With so many blogs on the Internet, it’s hard to find a lot of blogs on the topics that interest you.   For me, I’m a big reader of quite a few, and I thought I would give out my top 10 favorite sites that I truly enjoy reading.  Maybe after reading a couple, you may become a fan as well!

• Poorer Than You
• Zen College Life
• Hack College
• Green Panda Treehouse
• College Times
• Dorm Delicious
• Study Successful
• Campus Grotto
• Broke Grad Student

Check out some of the blogs mentioned above that have been around for a while, and continue to update on a weekly basis.  If you know of any blogs that I should add, feel free to contact me, or leave a comment!

College isn’t something we always look forward to, especially after a nice summer vacation. Not to mention, college is very expensive.  Between the cost of books, tuition, and supplies, we’re easily spending thousands.  College definitely isn’t cheap, but there are ways to save money, and spend less.  If you’re looking to keep a couple extra bucks in your pocket this semester, consider a few of these tips!

Community college – You should always consider a community college for a few semesters, if not for your first two years!  They will save you thousands of dollars, and will still give you the same amount of credits to put towards your university!  If you’re tight on money this fall semester, don’t be afraid to got to a community college this time around.

Amazon – Amazon is a great website that can also save you a lot of money on all your school supplies.  Not to mention, it is one of the best places to find the cheapest books!  So, if you’ve never been there before, or you’re looking for something in particular, Amazon is the way to go!

Car pool – Who knows if gas prices will reach that awful $4 per gallon, if they do, definitely consider car pooling with your friends.  Not only is this going to save you a lot of money, but it is also better for the environment!

Share – If you have a couple classes with your friends, try to share books this semester!  Get together, do your homework together, and find a new study buddy!  This is a great way to soak up the information you need to know, while it can save you money at the same time!

Pick up hours - If you’re really strapped for cash this semester, try to save up money, avoid going out, and even picking up a few more hours a week.  A few more hours a week, even 5 will give you bigger paychecks!  Watch it add up, and see how much more money you have to spend and save.

Setting money aside in college definitely isn’t easy.  We have so much to pay for already, and the price of college just adds to the money being spent.  College may not be free, but if you look for little ways to save more money, it will add up to a whole lot in the end!

We’ve all had an excellent professor, and one horrible professor that leaves us thinking how they even got the job in the first place.  When we get a bad professor, it really ruins the class, and it makes the day and the semester seem much longer than it really is.  It is usually hit or miss when it comes to professors.  Make sure this fall you are getting all the best professors.  If we have great professors, we are more eager to learn, come to class, and the semester seems to fly by much faster.  So, how can you make sure you get only good professors this semester?  Continue reading below to find out!

Ask around – First of all, if you know someone that took the class that you’re about to take, ask who they had as a professor.  Find out their name, and be sure to ask whether they liked them or not.  Also, ask what the pros and cons of the professor were.

Ratemyprofessor – There is a really great website called ratemyprofessor.com.  It sorts each college, and has a list of all the professors for each one.  This is probably the best way to find the perfect professors.  People will rate the professor, and leave comments about why they liked them or didn’t like them.  Almost every professor is on there, so be sure to look at this before you sign up!

Who people recommend – Also, ask around and see who people liked as a professor.  Write some of these names down, and find out who people recommend.  Doing this will give you a good idea who to look out for who to avoid!

Finding the best professors is important.   We pay so much for college, so we of course want to make sure we get the nicest, and most knowledgeable professors!  College shouldn’t be something we dread, but something we leave feeling good about what we’ve learned today.  So, before you sign up for your classes, consider a few of these tips to find the best professors!

Some of us ever since we were little have had the dream of becoming something great, a profession that is just for us.  Whether we want to be a doctor, a teacher, or we want to become an engineer, we know right away sometimes.  We feel like we would succeed in this field, and it was meant for us.  When we have that feeling, it is a good feeling.  Although, knowing what college we want to go to on top of that is even better.  There are several colleges out there, but if you’re choosing the engineering path, you may want to consider a few of these top colleges!

Top 10 engineering colleges:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Stanford University
3. University of California (Berekely)
4. Georgia Institute of Technology
5. University of Illinois
6. Carnegie Mellon University
7. California Institue of Technology
8. University of Southern California (Viterbi)
9. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
10. University of Texas (Austin)    

So, if you’re looking to find one of the best engineering colleges, be sure to consider one of these top 10!  The scores of these colleges are based on a lot of different things including, education quality, academic success, creativity encouragement, the faculty, and the universities funding.  So, look these over, and see which one you find most appealing!

As you can see, there are some pretty popular colleges on this list, and a  lot of these I’m sure you’ve already heard of.  Choosing a college is a tough decision.  There are so many to choose from, and the options are endless when it comes to college.  We may find that we want to attend college out of state, or we may want to stick with out home state, and stay close to family and friends.  Every college is unique in it’s own way, and it is important to do your research a head of time!  Every college/university will offer a different experience, so it is important to find the college that you think you’ll enjoy the most.

When we think of college, everyone thinks of something different.  With college, there are endless opportunities, and options.  We can attend certain days of the week, any college we want to (if we get accepted), choose between private or public, and we also have the option of going to college out of state or college in state.  We all want something different when it comes to college, therefore it is important to make sure we achieve those goals!  If you’re not sure whether you want to take the chance to go to college out of state, or if you want to attend college in state, continue to read below.

Below are the pros and cons of going to college in state.  This just may help you make up your mind!

Pros:

• You will still be by friends and family.
• Depending on how far you are, you can make quicker trips home than if you attended out of state.
• You will probably attend college with some people you already knew from high school.
• You will be in your home state, therefore you will know your way around much better.
• It may be cheaper to go to college in your home state.  (You won’t have to pay out of state tuition prices.)
• You’re less likely to get homesick.

Cons:

• You may take the chance of not liking it.
• You may wish you would have went out of state.
• It might have been time for a change, and now it’s too late.
• Some people regret staying home.
• Going to college out of state may have been one of your only chances to live out of state.

A lot of people contemplate what they want to do when it comes to college.  The options are endless, but you want to make sure you make the right choice at the same time.  So, if you’re debating whether or not you want to stay, consider a few of the pro and cons of going to college in state.