CollegeSurfing.com Makes Researching Colleges and Careers in the Lazy Days of Summer Simple

Nontraditional Student's Summer "To-Do" List Offers Top-Notch Get-Ahead Resources

Staten Island, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2007 -- When it comes to having a summer schedule of events, editors at CollegeSurfing.com, a top education portal, recommend relaxation but advise against taking a total mental vacation. According to a study of Baltimore students by Johns Hopkins University researchers, students fall almost 2.6 months behind in math skills over the summer. Furthermore, the study showed that 65 percent of the achievement gap between poor and affluent children can be explained by unequal summer learning experiences during the elementary school years.

"In other words, kids-and adults, especially those considering a return to school for professional advancement-need to keep their brains stimulated to avoid permanent brain-vacation mode," says Dawn Papandrea, managing editor of The CollegeBound Network, CollegeSurfing.com's parent company. How can you continue to challenge yourself in the lazy days of summer? Papandrea recommends using added downtime and a more relaxed office environment to research a new educational endeavor that'll boost your career or launch a completely new one.

Be sure to add these items to your college and career search to-do list this summer:

•Peruse education search sites like CollegeSurfing.com (http://www.collegesurfing.com/clickcount.php?id=6612004&goto=http%3A//www.collegesurfing.com) to find out more about colleges and careers that appeal to you. Then, print out information of interest and take it to the beach to read while you soak up the rays.

•Become a summer blog subscriber. Why not bring the laptop into the yard and hook into weekly blogs that pique your interest? A great blog for career climbers: The CollegeSurfing Insider (http://www.collegesurfing.com/clickcount.php?id=8859804&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collegesurfing.com%2Fblog).

•Don't waste your vacation time on unnecessary road trips. Instead, satisfy your curiosity and discover schools' unique features on sites like CollegeSurfing.com. You'll find that every school presents different offerings in terms of program length and requirements, financial aid opportunities, career placement services, and the like.

•This summer, join a cyber community like CollegeSurfing's Student Services Gateway (http://www.collegesurfing.com/clickcount.php?id=8859805&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collegesurfing.com%2Fstudent-service%2F) and make new friends who share similar interests. Plus, you can post questions and opinions, get expert advice tailored to your unique situation, and find out what's new in the schools and industries that interest you.

More than 1.5 million surfers utilize The CollegeBound Network's resource sites each month, which include CollegeBound.net, CollegeSurfing.com, HolisticJunction.com, SpaBeautySchools.com, TopCareerSchools.com, and others.

Since 1987, The CollegeBound Network (CBN) has worked with America's leading colleges, universities, and career schools in connecting learners with educational opportunities. CBN specializes in recruitment lead generation solutions for 800+ educational institutions and 2,100 campuses, using its content-rich portals.

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