Monthly Archives: April 2011

As a service to people who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is launching a series of short posts on medical terms. Each post will define one medical term. Today’s term is . . . Myopia

Today, we begin a series of posts about terrific colleges that you should know about as you make your college plans. Today, we profile Granite State College in New Hampshire.

Even though April Fool’s Day was pretty good, we just realized that we didn’t have quite enough fun during the month of April. Maybe you didn’t either. That’s why we put together this True or False quiz for you to take, based on current college-related stories that are making the news. 

Why not give your favorite working mother a call right now and say that you want to help her start college next month, thanks to a special scholarship from StraighterLine? 

What’s the best way to handle an interview on a campus or with an alumni interviewer? Here are some common college interview questions, with advice on how to answer them.

If you’re a student who is wondering what to do this summer, why not plan on completing some coursework here at StraighterLine? Even if you’ll be busy working a summer job or internship, online college courses can help you make good use of the warm summer months . . . 

It turns out that graduating with a lot of debt is even more troubling than we realized. Here are some of those reasons, as explained by Judith Scott-Clayton in a post, “How Worrisome is College Debt?” on her New York Times Economix blog:

Today’s medical term is . . . Thrombosis. If you’re looking for a medical problem with a really ugly name, it’s pretty hard to beat thrombosis. It sounds like a bad problem to have, and it really is.

Six common mistakes to avoid when you write your college essay.

StraighterLine has something very special planned for Mother’s Day, which is coming up on May 8th this year. We’ll be awarding a special scholarship for working mothers. It’s called The StraighterLine Scholarship for Working Moms, and it offers working mothers a unique opportunity to start college at no cost through StraighterLine.

It’s common wisdom that business majors stand the best chance of snagging high-paying jobs after they graduate from college. But not so. If you want a top-paying job after you graduate college, perhaps you should be studying engineering. That’s the message behind The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ list of top-paying jobs for recent graduates. 

Earth Day 2011, which happens on April 22, is going to be a very big deal. The theme this year is “A Billion Acts of Green©.”  The idea is that if everybody does something to help the earth, all those acts will really add up. So why not enroll in an online college class? It can be part of your Earth Day observance. And while you are helping the Earth, you’ll be helping yourself too. 

The Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam is a tough test – The College Board made sure of that. But before you break out in a clammy sweat, remember that you have almost a whole month to prepare for it. And remember, there are significant rewards. Passing the test will earn college credit and make life in college a lot easier for you by taking one BIG college course off your plate. And heck, you might never have to take Calculus again in your life, right? 

As a service to people who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is launching a series of short posts on medical terminology.  Today’s term is . . . Osteoporosis