Cyber Monday Deal Round Up!

Cyber Monday Deal Round Up

20 Cyber Monday Deals!

 

Guest post from TheMomsJournal.com

Cyber Monday means fabulous online deals from many of your favorite vendors. Here’ s a list of 20 popular Cyber Monday Sales. Check out www.themomsjournal.com to see more than 50 Cyber Monday deals.

American Girl – Up to 50% Off on select items

Avenue.com – 50% Off everything site wide –  code AV121400; plus Free shipping on any order

Banana Republic – 30% off online purchases; code CYBER

Blue Nile – 22% – 65% Off site wide plus free shipping; HOT – 40% off select pre-set diamond stud earrings; use code GRACE

Plano, Texas Named as One of Top 10 Cities to Raise a Family

Plano Texas Names one of Top 10 Cities by Home.com

Cities with low crime rates and exceptional schools top list of best places for kids

 

Raising a family is an incredible undertaking, and finding the perfect city for your family is an important decision for many parents. Locating the right combination of a perfect school, family friendly activities and a home for the entire family can be quite a feat. Searching for the right home for your family begins with picking a city and reviewing the surrounding neighborhoods and their offerings. Homes.com, a leading real estate listing site, researched some of America’s favorite locales to uncover the top 10 family friendly cities.

The Homes.com “Top 10” series is designed to guide consumers through every phase of life, from choosing the perfect place for summer vacation, to discovering the best cultural cities. The latest list of best places to raise children highlights cities across the country that are family friendly and offer great educational, cultural and work opportunities.

Top 10 Family Friendly Cities

How to Write a College Essay

College Essay Tips

Selecting a Topic: The College Essay Dilemma

 

by Amanda McClure, Academic Life Coach

While there is no magic formula for finding the “best” college essay topic, the writing prompt on the application is a good place to start.  Prompts tend to be generic and vast in scope, which makes it difficult for students to find their niche.  The following essay prompt on the ApplyTexas application is a great example: