What would be some good practical web resources for college students? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 4 answers

How does a 25-year old college dropout go about getting a fresh start at a new university? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 11 answers

I haven't done any work yet, but I swear I will soon - (how) do I tell my thesis advisor? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 19 answers

HigherEdFilter: Who proposed that US college athletes should get scholarships that they could use after their sports career ends? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm looking for information for applying to grad school while abroad. (PhD programs in Political Science/International Relations). I graduated from college in spring 2006, and I'm planning on applying next year (Fall '09) to start in Fall 2010. I'm also considering going to Israel in July and staying for about 10 months, and I want to make sure this won't impact my grad school plans in any way. [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

Can a defunct trust fund donate tax-free to a university student's dissertation? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 4 answers

Teaching a university course for the first time: any tips or suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2007 - 33 answers

I used to be a model student. This semester was truly humbling. Do you have any suggestions to help me hone my study habits, regain motivation, and minimize distractions in the final three semesters before graduation? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 18 answers

Does anyone here have experience starting a small college or university? (more inside) [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - 19 answers

Where can I find a list of colleges and/or universities located outside English speaking countries that primarily teach courses in English? (Personal knowledge of such institutions of higher learning is also welcome.)
posted on Nov 24, 2007 - 13 answers

I am currently a visiting professor at a liberal arts college. Our department is conducting a search for a tenure track position which I intend to apply for. I need letters of recommendation which address my teaching abilities. The people most qualified to write these letters are my colleagues that are on the search committee. Is it appropriate or inappropriate to ask them to write letters of recommendation for this position?
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 12 answers

What can you tell me about the Monterey Institute of International Studies? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 4 answers

How can an older college student integrate with younger classmates? [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2007 - 51 answers

What schools (colleges/universities) are good for graphic design in NYC? [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2007 - 10 answers

What's a good university, where good means a high concentration of people interested in learning? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 54 answers

So I'm going to be a college sophomore in the fall, living two dorm-rooms away from my ex. Help me make this work/not go crazy. [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2007 - 12 answers

Looking for serious, modern, and fun art schools in Europe, or possibly the US. [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers

What are some best practices for managing a (university) lab full of Ubuntu/Windows XP dualboot machines? [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2007 - 1 answers

I want to attempt a doctorate or masters in psycholinguistics (specifically aphasiology, or, failing that, a pragmatic concentration). [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2007 - 7 answers

I've reached the end of the road for graduate school loans. [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2007 - 7 answers

About a week ago I graduated from high school—finally. I graduated with honors and have a very large scholarship to a state university here. It's all planned for me to go to university. But I am not sure if I want this. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 44 answers

Going to college to become a Home Ec teacher? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm about a year off from Grad school, and I'm beginning to look around for good places to go. I'm a bit of a dinosaur, however, and am very interested in existential religion and am interested in studying a kind of... ontological foundationalism whereas the focus will be how man establishes and functions through his sense of being/meaning in the world. [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2007 - 14 answers

I will be graduating in a few weeks from college. Help me find stuff I should do before I'm all done and move away! [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 21 answers

What decent universities exist for baby boomers who need a degree but have to keep working? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm a sophomore physics major at a fairly prestigious university (USN&WR Top 25) known for its technical and scientific offerings. My parents currently pay for tuition and dorm housing, with no financial aid. However, my grades have been lower than they expected, and they are now refusing to pay for me to return next year. What are my options? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 38 answers

Students: What do you do when group members don't do much at all? Educators: Do you want to hear if a student is not pulling their own weight in a group work situation? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 34 answers

As an "outsider", how do I find a back door in to a school or institution of research? Is there any way to "test in" to such a program - or to a degree? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 13 answers

How to (if at all) come out of the ADD closet? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm in college. I'd like to be trained to do editing and layout for a living. How do I proceed? Do you know anything about Simon Fraser's Editing program? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 10 answers

Has anyone attended an online University or known someone who has? What are your experiences? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 10 answers

Is it foolhardy to pursue such different double majors as graphic design and neuroscience? [more inside]
posted on Feb 15, 2007 - 38 answers

College savings: Does the government care how you spend a college savings plan in Canada? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2007 - 7 answers

I've got the opportunity to do an American Exchange next Autumn from my UK University for about 15 weeks. What are the key culture changes that I'll experience? Of course, there's [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 17 answers

Does anyone have any information regarding Westwood College in Chicago, a FOR PROFIT university? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2006 - 4 answers

collegefilter: what classes should I take? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2006 - 18 answers

Any useful tips for settling in to first week in college / university? Any funny anecdotes of your first week in college / university? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 29 answers

GradSchoolAnxietyFilter: I have no research experience. How do I describe my research plan? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 8 answers

Can I take graduate courses before I'm enrolled in a Ph.D. program? Do any grad students do this? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 14 answers

Does anyone have an experience appealing an admission decision by a university? I recently applied as a transfer student to a private university in California and was rejected. I'm putting together an appeal now and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice from first hand experience. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2006 - 15 answers

I have a post-graduate diploma from England and want to finish my MA, but the requirements are unreal. Should I scrap and start over in the US? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2006 - 8 answers

How many students will be enrolled at colleges and universities in the U.S. this year? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 6 answers

Physics vs. Geography at university. Which is better to do, specifically careerwise? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 12 answers

What American universities have campuses in Europe?
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 20 answers

Name that sitcom: I vaguely remember seeing a sitcom about a college or university faculty, where a new lecturer arrives (teaching english lit?) and tries to get to grips with the job. He had long curly dark hair. I think the theme tune was the Eels' Novocaine for the soul, but given how easily googleable that should make it (which it isn't), I might be wrong on that. It was aired somewhere in the middle of the nineties on NBC, though it was NBC in europe, parts of which differ from the US NBC broadcast, so it might not have been on in the US at that time. [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2006 - 5 answers

I'm moving to Brisbane, Australia soon for university. What should I know? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2006 - 12 answers

I need to find a website that has a list of universities / colleges by state and also by size and city? Does this list exist some where?
posted on Apr 10, 2006 - 1 answers

Inspired by this question, I would like to know what people actually do to cheat in university (or school, or academic settings generally). [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2006 - 68 answers

How do I get back in touch with old professors? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2006 - 12 answers

Alternative colleges, universities, and other forms of post-secondary learning worldwide - any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2005 - 26 answers

What's the best way to sell back (used) college textbooks? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2005 - 12 answers

[Internship filter] Any ideas for a summer internship for a college student? Here are her stats: not a U.S. citizen, but can work in the U.S.; native speaker of Russian and Turkmen, fluent speaker of English and Turkish, moderate speaker of Spanish; business major; very personable; college sophomore. Paid internship would be best, but any place that could lead to a future job would be good.
posted on Dec 4, 2005 - 8 answers

CanadaFinancialFilter: What's the best way to invest in an RESP? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 13 answers

Know any good college pranks? [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2005 - 57 answers

I'm considering taking a year of Recording Arts at a college in Toronto or Montreal next year before going to University for my B.A. My school's guidance people are remarkably unhelpful, can you offer advice in choosing the school for me, or even if this is the right decision? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2005 - 5 answers

What is the best way to finish the 3rd year of a 3-year general degree in Canada when youre not in it for the learning anymore? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2005 - 10 answers

What should I wear to work in a higher education student services setting? Interview attire is one thing - I'm all set with that. But once I get the job, what should I wear to work? I want to build up my professional wardrobe and I want to do it right. [more inside]
posted on Sep 23, 2005 - 15 answers

Blogging in the classroom. I've decided to set-up a blog for my students this semester. This will be the place for their response papers, writing exercises and a few other tidbits. It needs to have access for 5-10 members, a very easy set-up, free-to-near-free pricing (although I would pay or find the dollars to fund if it was warranted), and very clear posting/linking instructions for the students. Advice on selecting a blogging system needed. [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2005 - 14 answers

I have for a few months now been considering starting a blog aimed at people heading off for their first year of college. [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2005 - 13 answers

Related to this question (and actually asked there but with no reply) - Is it possible for an international student to start all over again in a university somewhere else even if s/he's done prior university work in their home country? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2005 - 15 answers

Can a University find out what other schools you have attended? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2005 - 6 answers

I'm going to be a freshman going to college in the fall. Any advice, helpful anecdotes, experiences, tips or suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2005 - 82 answers

I am considering a career change, and need advice. I am thinking of going back to college to study osteopathy. Am I making the right choice? What sort of financial arrangements can I make to avoid massive debt? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2005 - 7 answers

A young woman that I am helping has recently left her home country (a totalitarian regime by any account) and is going to be attending undergraduate university in the U.S. in the fall. The school has given her a full ride as her family lives in extreme poverty. After she is done with school, she'll probably want to stay in the U.S., what sort of major should she choose so that she'll have the best chance of getting a job after that will provide her with a visa? I know some will say to choose what she loves, but she needs to be strategic.
posted on Jun 24, 2005 - 22 answers

How can I search for which local colleges offer specific courses that I want to take this summer? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2005 - 5 answers

At least since I was a kid, there's been the joke/expression "underwater basketweaving." Namely as a joke college major: "What's your major?" "Underwater basketweaving." What is the origin of this expression? Anyone know?
posted on Jan 28, 2005 - 26 answers

I would like to help a very talented friend to get a scholarship to study graphic design (postgrad) in Europe or the US.
She lives in an Arab country, which in my naive opinion could work for her advantage (with all the bridge-building that should be going on right now). From Google I got dozens of graphic design schools to which apparently she would have to apply, get accepted and then apply for a scholarship. Does anybody have some personal/anecdotal knowledge that could help her? Schools with better chance of offering her a full scholarship or some relevant EU program maybe. Thanks
posted on Jan 12, 2005 - 8 answers

When applying for college admission, are native Hawaiians considered native Americans?
posted on Dec 1, 2004 - 24 answers

It's time for us collegians to sign up for classes again. I am always faced at this time with a dizzying array of choices when looking in the course directory. What was the best college course you ever took and why?
posted on Nov 21, 2004 - 51 answers

Is Canada a good place to go if you want a decent job and a good place to go for college?
posted on Nov 2, 2004 - 23 answers

Things to take to university? I'm moving into my (self catered) accommodation in a couple of weeks from now, and as I am sure most of you have been through this before, I was wondering what the absolute essentials are, along with any other tips you can throw at me.
posted on Sep 9, 2004 - 22 answers

My friend needs help deciding on either a BA or BSBA degree in economics. He would like to work in international trade or something related. What are some pros/cons of each degree (and possible minors for the BA)? He would probably be working for a few years before pursuing a master's degree.
posted on Aug 31, 2004 - 1 answers

What are some good undergraduate fine-arts programs in US universities? [MI]
posted on Aug 26, 2004 - 9 answers

Who went to an American Ivy League School? Did you think it was the best?
posted on Jul 8, 2004 - 16 answers

Anybody have any experience with University of Phoenix? I'm considering their MBA/e-business program, but given it's a $25K investment, I'd like to hear more about how this particular piece of paper is valued in the marketplace, if at all.
posted on Jun 15, 2004 - 13 answers

Graduate school acceptance. Or really, not. I need some advice from all of you over-educated metafilterites. What do you do when you don't get accepted to your first choice graduate school? Besides, obviously, not attend. Have any of you had any luck with reapplying, and if so, what did you change on your application to "do the trick?" Anyone have luck with taking classes as a non-matriculated student just to get your foot in the door? Any advice is much appreciated.
posted on May 10, 2004 - 14 answers

What happens when a person is expelled from a college for academic misconduct (not me)? Can they transfer at all? Does that show up on your transcript? Does it go on your permanent record? How does a person recover from that? Any insight appreciated.
posted on Apr 7, 2004 - 8 answers

I work with a group of people that develop museum exhibits and I've spent a lot of time thinking about unusual interfaces and compelling non-traditional experiences. I've been deep in this for some time, but would be interested in the views of people not quite so close to the field. So, a few questions:

1.What and where are some of the most compelling museum experiences you've had and why, online or in real life (ideally using tech in a surprising or particularly effective way, but I'm interested in the core of any great museum experience)?

2.Given your druthers, what sort of interaction would you like to have with a museum that you're not getting?

3.What conferences or shows might I attend to be exposed to stuff of which I'm not already aware, in the US or internationally. (Obvious ones are the annual meetings of AAM, ASTC, SIGGRAPH, SIGCHI, Ars Electronica)

4.What universities are doing compelling research and application in creating compelling interfaces and experiences that can work in a museum environment (such as the MIT Media Lab or Fraunhofer Institut)?

5. What companies or design firms execute this sort of stuff like no other (such as Second Story Interactive)?

Thanks.
posted on Jan 11, 2004 - 16 answers