Here we are with 10 traveling tips for students. Well all of us know most of time we dont get trouble while traveling but its good to be prepared for bad situations: If you have some tips to share please tell us in comments. Thanx

10 Traveling Tips for Students

1 - Make sure you have a signed, valid passport and visas, if required. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport!

2 - Read the Consular Information Sheets (and Public Announcements or Travel Warnings, if applicable) for the countries you plan to visit.

3 - Leave copies of your itinerary, passport data page and visas with family or friends at home, so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency. Keep your host program informed of your whereabouts.

4 - Make sure you have insurance that will cover your emergency medical needs (including medical evacuation) while you are overseas. Travel insurance may be necessary if your present health insurance does not cover you in foriegn countries.

5 - Familiarize yourself with local laws and customs of the countries to which you are traveling. Remember, while in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws!

6 - Do not leave your luggage unattended in public areas and never accept packages from strangers.

7 - While abroad, avoid using illicit drugs or drinking excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages, and associating with people who do.

8 - Do not become a target for thieves by wearing conspicuous clothing and expensive jewelry and do not carry excessive amounts of cash or unnecessary credit cards.

9 - Deal only with authorized agents when you exchange money to avoid violating local laws.

10 - When overseas, avoid demonstrations and other situations that may become unruly or where anti-American sentiments may be expressed.

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Twitter is generally considered a social media network, but it provides several academic advantages as well.

1 – Chat with professors and students whenever, wherever: If your professor has Twitter, you can send him or her questions whenever you want, even if office hours aren’t in session. You can also participate in a conversation with your classmates so everyone is involved and constantly contributing to a class discussion, outside of class.

2 – RetweetMe: Set up alerts and reminders so that you don’t forget to study, attend class, or take a final.

3 – Track a professional: If you’re interested in pursuing a particular career and want to learn more about a certain leader in that field, you can “follow” a professional’s tweets.

4 – Collaborate on a project: Whether it’s a formal collaboration or you just want some extra feedback on a project, get your classmates and friends involved to help you out and start a shared conversation on Twitter.

5 – Start a second discussion in class: A very understanding professor may encourage students to Twitter each other about the lecture or “out loud” class discussion to fuel more ideas and start a second discussion.

6 – Quick reference: Do a keyword search for virtually any topics, and you can fit in a quick review for a test or presentation, or get a head start on your research project even if you’re away from the library or computer.

7 – Start a dialogue with students around the world: You don’t have to limit your project collaboration or class discussion to the students who are in class on your campus. Open up the dialogue to students from around the world, and you can instantly get a new perspective.

8 – Get the inside scoop on other teachers and classes: Before you sign up for a class, post a question about that class to learn about the teacher, homework load, grading style and more.

9 – TrackThis: This Twitter tool lets you track your FedEx, UPS, USPS and DHL packages so that you know when your books or dorm decorations are arriving.

10 – Email Twitter: If you’re uneasy about logging on to Twitter from your laptop in class or the library, use this app to access your account through your e-mail.

11 – The Twitter Blacklist: Avoid spammers and annoying Twitter users by checking and updating this list.

12 – Twi84: Use this tool to more quickly post on your blog and translate text shorthand to English.

13 – Tweet what you eat: Sometimes it’s hard for college students to stick to a healthy diet. This tool helps you keep track of meals, snacks, beer, and exercise. You can even search the database for calorie content.

14 – Network: Twitter is a social media tool, so use it to network. Just posting random status updates won’t give you the same kind of exposure to new friends, study partners, and even job or internship opportunities that joining a conversation will.

15 – Share Links: Give your friends and readers something to respond to by sharing links instead of only logging on to let your study mates know you’re already at the library.

16 – Use a desktop client: Make your Twitter time more efficient by using a desktop client like twhirl. twhirl works in English, German, Italian, and Spanish, and it gives notifications on new tweets, has a timeline filtering feature and more.

17 – Twitter Troll: Use Twitter Troll to quickly search for Twitter posts and find new friends. Twitter Troll works in real time.

18 – Moby Picture: College kids are addicted to their cell phones and their Twitter accounts, and this beta lets you post photos from you cell phone directly to your blog.

19 – MobiFeedLive: Instantly find out what people are saying about you on campus or about a certain topic by setting up a keyword alert system.

20 – TwitterSnooze!: If you’re too busy to keep up with all of your Twitter friends, you can hit the Snooze button on them to avoid procrastinating.

21 – @eventtrack: Before you sign up to attend a club meeting, study group session or party, check @eventtrack through Twitter to see who else is planning to go.

22 – TwitterCard: Give your readers an easy way to learn a little more about you by putting a short bio and photo on a TwitterCard. It’s great for networking and can act as a virtual business card.

23 – Update all of your friends and family at once: Instead of sending a mass e-mail full of irrelevant information, you can quickly update your parents back home, your brothers and sisters, and friends at other colleges through your Twitter account.

24 – foodry: Quickly and easily update your friends about a favorite (or not so favorite) restaurant via your Twitter blog with this application.

25 – Don’t just use your Twitter for fluff: In April a graduate student from UC Berkeley sent an update to his Twitter friends that he had been arrested in Egypt during an anti-government protest. Thanks to his loyal following of readers, the student, James Karl Buck, was released from being detained after his Twitter friends notified the school, which then hired him a lawyer.

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Student life in universities and colleges are always a special time in someones life. You make so many interesting friends who can bring smile on your face any time.

I found this top 10 list of Students lies. so thought to share i with you guys.

1. No really, I’ll be out of here in only two more years.
2. My job prospects look really good.
3. The department is giving me so much support.
4. I just have one more book to read and then I’ll start writing.
5. I turned down a lot of great job offers to come here.
6. Your latest article was so inspiring.
7. I would never date an undergraduate.
8. My work has a lot of practical importance.
9. I’d be delighted to proofread your book/chapter/article.
10. It doesn’t bother me at all that my college roommate is making $80,000 a year on Wall Street.

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The majority of Scottish students who graduated in 2004 are on track towards their chosen career and think the money spent on their education was worth it, according to a major new study.

The survey, carried out by Ipsos Mori and published by the Scottish Funding Council, looks at the career paths of more than 1000 university and college students over the past four years.

It found that 70% of respondents are in the career they want to be or are “on track”, 79% are in employment and 72% agreed the money spent on their education was a good investment in their future. In addition, 80% of learners were satisfied with their course and institution, nine out of 10 would recommend their course to others and 92% felt they gained useful job-related skills.
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However, the survey also found that nearly one-half were in debt, only 56% felt their earning potential had gone up as a result of their studies and one-quarter chose their job for negative reasons, such as avoiding unemployment.

Mark Batho, chief executive of the Scottish Funding Council, said: “The results of the survey show that many students feel they have benefited positively from their education and it has contributed to moving into the career of their choice.

“It is encouraging to see a high percentage of students valuing the benefits of going to college or university and the impact it has on their lives.”

A spokesman for Universities Scotland also welcomed the findings. “The most important message coming out from this is that very few people regret doing a degree and very few don’t see significant personal benefit from it. Our graduates are the best advert for the sector. At a time of insecurity, those with a degree know they have the skills and adaptability to compete effectively in a difficult labour market.”

NUS Scotland also welcomed the findings, but said student debt was still a concern for many recent graduates.

Gurjit Singh, president of NUS Scotland, said: “Scotland’s education sector is highly regarded across the world and, on the whole, this report backs up that reputation.

“However, the findings also highlight areas of concern. The fact that one-quarter of those surveyed say they’ve been forced to accept a job purely to pay off debts or stave off unemployment is deeply worrying.”

The survey results are published in On Track: Class of 2004, which explores the opinions of learners who completed a course or gained a qualification from a Scottish college or university in 2004 and has followed their progression since.

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