Archive for February, 2004

Student Credit Cards 101 – Building Your Credit

Sunday, February 1st, 2004

If you are student who has just learned how to drive a car or is headed off to college, most of you may not have been given access to your parents’ credit cards.  But college student credit cards may provide a solution for young people in need of credit anyway because building good credit with student credit cards may be more beneficial in the long run than borrowing your parent’s credit card. Believe it or not, getting a new student credit card in your name is relatively easy – even if you have minimal income, no co-signer and no credit history. To get your own student credit card, just follow these simple guidelines.

Get A Job

If you don’t already, consider part-time work around campus on in your neighborhood. It can be for only a few hours a week on campus. If you’re going to have your own student credit card, you’ll need to make payments on a monthly basis. Having your own checking and savings account at a local bank or credit union is also a good idea. Most banks have special student accounts that require a very little deposit to open. Establishing a history at the bank and accumulating some savings, will give you more opportunities for credit in the future.

Surf the Net

As a college student, you probably have been bombarded with offers for student credit cards. Maybe you’ve opened your mail to find a fake credit card inside with your name on it. Or, you’ve seen those annoying credit card applications that always fall out of your new textbooks. You may have also seen credit card representatives with booths set up on your campus giving away free t-shirts and hats to those who complete an application. Don’t take the first offer you get, shop around for the best value. The Internet is one of the best places to comparison shop for credit cards.

Read the Fine Print

Beware! Not all student credit cards are alike. Some may have really cool designs that you can pick, such as college logos, sports teams or graphics that act as an extension of your personality. But as the saying goes, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Although all college student credit cards provide you with cash in the form of plastic, they can vary greatly by a number of factors: credit line offered, annual percentage rates (APR), annual fees, late fees, cash advance fees, over-limit fees and special perks. APRs can vary from 0% to 29%; annual fees $0 – $50; late and over-limit fees can be as much as $30/month, each. Before you sign on the dotted line, carefully read the terms and conditions of the student credit card, especially the fine print. Pick the card that offers you the lowest APR and fees.

Use It (Wisely) Or Lose It

Many Americans, including college kids, are in debt over the heads. Before getting your student credit card, be sure to understand everything about credit. Credit cards make it easy, and tempting, to go on a spending spree. But spend more on your college student credit cards than you make you’ll quickly find yourself drowning in debt. High interest rates, late fees and over-the-limit fees can cause your monthly balance to get way out of control. If you can’t pay your bills, your credit history will be destroyed. Bad credit can keep you from getting student loans, buying a car, purchasing a home… even getting your dream job.

Once you have a job, a bank account, savings and an understanding of what credit is all about, you are ready for your first student credit card! If you’ve done your homework, then you can be confident that you will select the college student credit cards that will help you to establish your credit. Spend wisely and reap the benefits of a good credit history.

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The first step in conducting such research

Sunday, February 1st, 2004

Research is an essential component of the sciences. It is used to learn more about topics we are all ready aware of, as well as to discover topics and concepts that we are not aware of yet. There are many different types of research that can be conducted by students, however, regardless of what type of research a student wants to conduct they will need to take the same basic initial steps.

#1 – Ask Questions About the World

The first step in conducting any kind of research is to ask questions about the world. This step will help the student to identify topics and areas of interest. This is a very important step as it helps to focus the student’s search for a research idea.

Questions can focus on things that the student is curious about. They can focus on things that the student has noticed. They can even focus on things that the student is interested in on a personal level, such as sports or recreation activities.

#2 – Select a Topic

The next step is to select a topic to research. This topic needs to be interesting to the student and it needs to fit the requirements developed by their Ks Teacher Organizat or by the person who assigned the research project. Topics are generally broad to begin with, such as an area of science. They are then narrowed down by asking questions and conducting general research on the topic.

#3 – Conduct Background Research

When the student has their research topic narrowed down to a sub-topic, they will need to conduct a general background study of that sub-topic. In this step the student will be developing their understanding of the topic and they will be searching for a very specific component of the sub-topic to explore in their research project.

#4 – Develop a Hypothesis or Thesis Statement

The next step is to develop a hypothesis or thesis statement. A hypothesis is a prediction about a cause and effect relationship between two specific variables. A thesis statement is a position that a basic information research project will try to support. Both of these things are used to focus a research project and the project’s written report.

#5 – Conduct a Literature Review

Step five is to conduct a literature review on the topic that you have selected for your research project. This literature review will want to address the research that has all ready been conducted on the variables you have selected for your project. It is also a good idea to conduct research on the relationship between the two variables that you have selected, if that research exists.

#6 – Develop a Research Proposal

The final step is to develop a research proposal. This step is basically writing up the main components of your research paper. It will include a preliminary abstract, an introduction, your hypothesis statement or thesis statement, the methodology that you plan on using, your literature review and an overview of what you think you will discover with your research. This is a step that College students usually have to take. It is not usually required of younger students, but it is a good practice to get into as it encourages you to complete the elements of your final report as you work on your research project as opposed to when you have finished it.

Research is an essential element of science. It is used to learn about topics we all know of the loan, and themes and concepts that we are not aware of yet to discover. There are many types of research can be conducted by students, however, no matter what kind of research a student wishes to pursue, they should take the same basic steps first. # 1 – Ask questions about the world The first step in implementing any type of research is to ask questions about the world. This step will determine the student's issues and areas of interest. This is a very important step because it helps the student to study for a research idea. Questions can focus on things that the student is curious. They can focus on things that the students observed. They can even concentrate on what the student is interested on a personal level, such as sports or recreational activities. # 2 – Choose one Subject

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