http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com Helpful information for Nontraditional College Students Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:40:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello everyone, just wanted to take the time to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully that bit of school stress that you may have gained, I know that I have, you will be able to enjoy the holiday weekend. Fall semester is almost to a close and I ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/ When you started to register for you classes, you knew what major you would get into. Something that would hopefully get you a nice paycheck or something that you really felt passionate about, or something that would continue on with what you are already doing. Sometimes when you begin classes ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/11/04/are-you-changing-your-major/ It's time for registration for the spring semester that is fast approaching. You probably will be getting a letter of notification of when you should start to register for classes and when to see your adviser about what classes you may need to take or not take. So it's a ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/31/spring-registration-is-approaching/ Well one of the tips that should be a given is to be nice, which goes a long way. Below are 5 tips to getting financial aid which comes from an article from FastWeb.com.   Write a letter to the financial aid office, thanking them for the "generous" financial aid package they've ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/25/5-secretstips-to-getting-financial-aid/ Below is part of an article along with a link for further reading about how or if the economy will affect financial aid.   The stock market’s plummeting. Congress is bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And student loans are getting tougher to come by. But you’re not sure how — ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/24/will-the-economy-affect-financial-aid/ This was a cool website that came across my email this morning. It's called Education Xpo where you are able to visit colleges just sitting at your home, taking a virtual tour. It's basically an online college fair. A quote from the site says "EducationXpo will feature world-class admissions and ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/19/education-xpo-college-fair/ Have you ever thought that you know there are possibly textbooks somewhere that are inexpensive or even hopefully free? Well you know what, there are! Just by doing a search online, there are quite a few websites that offer some textbook for free online. One example is http://books.google.com . I've ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/17/textbooks-online-for-free/ This is a good scholarship to try to apply for if you are in the field of accounting and law perhaps. This is located at FastWeb.com where you can also apply for many other scholarships that you may be qualified for in the field of study you are in. Attorney-CPA ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/15/attorneycpa-scholarship/ Time management is something that a non traditional student has to really apply the time to, to ensure that things in there life does not get to unbalanced. Managing home life, college life, work, social and other things at one time can be difficult, but setting your mind on what ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/14/time-management-for-non-traditional-students/ In an earlier post, there was mention about scholarships and grants that you could apply for to pay for tuition, books, and other fees that would be costs of continuing your education. There may be at times that the funds may not cover everything that needs to be paid for ... http://nontraditionalstudents.today.com/2008/10/08/student-loans-for-non-traditional-students/