single moms

How To Fit Part Time Course Work Into Your Schedule

July 11, 2011
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As the single mom plans her education path to get the certificates and degrees she feels that she needs to advance her career, she finds that she has to conform to the time available between her family and her job. A lot of non-traditional students find themselves in this situation. When a student goes directly [...]

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Is it a Netbook or a Laptop?

July 4, 2011
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Often a single mom who is researching her computer needs has a hard time figuring out if the product she is looking at is considered a laptop or a netbook. That’s because there are fewer features that are different enough to make them stand out. The easy to carry netbook can replace the need to [...]

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3 Tips For Working Full Time While Attending College Full Time

June 30, 2011
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Juggling a full time job with full time college is hard enough. Add in a child or two and life can be pretty complicated. Does this mean you shouldn’t do it? Not necessarily. Without the benefit of scholarships or a 529 college savings plan to pay for school, there will be tuition and book fees [...]

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Simple Steps To Choosing The Right Major

June 27, 2011
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How do you know what you want to be when you “grow up”? Single moms may feel the need to go to school, to earn a degree or otherwise prepare themselves and their children for their future. But how do you know that what interests you now is what will excite you as a career? [...]

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Single Moms Often Choose To Be Part Time Students

June 23, 2011
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As a single mom you more than likely have several responsibilities to juggle each day, including student life. When you consider going back to school it may seem overwhelming. If you want to earn a degree you can make plans and arrange to go to school part time if you need to. Many single moms [...]

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Transportation Assistance For The College Commuter

June 20, 2011
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Getting to and from the college can be a burden for many single moms when they return to school, but there are often resources available to help them manage. Some are unique to specific colleges, while other resources may be found at the same place you applied for financial aid to pay your tuition. Even [...]

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Applying for Financial Aid With Efficiency

June 13, 2011
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Looking for financial aid to go back to school is time consuming, but is well worth the effort for the single mom. Student loan debt is a difficult burden to carry, and sometimes makes the possibility of going back to school seem out of reach. Take advantage of every financial aid package that is available [...]

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Don’t Overspend on School Supplies

May 30, 2011

When the single mom is struggling to get her assignments ready to hand in by the deadline, it’s nice to know that there is enough paper in the printer and a stapler available to hold the work together. But, when you have kids, you know how quickly the printer gets robbed of the copy paper [...]

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Eating A Healthy Meal IS An Option!

May 26, 2011

As a single mom student, one of the areas that you may really struggle with is meal options. Being on the go all the time makes it hard to make sure you eat a well balanced diet, and of course the expense of either eating our or packing a lunch can also be a factor. [...]

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Find the Best Deals on College Textbooks

May 19, 2011

College textbooks take a big chunk out of the going back to school budget, even when you buy them at the campus book store. By the time the single mom forks over the funds for the required materials for each class she’s taking and has to repeat the process every term until she graduates, the [...]

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