Go Back To School

It’s May. Why would you be thinking about September? You should just kick back and enjoy summer, right?
Well, maybe. But the fact is, May could be the best time of all for students to be planning for September, for some pretty compelling reasons like these . . .

You’ve got to take some MONSTER COURSE in [...]

If you’re in the military, all of us here at StraighterLine would like to start today’s post by thanking you for your service. All the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy in the U.S. depend on the vital and selfless work that you do.
Yet if you’re currently serving – whether abroad or here on U.S. soil [...]

By Beth Dumbauld
Dear Moms Going Back to College,
Thank you Mom for believing in your academic and career potential even when times got tough. You never abandoned your college dreams even when the busy-ness of life got in the way. Your persistence, diligence, and flexibility paid off. By taking college courses online, and earning your degree [...]

10 Things an Adult Learner Should Know Before Going Back to College

You are not special. While going back to college as an adult may have you feeling that you are embarking into uncharted territory, you are in fact joining legions of other students who have gone back to school later in life. Hundreds of thousands [...]

For working adults, going back to college used to be a pretty complicated and discouraging process. Sure, many working people wanted to go back to college, but questions like these stopped them right where they stood . . .

“Where am I going to find the time to study for the SATs, now that I am [...]

If you’re an adult learner, you have already learned a lot about your chosen field. That’s the case with these people. Chances are that one of their stories will sound similar to yours . . .

Marina practically grew up in her family’s clothing store. She kept the books for payroll, expenses, and incoming revenue. “I [...]

Do you have what it takes to be a strong online learner?
That’s a good question. There’s no doubt that certain skills, attitudes and resources are needed to be an effective online learner. The same could be said of classroom learners too, but here’s a short list of traits you do and don’t need to be [...]

I have to admit that the title of today’s post is a little misleading. You can’t actually earn a college degree in 20 minutes. But you can earn a college degree if you can find one 20-minute chunk of time in a typical day and devote it to taking online courses.
Here’s how. Start out by [...]

When working mothers say, “I am too busy to go to college,” they are not making silly excuses.
Watching kids . . . getting them fed, dressed and off to school . . . working a job . . . keeping a household running . . . what other kind of life could place more stress [...]

If you’re a student who’s visiting the College Board’s website for the first time, you’ll probably feel like a little kid who just wandered onto the set of Willie Wonka. There are so many products that look just so delicious. There are AP tests that could save you time and money by eliminating the need [...]

Some students take online courses at StraighterLine to get a start on college. Others take courses to complete their Bachelor’s degrees. But there are many other reasons to take StraighterLine courses too, as we learned in a recent conversation with Beverly Williams. After taking only one StraighterLine course, Beverly moved her career in a whole [...]

On-campus college interviews are as scarce as dinosaurs in argyle sweaters these days. They’ve almost disappeared for a very simple reason: colleges are screening so many applications that they just don’t have the time to call you in for a traditional across-the-desk conversation. It’s more likely that any interviews you get will be with alumni [...]

If you have grandparents – and I hope you do – you have probably noticed that they can be a lot like parents, only better. Many of them focus on the good stuff you do, without fixating on your mistakes the way many parents do. Most of them light up with pleasure every time they [...]

Let’s face it, as a mom, you want the best for yourself and your children. Educational achievement is contagious. Inoculate your kids against the evil forces of woulda, coulda, and shoulda by going back to college yourself.

Do you have a wonderful mother who deserves a ton of love and thanks on Mother’s Day? Here’s a suggestion for you. Along with the cards and the presents you are planning to give her, why not give her something else too? Why not give her the gift of learning?