3 Tips for International Students Applying to a US College
If you are considering pursuing your higher education in a US college, you’re certainly not alone. Over 1.2 million students from all over the globe chose the U...
Student Life
Can You Study in a Country Where You Don’t Speak the Language?
Going to university in a different country can offer a lot of benefits. It can make you look more employable due to your more diverse life experience and can al...
The student property misconceptions you need to avoid!
So many investors are inclined to equate student property investments with risk. It’s true that students can have a reputation as loud and untidy, which doesn’t...
A Quick Look at the Top 5 Universities in Portugal
Whether you live in Portugal or have a budding scholar seeking an excellent education in Europe, you may be surprised to learn that there are a number of leadin...
A Student’s Guide to Renting Accommodation in Bristol
Starting university or college in a new city is an exciting time for young people, as well as being scary too! When moving to a new city, the first thing that y...
Furnishing Student Digs on a Budget
Most of the time, students accept that their accommodation is probably going to be either lacking in style, or in a pretty abysmal state, but if you h...
The Most Competitive Industries For Graduates
If you have graduated recently, or you are ready to take on your third year and are thinking about what will be coming next it can be a daunting prospect - espe...
Student fashion dos and don’ts
Starting university in September? Avoid the fashion faux pas’ that will leave you cringing in years to come and read our student fashion dos and don’ts: Don’...
10 items every student should have in their wallet or purse
If you’re a new student, make your life easier and pack these 10 essential items in your wallet or purse: Cash Whether you’re paying that overdue librar...
5 Surprising Games Based On Shows Or Films
When we think of video games based on popular entertainment, there are certain genres that come to mind. Horror, action, and adventure films and shows tend to m...
Brutality of the Welfare System
I have always been a supporter of the welfare system, and I have always been proud that Britain was a pioneer in ensuring that we protect and secure the safety ...
How to declutter your wardrobe
Winter is in full swing but it’s time to think about sorting out that so-called ‘closet’ before the real spring-cleaning. Getting rid of old clothing and beginn...
Bills,Bills,Bills!
The saying of ‘earning a living’, does not hold the value it used to. People used to work, pay their bills, put some money aside for the future and enjoy a litt...
Things Airlines Will Never Tell You
Here’s a guide that you ought to know if you are a travel enthusiast or you happen to find yourself on a plane every now and then. Here we will tell you how you...
McDonald’s Trivia For McDonald’s Lovers
75 years… Whoa! That’s some amount of time. McDonald’s has existed and served its customers for 75 years now. Here is a very interesting compilation of McDonald...
Choosing A Career For Yourself as a student
When it comes to choosing a career for yourself, the most important thing is clarity. Once your are clear about what you want to achieve, you will pave your lif...
How to Cope with Third Year!
I am just about to begin my third year of University, and the obvious emotions are running through my mind: excitement, nerves, happiness of seeing my old frien...
The college to university transition
Chances are prior to attending university said potential student will have attended some form of education; from college (in my case completing a BTEC) to doing...
4 Ways of Controlling The Control Freak In You
Have you often experienced that urge to control everything and everyone around you? That pressing need to control everything and everyone comes naturally from w...
Things To Do For A Good Night’s Sleep as a Student
When you wake up feeling groggy and pissed off in the morning, you yourself know that you didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Crankiness, weariness, and being flus...
China offers free higher education to poor students
China, in a move nobody seems to have been expecting, is set to provide free senior high school education to poor students. The Chinese government wishes to fur...
The Poundland Paradox: Why are some people so against cheap stores?
Most people know of the main discount stores across the country; Poundland, the 99p store, Poundworld; you name it, there is bound to be at least two in every c...
Grants to loans: Are the government really pricing poorer students out of higher education?
In July George Osborne announced his plans to scrap the current student finance maintenance grants available to students from 2016 and replace them with another...
Egyptian Mogul Negotiates to Buy Islands for Refugees
In a move that may result in a Bond villain emerging in real life, an Egyptian billionaire has a novel solution to the refugees crisis currently happening in Eu...
Blackboard v iPad’s in School and College
Is this the most one-sided fight in history? Does the fact that you can even download a blackboard app on the iPad make this a K.O blow before we’ve even discus...
The calm before the storm: Preparing for university
So for over a decade, you've effectively gone through the same routine at the same time every year; you buy fresh stationery, fresh book materials and uniforms/...
Four-Day School Week Can Improve Academic Performance
The old adage that says working harder, for longer produces better results may well be changing according to a new study published this week. Shortening the ...
A bunch of useful tips for using Google better
Placing a phrase in quotation marks will search for exactly that phrase. This means the word order and spacing will be preserved. Use aster...
Things I have learnt while travelling…
So I’ve just come back from another big trip and having previously written about the joys of travel, I decided to write about some of the things I have learnt d...
Handwritten Letters: Why the pen can be mightier than the keyboard…
Sometimes, I think I am, at heart, something of an elderly lady. Since leaving my teenage years behind, I continually find myself saying things like “when I was...