Women out perform men at Uni
It’s been a long coming but recent research has found that women are now doing considerably better than their male counterparts at university are.
The study compiled by the Higher Education Policy Institute shows that places at the top universities are likely to go to women, who are going on to get better grades too.
This [...]
Choosing a college, what to look for
When it gets to that time when the school pupil becomes a college student there are many questions that need to be asked, and it is not necessarily to do with the students chosen subject.
There are many things that the student and their families should be taking into account; these can range from distance from [...]
Education may not affect loss of memory
There are several ideas about how education affects the risk of memory loss and other problems such as Alzheimer’s disease, the general opinion used to be that the better educated the person is the less chance there is of someone getting these problems.
However, it seems that according to recent research that this may not be [...]
The cost of going to University
Currently the tuition fees for going to university are £3,125 per year, these are set to rise next year to £3,225 per year. But if universities have it their way fees could rise to as much as £7,000 per year, in fact there are claims that a fee or £5,000 per year would not put [...]
January 2, 2009Why you need an education
At some point there is always a time when some people think does education really make all that much difference, after all the majority of those who are successful entrepreneurs are also known for being college dropouts.
This sends out the signal that you do not need to complete your course in order to be successful, [...]
University readying to welcome the Google generation
Universities and colleges are getting ready to receive the new wave of digital students, these are the first students to go on to further education who have grown up in the digital age, you may not think that this would have any effect on their further education, but it does.
The problem lies with the informal [...]
Students still flocking to the UK
Despite the credit crunch and the cost of living in the UK, there is still a booming market in students coming to the UK for their university education from countries all around the world.
This is because a UK qualification carries a lot of weight when it is time to start work and of course the [...]
Student gets degree in two years
A teenager is about to graduate from the university of Texas, nothing strange about that, but in this there is.
Andrew Brisbin was just fourteen when he started at the North Central College and went onto the university just a year later, now aged just sixteen he is about to graduate with a bachelor’s degree [...]
University is not for everyone
Is there a status of going to university or are there students and families of students who are making the fact that their children have gone or are going to university making this into a status symbol?
This question arises every now and then where people it is where the children of parents are pushed into [...]
How to succeed in online learning
Taking a degree or some other further education can be very rewarding, but sometimes it is a good thing to thoroughly check out your chosen college before enrolling, there is nothing worse than starting a course only to find that it is not right for you.
The following tips may help you in deciding if online [...]
University spends cash on bosses
It is often heard that schools and colleges are struggling to make ends meet. It is a sign of times and they have to make do as with any other institution. Yet one such place the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has kicked up a storm over the way that they are handling their finances.
In [...]
Keira Knightly regrets not going to university
It makes no difference who you are or what you have, not going to university when you have the chance could be one of the biggest regrets that you ever had.
One such famous and successful person who regrets not going to university when she had the chance is the actress Keira Knightly and despite being [...]
The university top ten
Once again, the top universities in the world are in the UK and the US according to research from the Times Higher Education QS. This is good news for the western universities, as this will bring in some valued income from foreign students.
Top Ten Universities:
Harvard
Yale
Cambridge
Oxford
California Instit. of Technology
Imperial College London
University College London
University of Chicago
Massachusetts Instit. [...]
Getting an online degree
Obtaining a degree online is becoming very popular these days for several reasons, this is because they offer the student the opportunity to stay a work and build on their careers and at the same time gain that all important degree.
However, with so much choice to the potential student what are the best places to [...]
Oxford standards dropping, due to working class students
It seems no matter what the government says, the class war is far from over in fact in places like Oxford it is turning into all out war.
Universities have been forced to take students from all backgrounds, this have meant the top of the range universities like those of Oxford and Cambridge have had to [...]
Changes for foreign students
The UK has always been an attractive option for foreign student to come over and earn a degree or study for some other qualification. However, in recent years the system that operated has been abused by some organisations that used it simply to allow foreigners to enter the country and then disappear.
In order [...]
Distance learning can be ok
Once you have started work, there always comes a time when you are going to sit back and think why didn’t I go on to university? However, what makes it worse is that now you are working and paying your way, in order to go back to college is going to mean a complete lifestyle [...]
September 3, 2008Preparing the brain to learn
Preparation has always been the key to success, no matter what field you are dealing with, so it stands to reason that preparing the brain for school and learning would be a great thing.
Following a pattern of preparations, can make all the difference to a pupil as they go through the years of learning, like [...]
Spelling mistakes are ok
It seems that spelling mistakes are getting just a little bit too much for one university lecturer that he has now proposed that some common spelling mistakes should now be included into the English language.
Dr Ken Smith, senior lecturer in criminology at Buckinghamshire New University, has drawn up a list of these “Common” mistakes. He [...]
What is good about online learning?
There are many things, which can be good to do in your own time, and education is definitely one of those things, this is because you are able to work at your own pace at a time that suits you. This can give the student a distinct advantage over everyone else, as there are no [...]