We've all done it at one point or another. You're driving along to work or school when that familiar beep reaches your ear drum. You look down, reach into your pocket and begin to read, your steering wheel in one hand, your phone in another. As you respond to that...

Think back 10, 15 years. How did you get your news? Chances are you got it by either newspaper or magazine. The channels for obtaining information were relatively few, the Internet still in its infancy. Fast-forward to the present and the entire news landscape is different. Services like Facebook and...

One of the most important parts of the college application is your college essay. Your essay gives admissions officers insight into who you really are. They help make you more than just a GPA and SAT score. Many students fret upon hearing the words "college essay" because they don't know...

For the past 50 years, the general trend among the middle class has been along the lines of the following. A teen would go to high school, then college and then graduate school if they wanted to become a lawyer or doctor, for example. Well, things have changed.

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After you've taken your SATs and ACTs, met with your college guidance officials and talked with your parents, you pretty much have a general idea of where you're going to apply to college. However, things have changed for our generation. In years past, a student would take out loans with...

One day, you're playing in your crib, rattle in hand while sucking on your pacifier. The next, it's your first day of first grade. There are no toys -- in their place stand wooden desks and chairs and a bright green board with writing scribbled all over it. Before you...

Look at the news today. Whether it's turning on the TV or your computer, the news is all the same. From headlines such as "Manufacturing Giant Shuts Down Plant Following Bitter Labor Dispute" to "Stagnant Middle Class Feeling Pressure of Rising Tuition Cost," millions of Americans have been forced to...

If you're a high school junior or even a sophomore, you have one very important question on your mind. You most likely already know that you're going to need to take a standardized college admission exam to, well, get into college. In the past, if you lived on either the...

Ever since the economic crash of 2008, many Americans have had their lives changed forever. From layoffs to bankruptcy, foreclosures to inflation, the world's greatest superpower has gone from being the crème de la crème to having a 15 trillion dollar debt, one of the highest unemployment rates in its...