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Feature

• Reeling in the ’Rents

  Are your parentals all up in your grill about life on campus? Here, tips on keeping it real with the parents. (Yes, it is cool to get along with ’em!)

• Ultimate Snack-down!

  Having a classic snack attack? Before snarfing down fistfuls of chips, stock up on some healthful but satisfying noshes you can stash in your room.

• Get Career Goals in Gear This Summer

  You’re not even sure about your major, let alone what you want to be when you grow up? Summer is prime time for wrapping your head around career goals.

• Six Secrets to Excelling at Your Summer Internship

  So you’ve started an internship at a reputable company. Here’s how to make an impression to ensure you score a great recommendation ... and possible permanent position.

• How to Find Summer Housing in a Strange City

  You landed a high-profile internship in a major city? Awesome! Here, we show you how to safely (and inexpensively) secure a place to live for the summer.

• Rock Your Cover Letter

  Totally clueless when it comes to drafting a decent cover letter? Here, we show you how to grab the attention of even the most discerning hiring manager.

• Make Your Resume Shine

  Applying for a summer internship ... or your first real job? Here’s how to make your resume stand out from the rest, including layout and design tips!

• How to Brand Yourself

  Stop neglecting the most vital piece of the job search puzzle and develop your “brand” now -- regardless of your major (undecided?) or what year you’re in.

• Avoid Getting Stupid This Summer

  Keeping your brain active away from school doesn’t mean revisiting last semester's physics notes. (Like we could pay you to do that ….) Here, easy ways to work your mind.

• Snag Your Dream Internship

  Internship experience gives college grads a major edge in the employment market. Here’s how to go for the best opportunities out there … in four easy-to-follow steps!

• Information Overload

  Getting to school means … being slapped in the face with a semester’s worth of work. Stacks of syllabi have you overwhelmed? Breathe. We show you how to manage.

• Recession-safe Majors

  You could waste four years studying a foundering field. Or, find out right here what careers (and majors) are still worth pursuing during times of economic stress.

• Top 10: Things to Do Before You Bolt

  So excited to leave for school that you’re going to explode? Use your extra energy to check items off this list.

Blog

• 5 Things Every College Student Should Know

  Here's a rundown of everything you should know by now as a college student, from washing your whites to padding a paper.

• Classify Your Roommate

  Recluse? Mooch? We've seen 'em all. What category does the mysterious creature you live with fall into?

• Dear Internship Supervisor…

  Here's what I really think of my summer internship: Thanks for all the "experience" and especially for teaching me the art of effective stapling. Invaluable.

• Ditching Fall Semester

  Could fall semester become a thing of the past?

Top10

• Top 10 Pickup Lines Appropriate for Class

  Why wait for class to dismiss when you can make moves right from your seat? Study these smooth lines to break the ice with that cute study buddy.

• Top 10 Ways to Advance Your Career -- Without Doing an Internship

  Not interested in interning -- or didn’t get the gig? Here’s how to get a “real job” -- without doing the dirty work.

• Top 10 Ways You Might Be Jinxing Your Job Interview

  Lucky enough to score an interview? Don’t blow it with one of these common interview blunders.

• Top 10 Reasons You Should Find Another Internship

  You finally scored that dream internship -- only to find out it’s a real-life nightmare? Here are some reasons (excuses?) to leave that place behind.