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Best Paying Degrees in 2010

Alpha Omega Staff — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:45:29 +0000

1. Major: Petroleum Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $86,220

2. Major: Chemical Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $65,142

3. Major: Mining & Mineral Engineering (including Geological)
Average Salary Offer: $64,552

4. Major: Computer Science
Average Salary Offer: $61,205

5. Major: Computer Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $60,879

6. Major: Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $59,074

7. Major: Mechanical Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $58,392

8. Major: Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $57,734

9. Major: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering
Average Salary Offer: $57,231

10. Major: Information Sciences & Systems
Average Salary Offer: $54,038

Here is the article: Best Paying Degrees

18-24 Year Olds Most At Risk For ID Theft

Alpha Omega Staff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:17:03 +0000

According to an article published by the Washington Post, people that are college-aged are the most vulnerable to ID theft.

Here is an excerpt of it:

“The “core millennial” group, identified as people ages 18 to 24, is at the greatest risk because it takes them longer to figure out that they have been defrauded…Millennials don’t protect enough or detect enough,” said James Van Dyke, president of Javelin Strategy & Research, a California-based company that examined where identity theft threats are coming from and what effects they are having on consumers…It takes young people an average of 132 days to detect fraudulent activity on their credit cards, bank accounts and other personal holdings, and those in older age groups average 49 days, the survey shows.

“The 18-to-24 group is unique. They’re going to college. They’re away from home for the first time. They’re sharing more information. More of their information is exposed,” Van Dyke said.

Here is the whole article: Identity theft

Want Free Music And Save On Textbooks?

Alpha Omega Staff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:39:52 +0000

Barnes and Noble has college students in mind. They are doing this by offering 10 free music downloads for any textbook purchase. Savings could be had up to 90% off used textbooks and 30% for new textbooks! Check it out!

Here is the link:

10 free tracks!

Need Cheap Books for School?

Alpha Omega Staff — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:04:47 +0000

Forget the Little Professor and forget the bookstore at school. If you want to save money try Half.com or Amazon.com. The prices are often a lot lower than the used book price at the school bookstore.

HALF.COM/TEXTBOOKS

AMAZON.COM

Need a Refresher For the Spring Semester?

Alpha Omega Staff — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:48:29 +0000

Who needs help writing a paper? Who needs help taking exams? Who needs help studying?

Time to time, we procrastinate and we need some tips. Here are some sites that can help you out!!!

A general site for tips on studying: http://www.academictips.org/

A “where to” and “how to” study website according to Ivy League school Dartmouth University: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/study.html