How to Deal With A Terrible Professor
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We all know that college classes are hard, but if you have a professor who is difficult to deal with, it can completely hinder your ability to excel in class and can make your college experience even harder. Your college professor is the person who helps you get the education you need to succeed in life, and a difficult professor can put your future success at risk. Lucky for you, there are ways to deal with your terrible teacher!
1. Build A Relationship. If you want to get along with a difficult professor, try building a relationship with him or her. This is your education and you need to be proactive with getting the most out of your college experience. Don’t be shy. By attempting to build a relationship with your professor, you may find he or she becomes easier to deal with.
2. Ask Questions. Having a hard time understanding your professor can negatively affect your learning experience. When you don’t understand the information being taught or the work being assigned because of a challenging teacher, your grade can suffer. When you don’t understand something, ask questions! Only through asking plenty of questions can you excel in a class you hate.
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Five Tips for a Great Themed College Party
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Whether you and your friends are heading to campus early for a midsummer party, or you’re planning the last bash of senior year, throwing an excellent theme party requires some time and patience. Fortunately, throwing such a party doesn’t have to put a deeper hole in your already depleting bank account.
5. Themes
Pick something that is popular with college students right now. One idea is to ask everyone to dress up as a ‘90s cartoon character. Toga parties are also favorites of the college generation thanks to the ever-popular Animal House. If it’s near a holiday, you could also do a Halloween costume party or an ugly Christmas sweater event.
4. Food and Drink
It’s likely that you don’t have a lot of money left to spend, especially if it’s the end of senior year. To make the most of your dwindling funds, ask each of your roommates to contribute a dish and a beverage to the party, and also ask other guests with whom you are close to bring along a dish too. Keep food in accordance with the theme. Serve “eyeballs” (tortellini with black olives in the middle) at Halloween or hold a barbecue for a luau-themed party.
3. Decor
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What to Know When You Rent
If you are headed off to college this fall, there are a lot of exciting things to look forward to. Not only are you going to better your education, you also have the chance to move out on your own! Getting your own place is a very exciting time, but it can also be very challenging. Unfortunately, there are many landlords and roommates out there that will take advantage of a newbie if not careful. When choosing a rental, make sure to follow these simple tips to avoid any possible problems.
Choose Wisely
One mistake that many first-time renters make is that they rent a place that they cannot afford. While the big apartment looks the best, your life will be much easier if you can easily afford your monthly payment. You are at college to learn, not to spend all of your time working to try to pay your rent. If you insist on living in a larger apartment or home, find some roommates to split the cost with you or browse the web for some great deals.
If you do live with roommates, your roommates will have access to all of your mail and private documents. A company like Lifelock can guard your personal information and keep an eye out for any suspicious activity in your info. Keeping all your personal information intact will take a load of stress off when adjusting to college life and your new home life.
Document Everything
When moving into your new rental, it is vital that you document everything. ValleyNewsLive.com even suggests taking pictures of any pre-existing damage just in case the landlord denies it upon move out. You should also do a thorough walk through with the landlord to make sure you are both aware of the condition of the home on your arrival. You do not want to be responsible for damage caused by previous tenants. You need to also get any promises from the landlord in writing. If he says he will fix something for you, have him write it down and sign it. Many landlords will conveniently “forget” many of the promises they made if they are not documented.
Set Rules With Your Roomies
If you do have roommates get everything in writing with them. It does not have to be a formal document, but all details should be written down and signed by each roommate. This document should include what each roommate is expected to pay every month, and how the payments are going to work. Will all of you give your money to one person, and he makes the payments, or will you each be responsible for paying the bills directly to the different companies? By setting out these guidelines ahead of time you will prevent a lot of strain in your living.
When moving out on your own, it is important that your emotions do not get in the way of your common sense. Always take time to make any major decision, such as where to live. Do your research to make sure you are getting the best place your money can buy. And remember, if you document everything you should not run into any problems. What other tips did you find useful when moving out for college?
This post was written by Melissa Maranto. Melissa studied English at UCLA. She is now a magazine editor who still loves the beach as much as she did as an undergrad.
MSOL: Better than an MBA?
A Masters in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) is a degree offered by many colleges and universities all over the world that is designed to create effective leaders. It is considered to be an alternative to the ever-popular Master of Business Administration (MBA).
A master’s degree in organizational leadership focuses on philosophy and psychology as it relates to employee and organizational activities, whereas an MBA focuses more on the analytical aspects of leadership. While a MSOL is by no means a substitute for an MBA, but it is an alternative for students who wish to pursue a different managerial approach.
According to Drew Hansen, contributing writer for Forbes that specializes in leadership and entrepreneurship, MSOL programs have shown to produce higher quality leaders than MBA programs, due to their heavy emphasis on organizational leadership.
Organizational leadership degrees provide the skills required to function in administrative roles throughout any type of organization. Due to the similarities in organizational roles, a degree in organizational leadership can lead to Click to continue reading…