UPSC Competitive Exams UPSC Competitive Exams Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) does the process of recruitment of the people for various services and posts under the union. It is done by conducting competitive exams. The notifications of these exams are given in the Employment News. While preparing for UPSC exams, you can expand your knowledge, writing skills and increase your vocabulary by regularly reading magazines and...more
Types of College Financial Aid Most graduates easily qualify for student loans. A student loan is considered an important resource, though you should regard them as a last resort, as there is risk in borrowing a lot and accumulating very high indebtedness. It is suggestes to pursue other funding, like fellowships, work-study, employment, and outside financing throughout the academic career. Read the info about student loans. Note...more
Learn How To Tame The Fear That Prevents You From Having Success Fear is one of the most powerful, if not THE most powerful of negative emotions that will corrupt our success journey. We can literally psych ourselves out with fear and never achieve anything. Fear will control us if don't learn to keep it under control.Fear is a instinct we are born with, and that's supposed to be a good thing. We come wired with two fear mechanisms. One makes us act very quickly without thinking. The other is designed to make us think before we act.We are wired for an era that no longer exists. A long, long time ago we were living amongst our own predators. If a big hairy beast came after us, we would either have to fight or take flight.Rarely do we encounter situations where we need to "fight or flight" anymore, but we are still wired with these adrenalin glands just waiting to fire. Sometimes people just need to experience this rush. They do things like bungee jumping, sky diving, extreme sports, taking drugs, being promiscuous.For most people who don't get up to such dangerous acts, there's always a low level background fear hovering in the background. It compensates for the "act...more
College Choice: Mistakes to Avoid 1.Don't be sluggish. Investigate and request info from several colleges online. 2.Don't neglect an online university or college just because it's not a college whose name you know. 3.Don't worry to put questions. Actually, you need to put together a listing of questions before conversing with the...more
Would You Like to Learn to Trust Your Swing and Shoot Lower Scores Today? If you don't trust your swing then you are going to be doing a lot of analysing and attempting to make your swing happen on the course. This is fundamentally wrong when it comes to peak performance.For the sake of simplicity we divide our thinking, or brain...more
The 10 Simple Steps to Learn Keep a Conversation Going The art of conversation is a really great skill, for the simple skills to keep the conversation alive could be the determining factor in how successful you will be. Starting a conversation and maintaining a conversation are actually two separate factors. As with everything there is a beginning, middle and end. Here are some tips to help you maintain a lively conversation: 1. Do not be a tyrant of the conversation. Preventing people feel like they are being forced to listen to what you have to say. Shouting and raising your voice, you will not listen. It will only frustrate you and the other party involved. 2. Learn the difference between a conversation and speech. These are two very simple things to mingle, while giving a speech you are listening. When a conversation with two parties involved! A conversation is the exchange of voice between two or more people. 3. Do not hesitate to call. Many people are reluctant to make calls when the phone rings can not hide his great practice to talk face to face. 4. The questions are central. Yes to the conversation a drift and flowing with questions! The questions are...more
Career Options for Lifelong Learners There are all sorts of people who choose to go back to college. Whether you are unemployed and currently searching for work or if you are already employed in a full time job and are interested in...more
UTSA scientists win $1.8 million to study ‘artery curling' by Wendy Rigby / KENS 5A team of researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health....more
Today's Average College Tuition Cost Can't Stop You Any Longer Is there a legitimate way to beat the average college tuition cost these days?That was a question my wife and I had as our son was close to completing his senior...more
Haven't Yet Learned how to Edit a PDF file? Don't think you need to know how? Here's 8 that says you do! It has happened to just about all of us. An associate, co-worker, or contract party has sent over a PDF file and...more
The College Admissions Process Much flack has been given over the college administration process. If you have ever been enrolled in college or at a university and have had to deal with the registrar's office on more than one occasion,...more
Adjusting to College Life The period of time where you enter college is sometimes a difficult one- especially if you are going to college or attending a university that is far from home. If you are planning to go away to college, there...more