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The college search and selection process isn’t always as easy as stuffing an application in an envelope and hoping to get a fatter one back. A lot goes into picking a college, including: location, student body, academics, athletics, Greek life, facilities, social life and so much more. Because of all these factors, choosing a school can be a daunting event; but it doesn’t have to be.
Thanks to a new site, www.CollegeTrends.org, students can match a school directly to their personality. Now, users can simply take a short personality inventory test, and determine how your personal style influences the style of college that you should attend. So, even though people have told you that you’re a future frat rat for sure, deep down, you could just be a library-loving bookworm.
The famed scowl of brazen American Idol judge Simon Cowell lights up the televisions of more than 21 million viewers a week. It seems to be working considering you’re worth a reported $200 million. That’s a lot of pounds for a not-so-jolly Brit who dropped out of high school and didn’t even try applying for college.
What’s the secret to Cowell’s success?
“The secret of my success is that I make other people money,” Cowell told Good Morning America during an interview in 2007.
Fairly straightforward words of wisdom from a guy named on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the most powerful and highest paid stars.
Yet Cowell walked a different road from his fellow Idol dawg pound-member Randy Jackson. Jackson and his ears for music embraced the traditional four-year college route. He expanded and developed his rhythmic passions while earning a dual Bachelors degree in Music and Psychology from Southern University in Louisiana.
Many people don’t know that Jackson was also a member of the rock band Journey. He’s also played alongside musical heavy-hitters Jerry Garcia, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Carlos Santana.
Jackson’s talent gained further recognition when landed an executive role as vice president of artists and repertoire at Columbia Records, where he spent 8 years. He then worked another four years at MCA Records.
But perhaps nobody’s resume is a colorful as space cadet judge Paula Abdul. This high school cheerleader turned pop sensation has danced her way into every avenue of the entertainment industry.
After high school, Paula Adbul attended California State, Northridge. She majored in TV and radio. Paula joined the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, and after a few short months became their head cheerleader and choreographer.
This signaled the end of her Cal State college life and a new focus that was solely on dance. After scripting the video moves for The Jacksons, Adbul extended her career to include singing and song writing. Beyond earning a Grammy and multiple music awards, Adbul’s had two #1 albums and seven #1 singles.
Something about Paula that you may not know is that she also manages her own jewelry line. What began as a hobby, making “good luck” gifts for American Idol contestants, is now a complete line, available at QVC.
What American Idol judge do you think had the most “smarts” when it came to choosing a college?
Trust me when I tell you, your parents are going to freak out and load you up like a Himalayan packmule when you leave for college.
By the time you hit I-93, there’s going to be so much crap jammed into your trunk that you’ll resemble a pioneer setting out on the Oregon Trail.
“Mary has died of Dysentery. Pa has gotten a snakebite. Supplies too heavy…cock the wagon and float!”
See, that’s the type of stuff that happens when you over-prepare.
Now, thanks to CampusCompare, college freshman everywhere can finally avoid looking like that first-to-go-to-college-in-the-family idiot who kept Target in business this quarter.
We cracked some sense into your oxen and compiled this college survival retrospective based on recent grads and current pioneers.
Behold, the Top 10 Things Adults Think You Need in College (A.K.A stuff you’ll lug all the way to school that you’ll end up carrying all the way back, unopened & unused, 4 years later.)
10. Yaffa Blocks— These things have to be the biggest scam to rip off college students ever invented. The jazzy-colored, glorified milkcrates don’t even “hold” anything. And if you ever attempt to really “stack” them, I hope your parents anted up for the premiere student health plan. You’ll need it after being pummeled under their plastic grate wrath.
9. Non-Sweat Wear Attire— Your mom will try to sneak in some dressy suits and/or mock turtlenecks to your clothing pile. Don’t allow it. If you wear anything but 100% cotton to class you’ll look like Ryan Seacrest.
8. A Lava Lamp— Now these nifty gizmos may have been all the rage when your dad dominated the dorms back in ‘69. But let’s be serious, so were mullets. Today, carrying a Lava Lamp into a dorm will send off an immediate warning signal to all around you that you are the type of guy who loves polyester pants and watches The Brady Bunch alone in his room all night.
7. A Hot Pot— This annoying hunk of metal serves one purpose: It comforts worried mothers everywhere that at least their baby is getting a good n’ hot meal at night. Unless you have an actual baby living with you and your bros in the dorm who need its bottle warmed up; return that $29.99 hot pot and go buy some buffalo wings.
6. A CD-Player— Oh my god. It kills us to see people still lugging massive stereo systems up into the dorms. Why don’t you just bust in with your Grammophone? Or better yet, why not just show up to campus with your Baby Grand?
5. A Whiteboard— Ahh, the classic “whiteboard on the door fad”. We hoped that one of these days enough of these insufficiently sticky, foam tree-murderers would fall off enough doors to finally knock some sense into people. Alas, college goers everywhere still dutifully follow the “whiteboard on door” phenomema as if they won’t be “cool” without one. I’d love to know the jokester who’s responsible for this. These “novelties” are beyond irritating to write on, erase and listen to hit the hallway floor ten times a day.
4. Decorative Toss Pillows— Sure, in theory they look great and add a little stylish sophistication to your dorm. In reality they end up tossed on your floor, covered in Dorito-cheese fingerprints.
3. A land line phone— The only thing bigger than Zack Morris’ cell phone.
2. A Snuggie— Yes the commercial is so amazing we could watch it over and over again all day, too. Just don’t let your inner fool allow you to actually pick up the phone and purchase one of these. That would be crossing the socially awkward, shut-in line.
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1. An Over-the-Door Shoe Organizer— Now I’ve seen enough neat freak friends get conned into this organizational “wonder-product” to speak up. I will boldy testify that shoe-organizers are a complete piece of crap. Unless you have a foot the size of Webster, there’s no way you can fit 2 shoes into one of those tiny pockets.
There’s only 3 things you really need in college: naps, sweats and Chicken Finger Day at the cafeteria.
Thanks to a new site, www.CollegeTrends.org, students can match a school directly to their personality. Now, users can simply take a short personality inventory test, and determine how your personal style influences the style of college that you should attend. So, even though people have told you that you’re a future frat rat for sure, deep down, you could just be a library-loving bookworm.
It seems to be working considering you’re worth a reported $200 million. That’s a lot of pounds for a not-so-jolly Brit who dropped out of high school and didn’t even try 
“Mary has died of Dysentery. Pa has gotten a snakebite. Supplies too heavy…cock the wagon and float!”
