By AlyssaEDU on April 7, 2011
Living in New Jersey can give students many opportunities that other students do not have simply because of their location near New York City. Because of this, students really need to be on top of their games in order to be level with or ahead of the competition. Gaining a job in New York City is very possible for those in New Jersey who live close enough to commute. Also, companies may have a decent amount of employees who have already had the experience of the City so their expectations are higher.
Posted in New Jersey Life | Tagged boss, business world, e mail, interview, job, new york city, newcomers, resumes |
By AlyssaEDU on March 24, 2011
Being so close to New York City is a great perk to living in New Jersey. There is a lot to do in NY that could make for some exciting trips, awesome weekday shopping, and fun weekends. What is great about NYC is that you don’t always need to know exactly where you are going. Sometimes walking around and figuring it out is half of the fun.
Posted in New York | Tagged art museums, boat rides, bodegas, ellis island, exhibits, living in new jersey, museum of natural history, new york city, paintings, pretzels, pubs, restaurants, sculptures, shopping, statue of liberty, stud |
By AlyssaEDU on March 22, 2011
If you are from New Jersey or just going to school here, you have probably already found out that there is not too much to do outside of getting a cup of coffee and going shopping. Sometimes we need to look a little deeper to see what treasures we can find. We are very lucky considering we are neighbors with New York. There is plenty to do over there and all it takes is a quick ride and maybe a ferry.
Posted in Campus Life, New Jersey Life, New York | Tagged cup of coffee, exhibits, going shopping, human body, museum of natural history, new york city, ripley's believe it or not |
By AlyssaEDU on January 25, 2011
Students are seemingly earning law degrees left and right in New Jersey. There is so much students can do with this degree other than be a litigator. The Bar Exam is very hard to pass, but one that needs to be passed in order to break into the field.
Posted in New Jersey Life, New York, Types of Schools | Tagged bar exam, criminal law, grueling hours, jersey students, law degrees, law school, litigator, new york city, police officer, private attorney |
By AlyssaEDU on January 6, 2011
Any kind of college degree is great, but for New Jersey students, a master’s degree seems almost necessary with all of the competition out there. Students know that with New York City just a hop and a jump away there are people all over the state making sure they are right for the jobs available. [...]
Posted in New Jersey Life, New York | Tagged Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree, Companies, edge, employees, GPA, jobs, Master's degree, New Jersey, new york city, undergrad |
By AlyssaEDU on January 4, 2011
It is very important for students all over the world to get a college education, but in New Jersey it is very important. The reason is the state is so close to New York City and the companies there are very competitive and only want the best. The best does not come out of high school but rather many years of hard work at college.
Posted in New Jersey Life, New York | Tagged business, college education, competitive, degree, high school, law, major, minor, New Jersey, new york city, New York Stock Exchange, registered |
By AlyssaEDU on August 12, 2010
There are seemingly a million different places to go to college throughout the United States. You can go to the warm weather of Los Angeles or the calmness of Big Ten country. But really there’s only one place I’d like to be: New Jersey. You are probably hearing a lot of negative things about my [...]
Posted in Campus Life | Tagged jersey shore, new york city, NJ Colleges, real housewives, rutgers, schools in new jersey, seaside heights, state of new jersey, stereotypes, united states |
By AlyssaEDU on August 10, 2010
Most of the time when you think of what life in college will be like, you probably think of some secluded campus in the middle of nowhere completely cut off from the rest of the outside world. But really this is just some sort of dream conjured up by the same media that insists that [...]
Posted in New Jersey Life | Tagged college avenue, experience college, new york city, population, real world, rutgers, trips to new york, world colleges |
