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Q: Do you think that college students are becoming nothing but products for recruiting?
Do you think that college students are becoming nothing but products for recruiting? I mean isn't college education about just more than getting a job? With all these college rankings and books of rankings.

A: Actually, I think a lot of this is being driven by the students themselves. I don't know anyone who works at my university who thinks that college is all about getting a job. However, that is usually the first thing we are asked about by students and their parents. If you read the questions on Yahoo! Answers about higher education, you almost never find a question about the love of learning. When was the last time someone said, "I love history and want to know as much about it as possible. Where can I get the best possible education to guide me in gaining that knowledge?". Most of them are about, "How much will I get paid if I graduate with a degree in X from College A?" or, "I need a job paying $Z/year. What major should I choose?". Of course, the recruiters want the best possible future employees, but I really don't think they are driving this attitude, and while I think that the rankings add fuel to the fire, they haven't created it. I think that somehow our society has gone off track and told incoming students to expect something that colleges never were created to provide. If the colleges are to survive, they have had to adapt. It is kind of sad.

Q: How can we attract more college students to the Madness Against Malaria Tournament?
http://madnessagainstmalaria.com/ Malaria is killing between one and three million children every year. We set up this fundraising tournament to get everyone in the world involved and so far we have peopel in thirty countries involved and have raised almost $30,000 to buy bednets. Each bednet cost $5 and can save a life. For some reason we have had problems getting motivated college students involved in the fight. What can we do, who can we speak to to get more college students involved?

A: How about getting industries and entrepreneurs interested in setting up long lasting impregnated nets manufacturing units in the countries where it matters. Angola, Sudan and Nigeria are among the top oil producers of the world. Look for countries which produce and refine oil. Help these countries set up the production units from raw material that comes out as a by-product of the Oil industry. Import from China (the only country that produces) the chemical for impregnating the nets. You will thus help reduce the cost of production of the net, help people buy your nets as you will start employing more local people and give them reasonable wages and you will reach more population to address the number one Child Killer in Africa.

Q: How do college students benefit from their on-campus bookstore owned by Barnes an Noble?
...as opposed to a non-profit department of the college....what would the differences be for the students or (non administrative) faculty.

A: there is not a difference in the price.

Q: Are college professors legally allowed to tell students in class who to vote for as president?
I have a college instructor who, during class time, very clearly told the class that they needed to vote for one particular presidential candidate or they were all idiots. Is this legal? I don't think so but I can't find any sources to back me up. It made me furious to hear her do that. College students are notoriously impressionable by their professors, and it isn't right that this professor should get 75 free votes. Please let me know if this is legal or not, and link to a legitimate source. Thank you.

A: Technically, yes, because we all have the right to freedom of speech in America. So your professor legally can spout her political opinions about a presidential candidate. Legally, she can recommend and even urge you to vote for a certain candidate. However, she does NOT have the legal right to require that you vote for this candidate, nor does she have the right to information about which candidate you actually do vote for. Also, she DOESN'T have the right to take up class time with her political views. You students are paying her to teach the subject matter of the course. You absolutely have the right to complain to the college dean or department head or college president about her taking away from class time to push her political leanings. In a few political science or other social science classes, her political viewpoint might be relevant to the course material. Saying that her students are stupid to have a different viewpoint is abusive and can be stopped.

Q: How do college students interact with one another, compared to other groups like high school, elementary?
what is the difference between the interaction between the college students are they mature waht are the body signs or conversations about?

A: i think the biggest difference is the absence of cliques. sure you have your groups of friends, but nobody cares who is who anymore. there is no "popular" crowd. everyone does their own thing. and college students are of course somewhat more mature, they are older and have more life experience, but we are still immature and do and say silly things. oh and this is comparing college to high school.

Q: What is the total number of college students who graduated this year?
What is the total number of college students who graduated nationwide here in the Philippines this SY2007-2008? I really need ur help. I'm writing an article related to it for our school paper. Immediate help would highly be appreciated.

A: Six

Q: If I want to advertise to college students online what website should I put banners on ?
Also what search engines should I use. How would you advertise using the web for college students. Banners and search engines are the main things I am interested in.

A: Visit http://www.104Students.com and register your business! 104Students.com is just one of thousands of domains branded by 104! Losts of their domains target college students. Your business listing will be viewed on multipal domains. It's FREE, so check it out. 104Inc is also helping the Education sector and other non-profit organizations by offering free enhanced listings on our related websites, thus providing further exposure to all.

Q: Why do college students get screwed over for the stimulus program?
Because I'm in college, my parents still claim me as a dependent, but because I'm over 17 they don't get an extra check for me, but I don't get anything either. Why is it that college students get screwed over when we're the ones who are paying thousands of thousands of dollars to get a college education? Shouldn't we get at least something?

A: I think that college/university students always get "screwed" over in all government programs ( stimulus included) YOU SHOULD GET SOMETHING..???? YOU SHOULD GET ALL YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST AND BRIGHTEST AND SO NEEDY IN TODAY'S MARKET. YOU ALL DESERVE THE BEST. WE NEED REFORMS AND MORE STIMULUS FOR ALL My youngest son paid all loans off after working day and night while he got him MBA Praise the Lord .. Now in Sunny Athens and doesnt want to from his holiday. IWho can blame him THank God, Kids are no all finito. with SCHOOL/ AND UNIVERSITY.. THE BEST

Q: What can colleges do better to assist nontraditional college students?
I am a nontraditional college student, and the first in my family to go to college, so all of this is new to me. My college has not been very helpful at all in providing me with information about course work that will lead up to graduating with a degree in my major, financial aid, scholarship/grant opportunities, study habits, balancing work/school/kids/life, refresher courses, etc. In fact, I have seen 5 counselors there, so far, and 3 of them told me that there was basically no chance in hell that I would ever make it through school and graduate in my major -- and I know it was because of my age! My grades are fantastic. But at every turn, it seems like they are trying to convince me that I CAN'T do this. They keep trying to discourage me, and get me to enroll in one of their "certificate" tech programs, which I DO NOT want to do! Anyone go to a college or university where they "do it right" for the nontraditional students? Which school is it, and what do they do different?

A: Yeah, I am a non-traditional student at SCSU in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. My college has been fantastic in providing me with almost constant encouragement on finding jobs that pertain to my major which I can enter into now for additional income and on the job training. They have provided me with all of the financial aid awareness that they could- even clued me in on scholarships geared to non- traditional students. Gave me a list of possible graduate schools to attend and what routes to finish in a timely manner. My college has done it right. They even have you take Science, English, Math, and History placement tests so that you don't take a course and find you need a refresher course... so you don't waste money in course which you will potentiall fail. I think its my state. Minnesota really places a high emphasis on education. If I were you, I'd go to a different college, one that believes in me!

Q: Why will the government not send tax relief checks to college students being claimed as a dependent?
Why are we left out? Do they think we're not good enough for the money? There has to be a logical explanation. It seems to me that college students would benefit from tax relief just as much as adults with kids or single parents, if not more, considering a lot of us only work part time jobs and are going to school to make something of ourselves. No offense to anybody else. I think everyone should receive tax relief except for non citizens, illegal aliens, and extremely wealthy people.

A: It doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, but that's the way they wrote the rule. The initial plan as it went to Congress appeared to include anyone who qualified on the basis of income, but that's not how the bill finally emerged. But don't despair. While you will be ineligible for a rebate if you are claimed as a dependent, you may still benefit under the plan. While the rebate depends on your 2007 status and income, it is actually a rebate toward your 2008 taxes. According to the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, taxes would be cut in 2008 from 10 percent to zero percent on the first $6,000 dollars of taxable income for individual taxpayers. So if you have taxable income in 2008, you will see a tax cut when you file in 2009.

Q: What kind of bag do Japanese college students use?
In high school Japanese students tend to use a specific sort of bag, but I'm having trouble finding pictures of college students with their bags. Messenger bags, backpacks, briefcases? Does anything go in college? I'm studying abroad next year and don't want to stick out more than necessary!

A: I see the students from the local Womens University every day on my bus journey to work, and I don't think I've ever seen 2 of them carry the same kind of bag - so basically, anything goes! If you are a member of a University sports team, you may have an 'official' bag for that, but for regular classes, anything you want.

Q: What are the statistics on how many freshman college students fail a class their first year?
Ok, so im a freshman in college and i got 2 c's and my mom flipped out saying i should be doing better so i want to prove to her that many colllege students will fail a class to prove it because she has never heard of anyone failing a class o=in college..thanks.

A: Now that you're a big boy in college, you should be able to use Google all by yourself =]

Q: What percentage of college students use their laptops to take notes during classes?
I'm doing some research regarding note taking for college students. It's been about 6 years since I graduated and almost no one was using a laptop for note taking when I was in school.

A: Out of classes of approximately 300 people at UW-Madison, I'd rarely see more than 1-2 people...if even that...most classes don't have anyone typing. It may be because I was a science major and it is difficult to get equations into your comptuer fast, but in many humanities courses I took I saw the same result. Top reasons: 1) Not faster than writing for many subjects 2) No outlets...if your battery only lasts 2 hours you can't take if to every class if you're that sort of person 3) Tiny cramped lecture halls where it barely fits on the table 4) 299 people annoyed by the sound of you typing, or watching you play a game/check your e-mail

Q: College students: What would be the most important things to learn in a college orientation class?
I teach a for-credit FYE (first year experience) class. I want my class to be so good that even the students say it ought to be required! A little historical background: FYE classes developed as the sum of information college administrators thought entering college first year students ("freshmen" is the US; "freshers" in the UK) snowballed to the point of being impractical for regular first week orientation activities. Classes were then formed, which the students promptly didn't take because (1) they were not required and (2) they were not for credit or a grade. Now FYE classes are offered at many American unviersities for graded credit and a few universities even require it to complete degrees. I'm curious to know if I can get some useful feedback from prior and future FYE class students here... Wow, these are really good so far! I think I might even read them off on the first day of class! Even the one that might not think her answer deserves reading seems to point out some things that my students might not realize is an issue! Good job all of you! I'm quite pleased so far!

A: I think one of the biggest shocks to me was the amount of self-discipline I had to have in college. Our professors didn't give us homework every night, give us quizzes and review sheets. It was basically, "Here's the book, read, we'll have 3 tests." I was surprised that I was responsable for so much of the learning myself. The professors usually didn't teach us anything that appeared on the tests. What else? There was a lot more reading than in high school too. Homework usually involved reading chapters in a textbook instead of worksheets or problems.