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Let's rewind and look for your transferable skills!

Transferable skills are the skills you’ve gained from your courses, jobs, volunteer experiences, leadership roles, sports, hobbies, or other life experiences that you can use in your next job or...

March 6, 2014 · 11:34 AM

Leap Into Action!

Experiential Learning Empowers Students to Scale New Heights

Experiential learning plays a huge role in the preparation and training of a Navy SEAL (like the 70 foot rappelling challenge depicted here). “Learning by doing” is the primary way these...

March 3, 2014 · 2:37 PM

Now is the PRIME TIME for UMBC Student Leadership

Spring forward to new opportunities!

The Elizabeth Tower, located at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, is considered one of the most recognizable landmarks in the United Kingdom. Big Ben is actually the name of...

February 21, 2014 · 8:08 AM

The Five Best and Five Worst Ways to Use Social Media

HINT: Facebook is not the only or the best game in town!

Privacy experts say that anything you post digitally to the internet lives forever in some form. Does that thought concern you? If so, read on! We all know that it’s probably not a good idea...

February 12, 2014 · 3:00 PM

Apply to Graduate On Line by (The Day After) Valentines!

Then reward yourself with Valentines chocolates on sale!

Whether you think Valentines Day is a silly made-up holiday or not, this Valentines Day is just a prelude to the day after Valentines Day, which is the last day to apply on line for May graduation...

February 6, 2014 · 11:21 PM

Things You Can Do (or Get Started) Over Winter Break

Jump-start your 2014 with these ideas!

1. Visit a graduate or professional school. Whether you are just starting to think about grad school or if you are actually working on applications, in-person visits are always informative....

December 19, 2013 · 11:58 PM

How to Make Your Resume and Grad School Apps Shine

Polishing diamonds now will pay dividends after graduation!

As a senior you might think that your resume and graduate school application are already in the “gemstone” family. You’ve worked hard to be selected for that competitive internship you completed...

December 18, 2013 · 11:42 PM

Is Graduate School on Your Horizon?

A Closer Personal View is Recommended

So, you're thinking about graduate or professional school. But how do you pick the right one? Sure, you can learn a lot from the university’s website, but that is just the beginning—there's...

December 11, 2013 · 2:58 PM

Connecting With Your Professors at UMBC

Professors are interesting people! And they like students!

The photo accompanying this article shows Dr. Carolyn Forestiere of the Political Science Department chatting with a student. See how happy she looks, and how interested in what the student is...

November 25, 2013 · 2:49 PM

Sophomore Slump or Sophomore Surge?

Make your second year in college as good as it can be!

Every fall various higher ed experts express concern about what they call “sophomore slump.” But Is there really a sophomore slump? What does it look like? What can a second year student with...

November 15, 2013 · 12:59 AM

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