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October 2007 - Posts

• Facebook Break-Up Tips for Relationships That Never Existed

  October 15, 2007 01:46 PM

  For whatever reason, college students tend to be hypersensitive about their Facebook “relationship status.” Should you reveal you’re single and let others know you’re available? Hide it out of embarrassment? Avoid the question altogether and pick somebody—anybody—to Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, living in the real world, advice for graduates, advice for students, information for students, graduate students, relationships, Facebook

• Study Abroad for Graduate Students

  October 15, 2007 11:33 AM

  If you’ve made it through all the studying, test-taking, essays and grad school applications and have signed on for another three-plus years of studying, seminars, research and a dissertation, you are officially a lover of learning. You don’t view summer Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, advice for graduates, NextStudent, federal student loans, advice for students, student loans, work-study, careers, counselor, moving tips, moving, community work, study abroad, graduate students, Grad PLUS loans

• Are You a Spend-a-Holic or a Saver?

  October 15, 2007 11:05 AM

  If you’re like many recent college grads, you probably cushioned those lean college years and then the transition to the real world with credit cards. Even if you’re not exactly living it up, there may be those few things you couldn’t really afford but Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, advice for graduates, investments, college tips, credit score, credit cards, college finance, budgeting basics, college budget, college debt, budget, student budget

• Re-Inventing IKEA: Refurnishing Without Shopping

  October 15, 2007 10:36 AM

  You’ve made it. You’ve graduated, now it’s time to get your own place, and it’s likely that in your truckload of furniture, at least a few IKEA pieces are moving with you. The Swedish furnisher’s sleek lines and space-saving features transformed your Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, advice for graduates, relocating, decor, IKEA, IKEA Hacker, recycle, repurpose, decorate