Choosing the best art school program for yourself is a very individual choice. As you search for an art school you will find fine art programs offered at traditional colleges as well as Art Institutes, which are more of a vo-tech school that prepares you for a career in art and design with hands-on training. There’s a significant difference in curriculum between traditional fine art schools and the Art Institutes that you should carefully examine as you consider art schools. As you compar.... Read more

Ever wanted to know just when to take the SATs and ACTs? Here’s a quick guideline in preparation for your college applications. JUNIOR YEAR PSAT Cost: $13 (Note: Schools sometimes charge an additional fee to cover administrative costs.) Scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2009 or Saturday, October 17, 2009 Taking the PSATs will give you a benchmark of your test-taking abilities. It’s also the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship (high test scores may enter you into the.... Read more

The Design Futures Council and the journal DesignIntelligence, each year produce a ranking of the architecture schools that best prepare students for professional practice. A poll was conducted on the country’s leading firms and organizations that hire architecture school graduates and collectively they employ over 100,000 individuals. Top 10 Architecture Schools: Can you get into these schools? Use our college admissions calculator to see your chances of being accepted Virginia Polyt.... Read more

Checking out the college campuses before applying gives you a good sense of whether or not you will like the school. Not only are their academic accolades important, but more importantly, is this a school you can live with for the next four or five years? So before you start making a short list of colleges and universities that you’ll send applications to, visit the college campus and take the tour. Join a college campus tour during the week so that you can see what it’s like to be t.... Read more

Online schools or e-learning has become increasingly popular in recent years. In addition to online schools, many traditional colleges and universities are offering online courses and in some cases offer degrees achieved through online courses. Online schools, sometimes referred to as e-learning or distance learning, offer courses, certificate courses, Associates degrees and Bachelor’s degrees in almost any topic. Although the programs are not as extensive, graduate degrees and even doctor.... Read more

Now that you’ve made arrangements to visit the college campus, make the most of that time by getting all your questions answered. For some students, this campus tour will be their only time to check out the school and form impressions of what college life will be like. Take this time to thoroughly consider if you could live with this school for the next four to five years. How do you like the atmosphere, the “feel” of the campus, the people, the classes the faculty? Here’.... Read more

The traditional 4-year college degree is almost a thing of the past. Today, a bachelor’s degree can take anywhere from 4 to 6 years or more to complete. Some factors that stretch this time period are finances, bad or little advice, impacted classes and study abroad programs. As college costs continue to rise, students are taking on more responsibility to finance their education. Either working full or part-time causing them to take a lower number of units per semester or choosing to take a.... Read more

Social networking is the norm. It’s entertaining, it’s fun, it’s addicting and it’s here to stay. Just about everyone has a profile on one, or more, social networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook. We all love posting crazy fun pictures and trading wall posts about what happened last night to so and so. Our profile pages are an extension of our personal lives. Your profile and college admissions Take a close look at your social networking profile before you consider applying for coll.... Read more