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		<title>Tuitions Hikes Spark Protests</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/20/tuitions-hikes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of California’s Board of Regents recent announcement that undergraduate tuition fees will spike by 32% for the 2010-2011 academic year ignited a string of protests on U.C. campuses. Convening at the UCLA campus, the Board was greeted by protesters as some students barricaded themselves inside a university building while others camped out in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studying Tips for College Students</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/18/studying-tips-for-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most students assume that because they beat the high school system in the studying department, they would do so again in college. In their minds, studying can’t be any different, right? They couldn’t be any more wrong.
Chances are whatever helped you pass your classes in high school may not work so well when you hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Work-Study Jobs for College Students</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/17/best-work-study-jobs-in-college/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campuses & Programs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you spend most of your time attending classes and studying? That’s usually the problem with full-time college students. Yet besides the education aspect, there also is a need to strengthen the resume, and these days job experiences are just as important as receiving that hard-earned degree.
Fortunately for students, there are numerous positions that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 15 Colleges With High Early Decision Acceptance</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/16/early-decision-acceptance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/16/early-decision-acceptance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High school seniors are now scrambling to put together resumes, test scores, recommendation letters, and applications for this season’s college process. Among many of those who are applying, some know exactly where they want to go, and it’s either that particular college or bust. In most cases, these students have already sent in their early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explore Your Options Before Choosing the School for You</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/05/explore-your-options-before-choosing-the-school-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/05/explore-your-options-before-choosing-the-school-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=46221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although for-profit schools claim to provide a great service to those who are looking for a way to pursue a degree and launch a rewarding career, critics maintain that these schools may be focusing more on profits than they are on education. Furthermore, critics worry that these schools are specifically targeting those students who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Schooling has its Advantages</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/02/online-school-advantage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing time into education can be difficult, especially when we are also juggling various other important tasks such as work and family life. With the hectic schedule, going back to school is at a low priority, only something we consider when we have free time and extra money stashed away.
However, getting that degree or extra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Up, Up and Away! College Tuition Rising to Unreachable Heights</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/20/up-up-and-away-college-tuition-rising-to-unreachable-heights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students today are getting an increasingly raw deal. The recession has affected young people across the board. Graduating students must contend with serious job shortages across almost all industries, while younger students are being shaken down for even more cash.   
Yahoo news reports that the average cost of tuition at a public four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Most Bizarre College Courses</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/14/top-ten-most-bizarre-college-courses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/14/top-ten-most-bizarre-college-courses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.	 The Unbearable Whiteness of Barbie – President Barack Obama’s alma mater, Occidental College, is now offering a mandatory course for freshmen called, “The Unbearable Whiteness of Barbie – Race and Popular Culture in the U.S.”  The course tries to “explore ways in which scientific racism has been put to use in the making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Back to School with NBA Players</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/09/go-back-to-school-with-nba-players/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/09/go-back-to-school-with-nba-players/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why not go back to school with NBA players like Chris Paul at Wake Forest or Kevin Durant at Texas or Russell Westbrook at UCLA or Jeff Green at Georgetown?  It looks like many NBA have traded in their gym bags for backpacks.
There has recently been a classroom migration of NBA players.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog your Way to College: Blogs Help Prospective Students</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/05/blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/05/blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=36411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Students have never shied away from vocalizing their views. Demonstrations and student newspapers are the traditional forums of student opinion but increasingly, students are turning to blogs to express themselves. In our digital society blogs are ubiquitous; they are informal, easily accessible and convey a sense of immediacy to their reader. Student blogs can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 (Realistic) Dream Jobs and How to Get Them.</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/17/dream-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/17/dream-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has a pipe dream. Whether it is artist or astronaut, young people are being taught that in today’s modern society almost anything is attainable. Aspirations to be a rock star, actor or pro athlete are becoming increasingly prosaic as young people are expanding their ambitions. Today’s youth recognize that a career is not merely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Five Reasons You Should Volunteer</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/16/top-five-reasons-to-volunteer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/16/top-five-reasons-to-volunteer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=31211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to recent studies, volunteerism has been on the downfall as of late.  Not only has the recession primarily affected our finances, it has also had a negative effect on volunteerism.  The National Conference on Citizenship conducted a study, “America’s Civic Health Index,” which discovered that most Americans cut back on volunteer work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community College Gives Unemployed New Beginning</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/15/community-college-gives-unemployed-new-beginning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/15/community-college-gives-unemployed-new-beginning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=30971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the numerous number of laid off autoworkers and others face the reality that their comfortable positions may be gone forever, many will need training for a fresh start.  Many are choosing community colleges like Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.  Sinclair is widely acclaimed as one of the best community colleges in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACT Study Shows Students Unprepared for College</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/15/act-study-students-unprepared/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/15/act-study-students-unprepared/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only about 25% of the 2009 high school graduates taking the ACT (American College Test) admissions test have the appropriate skills needed to succeed in college, according to a study released by ACT.  The study shows very little improvement compared to the 2008 graduating class.  
The ACT study reported that of the 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Lessons Students Can Learn from the Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/09/15/recession-lessons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone of this generation will forever be haunted by the word “recession.” The phrase has become a ubiquitous and defining expression of our generation. The recession has damaged many people’s respect for their government and exposed extreme corruption, souring people’s views on the global financial institution. The colossal impact of the recession means that is [...]]]></description>
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