By AlyssaEDU on September 22, 2011
There is something exceptional to be said about dedicating your life and career to the benefit of your country or community. This commitment can take many different forms depending on a person’s interests, skills and opportunities. Some people who are dedicated to their country choose to express this by joining the nation’s armed forces.
Posted in Choosing a College, New Jersey Life, Princeton | Tagged college, Country, degree, Government, History, international affairs, MPA, MPP, PhD, princeton, Robertson Hall, students, university:, Woodrow Wilson School |
By AlyssaEDU on September 25, 2010
New Jersey is home to some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. Rutgers, TCNJ, Princeton and a host of others that stand up very well. But something interesting sticks out about when you look at most of the schools that New Jersey houses: of the well known ones, only Princeton is private. This [...]
Posted in Choosing a College | Tagged boston, connecticut, ivy league, new england, prestigious colleges, prestigious private schools, princeton, rutgers, tcnj, universities |
By AlyssaEDU on September 24, 2010
The economy has obviously taken a huge toll on the nation as a whole. People are losing money everywhere you look and have to cut corners any way they can. One of the easiest things to do is to stop sending your kids off to extremely expensive private colleges that don’t really benefit the kids [...]
Posted in Campus Life | Tagged economy, financial aid, financial situations, new jersey colleges, princeton, private colleges, private schools, rutgers, tcnj |
By AlyssaEDU on September 23, 2010
When you think of our local schools within the great state of New Jersey, you probably think of the big public schools like Rutgers, the private titan, Princeton, and the small public with great academics, TCNJ. Many students within the state end up going to these schools but really don’t like having to make that decision. [...]
Posted in Choosing a College | Tagged academics department, best public schools, ivy league school, local schools, princeton, public ivy, reputations, rutgers, state of new jersey |
By AlyssaEDU on September 16, 2010
There are many great schools in New Jersey, but we just do not hear about a few of them. Just because a school does not get as much publicity as the other schools does not mean the education programs are lacking. One such school that is only starting to get recognition is Ramapo College of [...]
Posted in Types of Schools | Tagged academics, princeton, ramapo college of new jersey, rowan, rutgers, schools in new jersey, william paterson university |
By AlyssaEDU on August 30, 2010
Whenever you hear about colleges in the media, whether it is through Division I sports, academic discoveries or even large controversies, most of the schools involved are the bigger schools that have naturally become famous. But are these places really the ones for you or is there something different out there? You know not every [...]
Posted in Choosing a College, Types of Schools | Tagged larger school, monmouth, personal relationships, princeton, rowan, rutgers, tcnj |
By AlyssaEDU on August 20, 2010
So you’re a high school student in the great state of New Jersey and are one of the highest, if the not the highest, in your class. Your school may have a great tradition or not but they’ve all made it clear, whether it is the counselors, parents, students or recruiters that you can get [...]
Posted in Choosing a College | Tagged academics, monmouth, princeton, rowan, rutgers, sports programs |
By AlyssaEDU on August 13, 2010
You’ve probably heard of the best New Jersey colleges like Princeton, Rutgers and even TCNJ as it’s been rising. They’re the most popular for a reason and really have their strong points. But what about the colleges in the state that hardly anyone has heard of? Where do they stand in all of this and [...]
Posted in Types of Schools | Tagged career prospects, county colleges, kean university, liberal arts schools, new jersey colleges, NJ Colleges, princeton, rutgers, teaching schools |
