College Bound & Gagged
Donna Kristine Manley
Author Bio
Donna Kristine Manley, whose friends call “Kris,” is a not so shy South Bronx, NY raised girly-girl who loves STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math). That love lead to Kris’ Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, but her passion is encouraging children to exhaust their potential. With that in mind her children’s books were born. Kris is the author of a Mom’s Choice Award Gold recipient book, titled, Resumes for Children – 17 Years Old and Under. She teaches resume seminars for kids, registers the kids as book reviewers to help boost their reading levels, and shares other out-of-the-box activities with kids that will build them a strong resume. Kris continues to be a great radio guest across the United States, Canada, and Overseas, has appeared on local and regional TV, and has been featured in several newspapers across the country.
Description
College Bound & Gagged was written in response to questions from college students on how to maneuver through the do’s and don’ts of college. The uniqueness of this college guide lends itself to personal stories and struggles of the author. This guide tells students the what, where, why, and how of college, and how to graduate. It does not promise shortcuts, but will tell students how to get through college in a short amount of time. This guide provides numerous websites that can make a college student’s life so much easier if he or she knows about them. The author researched a boat load of websites for the college student so they won’t have to. College Bound & Gagged (The Best Unusual College Guide) details a list of tuition-free colleges and universities, along with APPs for students. This book tells you how to choose an instructor, where and how to get free text books, and where and how to sell your class notes. College Bound & Gagged details how to pay off student loans by moving to and living in certain states. Students will learn about Educational Compacts and how to obtain Tuition Discounts. There are scholarships for students whose parents are deceased; discover websites where students can obtain reviews on their favorite colleges and universities as well as on instructors. Discover 10 technologies for disabled students and how to get class credit for “life experience.” Discover the benefits of a Gap Year and obtain a long list of Gap Year organizations that give students gap year advice. Students will learn 3 things not to do that could lengthen their college years. This guide speaks to what to do when going on college visits, and where to stay during those visits. College Bound & Gagged gives personal stories of how the author got through college, her mistakes she made and how to avoid those same mistakes, and how she graduated from college, loan FREE. While reading this college guide you’ll laugh while spending hours discovering untapped college resources. This is the guide that EVERY student should have before going to college.
Book excerpt
Tidbit # 28 – Tuition Discounts. WOO HOO! Have you ever heard of tuition discounts? They do exist – you just have to inquire. Let’s take a look at why a college would offer tuition discounts.
•Take certain classes at non-peak times, like the summer months. Summer months typically have lower enrollments than regular times of the year.
•Some colleges offer tuition discounts that are incentive based. Colleges use these types of discounts to increase the diversity of its student body or to acquire the number of students required for the year. Make sure if you are offered this type of tuition discount that it is renewable or recurring. If you receive this type of tuition discount in your freshman year, make sure you’ll receive the tuition discount in your subsequent college years. If you don’t your tuition will increase substantially.
•Some colleges and corporations are joined at the hip, therefore tuition discounts are offered to employees of certain corporations.
•Tuition discounts are offered to students who are affiliated with certain religious organizations.
•College students who have siblings that are also attending the same college are offered tuition discounts.
•Alumni receive tuition discounts for returning to the same college to pursue their advanced degree – what a great way for a college to get repeat business.
•College employees, spouses of employees, and children of employees are eligible for tuition discounts.
Tidbit # 29 – Some Tuition Free and/or Low-Cost Colleges and Universities
•Alice Lloyd College , Pippa Passes, KY, http://www.alc.edu
•Berea College, Berea, KY, http://www.berea.edu
•City University of New York’s Teacher Academy, New York, http://web.cuny.edu
•College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, http://www.cofo.edu
•New York Cooper Union, New York, http://www.cooper.edu
•Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA, http://www.curtis.edu
•Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, CA, http://www.deepsprings.edu
•Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, http://www.olin.edu
•Webb Institute – College of Engineering, Glen Cove, NY, http://www.webb-institute.edu/
•University of the People – Online, http://www.uopeople.org
Author Website
http://www.resumesforchildren.com