Whether you’re going through first-year orientation at your university, or you’re returning from the mid-term break during your second year, now is the right time to make new friends. The importance of making good friends at university cannot be emphasized enough. The friends you make during university are usually the ones that are going to stick with you throughout your life. They will be your study buddies, the shoulder you lean on when that campus romance goes oh so wrong, and they may even be your future roommates. In this article, you will learn about the best places to meet like-minded people, how to engage them in conversation, how to relate to them, and hopefully how to build a long lasting friendship with them.
College is expensive - there is no doubt about it. Not only do you have to account for tuition fees, but also, there’s living costs and the cost of textbooks. This can all add up to an intimidating amount, and it’s absolutely understandable if you’re looking for ways to cut down on costs when and where you can. An ideal place to start cost-cutting is in the textbook department. Although the high prices of textbooks can be bewildering and infuriating, they do play an integral part in the learning process. This article has compiled some of the best-known - (and lesser-known) - ways that you can cut down on textbook costs and keep on top of your coursework at the same time.
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