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		<title>GI Bill advance payments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki announced $3,000 advance payments available starting Oct. 2 to students who have applied for GI Bill benefits but have not received them. Many groups, including the influential Student Veterans of America, have praised the action. And while the unprecedented move is an impressive attempt to alleviate the financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t wreck your job hunt with bad grammar</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/09/dont-wreck-your-job-hunt-with-bad-grammar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soaring unemployment rates and dismal economic forecasts continue to strike fear in the hearts of many a job-seeker. For soon-to-be and recent college graduates, the prospect of that first job hunt may be all the more daunting. And with reason. According to a new report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn around a failing grade</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever have a college course where you just didn&#8217;t get it? If the grades coming back from your coursework are not the grades you&#8217;d hoped to see, take action now to prevent your stumbles from turning into full-fledged failure. In the September issue of EDGE, I wrote a story about surviving college pitfalls. Part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secure college majors</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/09/secure-college-majors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you just started college, and your major is undeclared. Maybe you are in your second or third year of school, and your chosen major just isn&#8217;t working out for you. Or perhaps, given the current economic climate, your intended field of study isn&#8217;t looking like the most promising path to post-graduation employment. While choosing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with a difficult professor</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/09/dealing-with-a-difficult-professor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in June, I wrote a piece about how to get a good professor. Unfortunately, all the research and planning in the world likely won&#8217;t prevent you from dealing with at least one difficult professor during your college career. With fall semester classes under way at most colleges and universities, you may already be struggling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to interpret college rankings</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/08/how-to-interpret-college-rankings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Tis the season for college rankings lists. As many college students have headed to the classroom in recent weeks, well-known ranking lists like those from Princeton Review and U.S. News &#38; World Report also recently debuted 2010 editions for the next wave of college hopefuls. While the rigorous criteria used by these respected authorities certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New GI Bill delays</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/08/new-gi-bill-delays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported in this paper, veterans and schools could see substantial delays in getting paid as the Veterans Affairs Departments processes benefits for the new Post-9/11 GI Bill that took effect Aug. 1. The Web site Inside Higher Ed has a thorough article presenting the realities, rumors and fears surrounding the enactment of the landmark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College survey unveils shortcomings</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/08/college-survey-unveils-shortcomings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Post-9/11 GI Bill took effect Aug. 1, and in preparation for the long-awaited start date, many colleges and universities have been pursuing ways to make their campuses more military-friendly. Now, a new report by the American Council on Education, in collaboration with the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges and two other education associations, takes a look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4-year degrees in 3 years</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/08/3-year-bachelors-degrees/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/08/3-year-bachelors-degrees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If colleges and universities started offering three-year bachelor&#8217;s degrees, would you be interested in pursuing one? With work, family and life commitments, could you even pursue one, especially if it meant increased course loads and constant summer school? While three years is the norm for bachelor&#8217;s degrees in Europe, the idea of a three-year bachelor&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many credits should you take?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/07/how-many-credits-should-you-take/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimesedge.com/blogs/notes/2009/07/how-many-credits-should-you-take/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re pondering the number of courses to take when you start school this fall, consider this: The number of credits you carry could mean the difference between success and failure at college. College credits can be a tricky thing. Take too many, and you&#8217;re easily overwhelmed. Take too few, and you could be in [...]]]></description>
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