwide Success. Any activity that generates $10 a day for 10 years will turn into $1 Million in another 30 years if the money is invested at a 10% rate of return.

English Major presents What I Wish I’d Known About bread When I Graduated posted at An English Major’s Money. English Major is thinking on the financial mistakes he made as he tried to set up his life, and the things that he learned from them.

Stingy Student presents Oh, the places you’ll go posted at Stingy Students. Despite the fact that you’re probably going to have to spend money (unless you luck out and manage to find a job where you go), there are many ways in which this can be accomplished in the stingy student manner.

Abdulrasool presents The Dark Sides of commitment Consolidation posted at Debt Consolidation. When paying off their debts, consumers have their minds on only 1 thing, and that is the monthly payments. Some debt consolidation companies will therefore lower your current monthly payments, which is nice, but they will also stretch your payback period.

Ted Reimers presents How to Get a Job after College posted at College Blog. Getting a job after good graduating from College can be difficult if you are not prepared. Follow these Ten Tips to help secure post college employment and get a start on a new career.

Erik presents Your Options For Paying Back Your Student Loans posted at Money Crashers. Loan consolidation puts all of your payments into one lump sum payment. You don’t need to keep track of 6 to 8 different payments you need to make every month.

The expert Investor presents PIRATES OF THE CREDIT SEA: Part 2: What are my rights? posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog. When you deal with a credit card company, however, things just seem not to be that easy-peasy after 60 days. Unless, you watch every billing statement like a hawk and contest any problems in writing within 60 days, which we did not do, your roadway to recovery could be more difficult, if the credit card company wants to make it harder.

Tushar presents Credit Score Breakup and ways to boost it posted at Life of a Resident Alien…. Avoid applying on your own for a lot of loans and credit cards, particularly in a short period. And avoid excessive card-hopping.

Tim Ramsey presents How to Obtain Low Card Interest with Bad Credit posted at My Debt ease Blog. Many major credit card companies actually provide lower interest rates to cardholders that have bad credit and poor payment histories. They do this to help the cardholder prevent defaulting on the debt by filing for bankruptcy or going to collections.

That concludes the sixth edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. Keep submitting your posts to the future editions of this carnival. Thank you for your contribution.

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