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In March, the United Nations held an exhibition featuring photographs of children with the most extreme commutes to school around the world. The exhibition, “Journeys to School”, pictured one New York City student who traveled five hours a day via buses and subways to attend a more future-conscious high school – now that’s dedication! While many of us will never have to commute that far, it’s important to prepare for the effect your travel to class may have on other parts of your life.
While online colleges have created a popular way to earn degrees online, fewer have ventured to earn their high school diploma online. Since the process isn’t as well known, it might be easier for high school students to fall into the trap of paying for a worthless diploma or GED® from an organization with no official accreditation.
Though some online high schools are fraudulent, there are ways to avoid these diploma mills. “Diploma mill” is a term coined by the U.S. Department of Education to describe phony online high schools that crank out illegitimate diplomas for cash. Don’t let yourself fall prey to a scam – read on to learn 5 ways to tell if an online high school diploma or GED® is legitimate.
If you’re thinking about earning your MBA, but aren’t sure which school you’d like to attend, check out The Economist‘s Which MBA? Online Fair – May 29-30th and June 1st, 2013.
During this free online fair, you’ll be able to meet MBA admissions officers from programs around the world, chat with alumni, join webinars, watch videos, and download resources. Sign up or learn more at http://registermbafair.whichmba.com/ecollegefinder
Sign up now for your chance to win a free iPad when you visit 5 or more school booths on May 29-30th and June 1st!
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According to the Babson Survey Research Group’s “Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States”, in fall of 2011, nearly 77% of chief academic officers at over 2,800 colleges and universities said the outcome of learning online was the same or superior to face-to-face learning. With stats like these, it’s no wonder then that the adoption of online programs is on the rise at schools that were once strictly campus-based. In fact, many of the schools ranked highly in U.S. News’ National University Rankings now offer online courses, certificates, and degrees.
Check out these 10 schools you didn’t know you could earn an online degree from, all part of the top 15 in U.S. News’ Rankings.
Part Three in eCollegeFinder’s Three-Part Series on Cheating
Each year, between 75 and 98 percent of college students report having cheated in high school, according to Educational Testing Service. Despite the fact that cheating is so prevalent, it’s important to understand that as a college student, cheating jeopardizes your future. Continuing to cheat through college paves a path for habits to continue into your professional career where consequences for dishonesty can be even more severe.
If you’ve been following our series on cheating this far, you now know what cheating is and what its consequences are, as well as what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. In this article, the final part of the series, we’ll cover the reasons students have for cheating, how you can avoid academic dishonesty, and what to do if you’re accused of cheating, wrongfully or otherwise.
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Congratulations to the winners of our Top Travel Blogs Award!
On the Internet, the world is at your fingertips. This is especially true when it comes to the travel blog community! Whether you’re living a jetset lifestyle and need some tips for your trips or you’re currently stationary and looking to travel vicariously through others, you’ll love the blogs in this award.
This reader-nominated travel blog list has been created especially for those students we’ve helped to enroll in foreign language and international business degree programs, as well as students in any program looking to work, travel, or study abroad.
Part Two of eCollegeFinder’s Three-Part Series on Cheating
In college, writing is about marrying established facts and others’ insightful thoughts with your own innovative thinking. The majority of professors will encourage you to utilize the work of others to get your point across, but using someone else’s work means you must also give them credit. Passing someone else’s work off as your own, or referencing it without using the proper attribution, is known as plagiarism. While in high school, this offense may have earned you a slap on the wrist or a zero on a paper, but in college and beyond, plagiarism is a serious offense.
This article will teach you what plagiarism is, what its consequences are, and how to avoid committing this crime.
