Who knew Twitter had helpful sites for college students? Am I the last to know? I searched Twitter for helpful sites and came up with a top ten list for those of us in school. Maybe your University and College have a Twitter page, I was very excited to find mine! Take a peek at what I was able to find and let me know what you think.
Name:
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Location:
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Brief
Description:
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Rating
(1=no good, 5=excellent)
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Recommend?
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Keene
State College
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@ksc_web
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This
twitter site is facilitated through the Keene State College of New
Hampshire. It keeps its students up to
date on recent events on campus, links to New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR)
with stories of interest, and offers words of encouragement to its students.
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I
would give this site a 5 for its variance and keeping its readers engaged. Clicking
on the links often lead to interesting stories or other sites, and they have
recent tweets.
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I
would recommend this for students at this particular school, as well as
students not attending this school for them to gauge their school’s site when
compared to a quality site.
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Washington
Student Association
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@WAstudents
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This twitter
site is facilitated by the Washington Student Association which is an
association dedicated to representing, serving and protecting the collective
interests of students in attending public post-secondary education[i]
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Similar to
the last site, this site is well maintained, offering consistently frequent
posts, which provide readers with information on current events,
encouragement to members, and event information for Washing State schools. I
would give this site a 5.
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If you live
in Washington and want to know what’s going on, check this site out.
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National
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
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@NACEOrg
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This
site offers up-to-date information related to employers that seek to hire
individuals with a college education. Not only do they offer information for
those already in their field, but this site also offers information on STEM
careers,
H-1B’s
and much more.
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I’m
a bit biased, so if I had to rate this site I’d give it a 5.5. I know, I
know, but it really is a well maintained site!
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Duh!
Check it out!
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College
Bound
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@collegeboundstl
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This site
offers great information to those students that are in a minority, and that don’t
come from a ‘well-off’ background financially.
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They
offer great information on financial aid and getting into and succeeding in
college. It’s a wonderful resource for first-gens as well as students of all
backgrounds. Seriously. Who doesn’t want to know how to get through college
without a boat load of loans?
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If you belong
to a minority and want to feel connected, this is a great site.
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Glass
Door
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@Glassdoor
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This
site offers feeds for employers, but also for the job seeker.
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It’s
not specific to students, but I feel that it would be a good read for those
beginning or improving their job campaign.
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Sure,
I appreciate this sites variety. If you want to be a professional it’s a
great site to see what professionals are getting in to.
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CollegeHumor
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@CollegeHumor
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Need a little
humor in your day? If so, this is the site for you. It offers sarcastic
comments, jokes and a chance to relax for those of us attending college.
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On the humor
scale I’d give it a 5 (Keep in mind that I laugh a lot at stupid things). As
far as useful information-meh. But that’s ok! All work and no play makes for
a sad undergrad!
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I say go for
it. We can’t be serious professionals all the time!
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Law
Students
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@LawPROFSsay
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Again
with the humor! After reading a few posts, I couldn’t pass this one up. “Law
School can be evil, Law Professorisms make it more interesting and fun.”[ii] Even
future lawyers need to relax every once in awhile.
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Humor=5!
I appreciate this sites attempt to lighten things up for a stressed out
population!
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Future
lawyer? This is for you.
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Addicted2Success.com
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@Addictd2Success
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“If plan A
didn’t work the alphabet has 25 more letters. Stay cool.”[iii] That’s
really all that needs to be said to describe this site. It’s great for those
who aim for success.
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I’d give this
site a (shock) 5. It’s for those who aim for success and crave inspiration.
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It offers
great quotes, links and advice on being professionally successful. Because it
quotes “everything we want is on the other side of fear” I have to recommend
it!
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School
of Rock GE
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@GlenEllynSoR
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It’s
a site that honors the rock god in all of us. Of course it’s linked to a
school that teaches music to kids of all ages, but it’s got some really cool
stuff.
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I’d
give it a 4. It’s got some cool links to bands and articles that relate to
music.
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Into
music? Check this page out. Whether you want to be in-the-know or whether you’re
a musician in college, it’s a pretty fun site.
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Craig
Jarrow, Time Management Ninja
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@TMNinja
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It’s a site
dedicated to time management, need I say more? He offers helpful links while
borrowing your precious time for reading his regular tweets.
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Sure. Let’s
round this top 10 out with a solid 5. Anything that promotes time management
is worth looking at.
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Don’t waste
time not looking. Go ahead and do it. Maybe you’ll learn something like I did
on effective time management.
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