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Holiday celebrations always provide a fun diversion. All the excitement distracts us from our problems, our debts, and our worries about the future. But after the parties have ended, we're left with the same, empty feeling. We're left asking ourselves, "Now what?"

If you're asking yourself, "now what?" make 2010 the year you can answer that question head-on. Make a clear cut plan to obtaining a college degree. The first step is clicking below to see what degrees are available in your chosen field.

It's the new year, and that means spring semester is upon us! (Hopefully, spring itself isn't that far behind...) Maybe you've just begun e-learning, and are unsure how to get started.

Our article, How to Prepare for Your First Online Course was written to help.

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Bachelor's in Nursing
Michigan State University

Melissa works 12 hour shifts as an RN in a rural Michigan hospital ER, and achieved a bachelor's in nursing at University of Michigan. She knew that the BSN was the best route to advanced career opportunities in nursing, like management, teaching, and other upper-level jobs.

Melissa offers some online learning tips, like:

Identify an online classmate whose message board posts are relevant, timely, smart, and useful, so if your class message board is overflowing with posts, you can filter and read those first to catch up.

Read the rest of Melissa's student story.

This week's highlight from the Online Education Blogs:

• Read SteveFoerster's top five predictions for the next decade, covering things like the rise of m-learning, and the possibility of Google releasing its own learning management system.

A new question from our Distance Learning Discussion Forums:

• Forum user JFValdez wants to do an associate's in paralegal studies, and gets a bunch of good advice regarding cost effective routes to achieve this goal.

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