Online distance education courses have made it easier for more people to upgrade their educational qualifications. However, some people who sign up for these courses find that they do not have the discipline or preparation to actually do the amount of work required to complete the courses. For this reason, it is helpful to get [...]

A Master’s of Business Administration degree can open new and exciting career possibilities. Fortunately, there are numerous universities with online MBA programs. Online degree programs offer a variety of benefits that are unavailable with traditional degree programs. The most important benefit of pursuing an online degree is the flexibility that these programs offer people with [...]

Brian Clark RN BSN MS CRNA I’ve heard so many theories about how to become a more competitive candidate when applying to nursing school. These myths can delay acceptance into a nursing program, cause you to accumulate sizable debt, or even ruin your chances of ever being accepted into a nursing program. I’ll briefly be [...]

Brian Clark RN BSN MS CRNA     Today, thousands of people are applying to nursing school here in the United States. I’ve watched the industry grow since I first became a RN in 2007. Many people have asked me what they should do to become a more competitive candidate when applying to nursing programs. [...]

While 70% of nurses have an associate degree in nursing or a diploma level degree (U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2005), returning to school for an RN to BSN program does have many benefits. An online RN to BSN program offers registered nurses the opportunity to expand their knowledge and their career opportunities. The programs offer [...]

Last year, Bill Gates outlined his dream of having hoards of students across the country participating in online classes taught by “top professors.” In his dream, this education would be free to all, and a degree would be in reach of anyone with the self motivation to take the classes.  While many college teachers do [...]

With high school out of the way, popularity is a thing of the past. Going to college can give you a fresh start. However, it seems to be human nature to want to do the same thing as other people, or at least be curious about what everyone else is doing. When deciding on a [...]

Ms. Chamberlain   I was accepted to, and attended, Harvard University as a graduate student.  Attending one of the most prestigious universities on the planet was an amazing experience.  Not only did I receive a top-notch education, associate with some incredible people in the form of both faculty and fellow students, and have my worldview [...]

College isn’t just for fun and parties. In reality, what you choose to major in will often set the course of your entire working career. While you may have a year or two at a university to decide what you want to do before picking a major, most online college programs have you decide on [...]

Top Universities Have you ever noticed that in nearly every movie, the smart hero has graduated from MIT, Harvard, Yale, or some other well known and prestigious school? Or maybe you’ve been in a room when someone mentions that they’ve graduated from one of these schools, and suddenly everyone in the room is interested in [...]

Memorize!   The final and probably most important tip for studying effectively is one that many people may not like.  It is likely to be exactly what many students seek to avoid.  However, there is no getting around the fact that in order to learn and do well in classes, online or otherwise, you’ll need [...]

Don’t be Afraid to Ask for Help   No matter how great the effort in gaining your education and studying for classes, you will reach a point when you cannot figure out a problem or wrap your brain around a concept by yourself.  In fact, even working in a group may not be enough.   At [...]

Work in Groups (where allowed) This is a topic that I have to be very careful about, because whether or not you can use this tool depends on your specific circumstances.  As a chemical engineering student at BYU, we were encouraged often to work in groups, while some of my non-engineering classes, such as “History [...]

Stay on Top!! The class in which I got my very worst grade was not my hardest class.  It was my first graduate course at MIT, and the subject was nuclear physics.   It was difficult, and had a lot of new content, but required far less rigorous effort than a class like partial differential equations.   [...]

Don’t lose track of the BIG PICTURE!   One of the hardest parts of succeeding in school is learning how to study effectively.   This doesn’t just mean to study, but to study in a way that you actually learn the material and internalize it for later use.  Believe it or not, there are several simple [...]