Healthy eating is probably top of mind for you. While the cafeteria at your school may offer many delicious meal options, it is up to you to make healthy choices and let’s face it sometimes fast food, chips, pizza are the go-to fuel for the all-nighters and before you know the freshman, the infamous freshman-15 have piled on.
Building your College Resume
Extra-Curricular Activities and Volunteering Volunteering is important during your high school years.Schools are looking for well-rounded students. That being said, your high school years should be filled with activities you have an interest in and enjoy; incorporating activities into your academic schedule while growing and sharing experiences with your classmates and community. Having various extracurricular activities provide insight into the …
Work/School Balance
Many college students have jobs. Working is a great way for students to develop skills and experience needed for the real world. Here are few tips on finding a job in college and maintaining a balance with your studies. Look for a job on campus. Search online job boards, check out the career center or look on bulletin boards throughout …
Getting to Know Your Professors
Think back to when you really wanted to get into your top college and were considering teachers in high school to write a letter of recommendation for you, now fast forward four years and you really want to get a job or internship that relates to your major. A good letter of recommendation from a college professor can be a huge benefit in achieving your goals.
Getting the most out of your college experience.
Big campus, small campus, and everything in between becoming a part of the college community is imperative. Many times students stop talking about their goals once they get into college; goal setting shouldn’t end once you have been accepted. Yes, being accepted into college is a big deal, and spending most of your young adult life preparing for this big …
Developing a Positive Web Presence
How will schools determine who their next freshman class will be? They do what the rest of us do when we need a fast answer: They Google it [you]. Roughly 35% of admissions officers searched students’ social media, in order to help make admission decisions. It is estimated by 2018, 60% of admissions officers will review applicants’ social media.
Developing & Maintaining Good Study Habits
Good study habits are essential for college success. It’s expected, that by the time you reach college, you will know how to budget your time and study effectively. The best time to develop and perfect your study skills is through middle and high school.
How's Your Social Media Presence?
Your hilarious post about your teacher falling in class got 256 likes. Your ugly selfie SnapChat was screenshot a half dozen times. You may have forgotten about these posts but trust me, it’s out there and it matters. We live our lives on social media showing the world what we believe is the best version of ourselves. And why not, …
Big City vs. Small Town Colleges
Weighing the location, what’s right for you? When you picture yourself at college, are you walking to class among the crowded streets and tall buildings of a big city or walking through the quieter streets of a small-town? During your search for the perfect college, you might be weighing the pros and cons of urban vs. rural, but what’s right …
The College Visit
By Lighthouse Counselor Sean J. Murphy Every summer and spring thousands of soon to be seniors venture out with their families to begin touring colleges and universities across the country. These trips are meant to be fun and educational, yet at times can seem to bring out fear and anxiety in at least one of the participants on the trip. …