Tag Archives: high-school

What the HECK is the CLEP test?

By Noelle Smith · August 8th, 2011 · Testing · Comments

8 August

You won’t get one from your doctor. The CLEP (College Level Examination Program) test is similar to the AP test in that you can earn college credit or advanced placement at your college for passing the test. Passing the CLEP test demonstrates that you have knowledge in a specific subject. You don’t need to have [...]

5 College Move-In Day Tips

By Noelle Smith · August 5th, 2011 · Student Life · Comments

5 August

You’ve got yourself a place. Golden. Now, get prepared to move in. You don’t have to over-think it by going crazy at the local megastore. Just follow these simple tips: 1. Be first Sure, you’ll have to get up early, but it will pay all year round. If you get there first, you get to [...]

5 Tips for College Freshman

By Noelle Smith · July 29th, 2011 · Student Life · Comments

29 July

1. Ditch your “Senior Entitlement” You are now a first-year once again (By the way, that’s the politically correct word for freshman. And you don’t live in dorms, you live in “Residence Halls”). The great thing about college is that everyone is on the same level; there aren’t the class status ranks of high school. [...]

CampusSplash Reviews Sony S Series Laptop

By Guest · July 28th, 2011 · Student Life · Comments

28 July

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Facebook DON’Ts in College. Wait – No, This Applies to High School too.

By Noelle Smith · July 27th, 2011 · Student Life · Comments

27 July

Spare yourself. It’s entertaining for everyone but try not to deliver too much content for everyone’s enjoyment. These tips will help stop you from going there. It’s best if you know ahead of time. Tweet Share

5 Tips for Writing a Quality Paper

By Noelle Smith · July 26th, 2011 · School · Comments

26 July

Papers can really mess with your psyche. They’re a mental battle and weigh you down until you get them done. But if you follow these tips (particularly #1) your paper will go a lot easier, and turn out significantly better! Tweet Share

Spotted: A College with School Spirit!!!

By Noelle Smith · July 25th, 2011 · Student Life · Comments

25 July

School spirit literally brings a college to life. Tell your friends that aren’t “into school spirit” that they’re missing out. Or some version of that while you’re pulling them off the couch to go to the game with you. Tweet Share

College Guide to Grocery Shopping

By Soriana Stern

Growing up at home, grocery shopping always consisted of Mom or Dad heading out with the bigger car to the store (or Costco) and filling up the shopping carts to the brim, with all of the best treats (steak, Oreos, soda, fruit roll-ups, etc.) In college, though, many of us may find ourselves still struggling [...]

5 Tips to Help You Win at Standardized Testing

By Jennifer Titche

If you’re applying to college, you’re probably going to have to take the SAT or the ACT. And while spending three to four hours on a Saturday morning taking a test that will play a part in determining which colleges you will be admitted to probably isn’t anyone’s idea of fun, there are some ways [...]

Don’t Change a Thing!

By Jeff Havens

Hello, Campus Splashers! I’m in the Detroit airport right now, on my way to a college comedy show at a school in New Hampshire. I already know the show is going to start late, because they always start late; in the last four years I can’t remember a college show ever starting a time. That’s [...]

Two Great Internship Search Sites

By Soriana Stern

There are so many different internships across the U.S. for you to apply for—the trick is finding them. In many of my internship searches, I often started out with company websites I heard of, but shortly after found that my search was dim. Here are two of my favorite websites to help make sure you [...]