Integral to success at college is developing a critical thought process. It’s one thing to learn facts from a book. It is entirely another thing to appropriately learn to apply that knowledge either on campus or in the surrounding community. For example, the topic of global warming is a hot item on many college campuses but do all of these students really know the underlying facts of the topic so that they can be part of a lasting solution? Critical thinking is a broad topic and no two people have exactly the same viewpoint as to its definition. However one thing is for certain. Critical thinking is about making choices based on the information given. (more…)

One of the decisions you will have to make when choosing a college is whether you will be living on campus in the dormitories or off campus in an apartment. Living on campus has its obvious advantages of being closer to class and affordable. Here is some good advice for those thinking of living on the college campus: (more…)