Expert Advice for Non-Traditional Students
The traditional college student is between 18 and 22 years old. For this student, college follows immediately after high school and will last four years, a place to grow in maturity as much as...
View ArticleNerdScholar Favorites: Study Abroad Programs in Southeast Asia
After experiencing life on campus, most students have the option to continue their education halfway around the world. It’s an exciting opportunity to travel, but don’t mistake it for an extended...
View ArticleNerdScholar Favorites: Study Abroad Programs in Eastern Europe
As part of NerdScholar’s on-going study abroad series, we have chosen different regions across the globe to highlight our favorite university-sponsored programs. This is the second article in the...
View ArticleNerdScholar Favorites: Cybersecurity Programs
A spike in cyber attacks on critical infrastructure—roughly 175 more in 2012 than 2009—has heightened awareness for cybersecurity. Millions of Target shoppers experienced the real danger of cyber...
View ArticleExpert Advice for Students Studying Abroad
During the 2011-12 academic year, the number of students who studied abroad increased by three percent, the Institute of International Education reports. Still, this only accounts for about 10 percent...
View ArticleNerdScholar Favorites: Summer Language Programs
The best way to learn a language is total immersion, where students are speaking, reading, writing—even dreaming—in a foreign language. Immersion doesn’t just generate faster language acquisition, but...
View ArticleWhich Universities Took Home the Most Medals from the Sochi Olympics?
As Sochi 2014 came to a close, NerdScholar took a closer look at which universities claimed the most medal-placing athletes. Given that it was the Winter Olympics, it probably comes as little surprise...
View ArticleNerdRank: College Renditions of Pharrell’s ‘Happy’
Pharrell Williams may not have won an Oscar last night for his song “Happy,” but we have a feeling that—as he would say—he’ll be just fine. As for the rest of us, Mondays call for a pick-me-up and we...
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NerdScholar Favorites: LGBTQ Initiatives
About one-third of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students say they do not feel comfortable enough to “come out” at school, according to a study done by the Human Rights...
View ArticleNerdScholar Favorites: St. Patrick’s Day Traditions
As the old Irish saying goes, “If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, then you’re lucky enough.” But whether your ancestors hail from Ireland or elsewhere, we might as well all be Irish on St. Patrick’s...
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