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What did students do before the internet was around? We use it to email study guides and notes, do research, get professor recommendations, and so much more! GoDaddy.com is offering a $10,000 scholarship to students who best describe how the internet has guided their education:

Do you have what it takes to be a Go Daddy Scholar? Click here for submission details

It's not uncommon for students to pinch every penny leading up to the holiday season. This year, make it easier on yourself by taking advantage of student  discounts from the following retail stores:

Apple – One of Apple’s best selling points, in my opinion, is the discount program it offers to students and teachers. Apple products are always hot items on holiday wishlists, so click here to see student prices for iPods, iPads and more.

Are you hesitant to attend college because of tuition rumors? Higher tuitions mean that undergraduate and graduate students alike are finding it more difficult to obtain their degree. Don’t be discouraged by the fact that public universities across the country are raising tuition fees, because in many cases, financial aid is adjusted to match tuition increases.

The best, most informative and often-times most entertaining place in the on-line education blogosphere is right here at Degrees.com.  Part support-group, part idea-exchange, part information hub, part place to bitterly complain about how you have no social life when you both work and go to college, the DegreesBlog gives you the opportunity to be heard, and maybe even learn something without having to actually study.

Only a handful of years ago, embarking on the college application process was quite mundane. Imagine sitting at a kitchen table cluttered with college guide books the size of novels, flipping through brochure after brochure containing the same information about each school: average GPA, acceptance rates and degree programs. So what did people base their decisions on back then – whichever college had the highest amount of students? How nice the campus appeared on the brochure cover? Boring!