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These links are provided as is. Neither the author nor the publisher, The Back Alley Media LLC will vouch for neither the accuracy of the information presented in these external links nor the reputation of the vendors listed below. This is information is provided as a service to our readers. All resources are to be used at own risk. |
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www.bolt.com The following is taken directly from this website: ”Bolt is a leading Web and wireless platform for 15 to 24 year olds that provides cutting-edge communications tools that enable young adults to interact in a relevant, member-created environment. Whether on the Web or via wireless devices, Bolt members express themselves and speak their minds on whatever they want. From dating to current events, final exams to MP3s—the discussions on Bolt are driven by our members”
www.campusfood.com This site features on-line menus for ordering at restaurants in the area around your college. According to this website there are over 1,000 restaurants and 200 schools across the country in the campusfood.com network. Ordering out has never been easier. I took this site for a test spin. One pizza restaurant allowed me to create my own custom pizza on-line and tallied up the order as I made it!
www.studentrewards.com Need money for school? Need a scholarship? Here’s a site you should browse!
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www.collegeclub.com This web portal for college students is part of the Student Advantage Network.
www.student.com This is a web community for college students. Offers clubs, matchmaking services, and articles on topics of interest to college students.
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College wouldn't be any fun without the prerequisite dorm furnishings: lava lamp, inflatable furniture, etc. Here are some places that will help you have the coolest dorm room on campuse.
www.collegiatemall.com Need sheets, towels, appliances, or a bean bag? Don’t have time to go shopping? Lack a car to take the stuff home. This site has just about everything a college student would need to furnish a dorm room, and then some. According to the company web site, ”As a company largely consisting of students and recent graduates, we are very familiar with the college shopping experience… We have pooled our collective experience to create what we believe is the most convenient shopping alternative with the widest selection available.”
www.edu.com This site sells software, computers, peripherals, and electronics to college students at a discount.
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With the advent of the Internet, students now have more choices for textbook purchases. On-line bookstores in many cases can charge lower prices for books because their overhead is lower. All the on-line bookstore has to do is ship from their warehouse to your campus mailbox. So the big bad campus bookstore no longer has the upper hand! However, there is one slight drawback, you have to order your books early enough that you will receive them before classes start.
In addition to the regular textbook sites, there are websites which will search the other sites and find both new and used books. Here is a partial list of textbook search sites:
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Currently, there are just a few websites that deal with the issues of Greek life. However, as soon as there are more of them, I will add them to this list:
"The Fraternity & Sorority Greek Chat Network" - www.greekchat.com
"The original, the definitive fraternity and sorority website" www.greekpages.com
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"Expectations in college or university differ from those in high school; students can use this knowledge to plan for success in college. ", states James Hayes-Bohanan, Ph.D. of Bridgewater State College. His website is chock full of good information for the college freshmen. The Not-the-13th-Grade Page is his page that tells college freshmen what they need to know upon arriving on campus. It is an excellent read.
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Every professor on campus has some kind of reputation. Some professors are "easy graders" while others are "ball busters". The worst are the professors who can't teach to save their lives. Fortunately, it is now possible to get the skinny on a particular professor on your campus by using one of these websites:
Professors hate these websites! However, why go into a class not knowing whether or not the professor teaching it is worth your time. Better yet, if possible use these websites to avoid so-called troublesome professors.
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