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CLEP it!

Posted July 13th, 2009 at 02:07 PM by emily (Tips, Tricks & Experiences from a Flourishing College Girl)

If you are a freshman (or sophomore)…or someone simply in need of some of the basic classes, yet want to find an easy way out, then I may have the thing for you (and me!). English class has always been my least favorite class. I mean reading and writing about plots, themes, symbols...BLAH! It bores the heck out of me. Therefore, when I heard that my school offered the CLEP test, I decided I should jump on it!

There are many other classes that you can CLEP out of, so be sure to check...
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STILL?!

Posted July 10th, 2009 at 07:20 PM by emily (Tips, Tricks & Experiences from a Flourishing College Girl)

It amazes me that I still run into people who are without a cell phone (or without a reliable cell). Despite the hard economic times, etc; I think it is important to fit a cell phone plan into your budget and make sure that you are getting the best deal possible.

You will need a cell phone while you are away at college. I italicize need because I guess you could get around without one, but let’s be serious…
1. Your alarm fails to go off and since you don’t have a cell phone...
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Office Hours…

Posted July 9th, 2009 at 02:13 PM by emily (Tips, Tricks & Experiences from a Flourishing College Girl)

…are important. I know that particular phrase is drilled into your brain over and over, but for a good reason. I don’t care who you are or how smart you are, you have to have something to ask the professor…otherwise, what are you doing in the class? Your professors decide on your final grade and, while many professors play fairly and go off of solely what grades you earn, it does not hurt to demonstrate that you are serious about your studies. Plus, by getting to know your professors better, you...
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Extra, Extra, Read All About it

Posted July 8th, 2009 at 01:33 PM by emily (Tips, Tricks & Experiences from a Flourishing College Girl)

Sure... your busy and you had to get up at 6:00 to make it to your 8AM on time (oh who are we kidding, you probably stumbled out of bed at 7:30); but how about while your grabbing your caffeine fix on the way to class, you also pick up your daily school newspaper.

Even glancing through the major headlines and simply spending 5 minutes catching up on all the scoop is worth your time. Plus, many advertisers like to hide coupons in there (Score!!). Furthermore, if you are on your way...
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No More Glasses

Posted July 5th, 2009 at 04:10 PM by emily (Tips, Tricks & Experiences from a Flourishing College Girl)

Hey everyone! I will be having eye muscle surgery on both eyes tomorrow at noon. Therefore, there will be no post tomorrow and possibly not on Tuesday either; but I will be back as soon as possible!

In the meantime,

Check out these scholarship sites and see what you can do!

http://www.fastweb.com/login

http://www.scholarships.com/
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