On July 23, Microsoft (MSFT) announced results for their 4th fiscal quarter of ’09, which Wall Street found disappointing. Although they met the analyst consensus EPS of $0.34, what garnered more attention this earnings season was the top-line. Unfortunately for shareholders, the company reported revenue of $13.1 billion, far below analysts’ […]

As a rising senior, I find myself in the peculiar predicament of having to ponder my future. My high school yearbook In 20 Years seems to shed no light on the matter. Despite pundits heralding an easing of the recession, it seems to be making no dent in the staffing […]

Sometimes we take for granted all that is available to us as University of Maryland students. Our campus location is extremely advantageous for internship opportunities, as I discovered over the 2009 summer break. To give you a little background information, I worked as a statistical clerk/actuarial intern for the Office of Personnel […]

The recently released “America’s Best Colleges 2010” ranked the University of Maryland’s R.H. Smith School of Business # 16 in the nation, moving up from last year’s # 17 spot. Within the category of public schools, Smith ranked even higher, coming in at #9. Major programs were also in […]

CourseSmart, the nation’s largest digital course materials supplier, currently offers more than 7,000 titles across multiple publishers, providing core higher education textbook titles at about 50 percent less than the cost of print textbooks.. According to CourseSmart’s annual student survey, the following features and benefits of an eTextbook are the […]

So summer has finally come to end.  I spent this summer living the New York City life.  As an intern at Troutman Sanders law firm, I got a strong glimpse into the world after college.  Because of my plans to live and work in New York City after graduation, […]

A college education is an amazing asset and can get you very far in life. But it does not tell all. Until this summer, I am not sure I had any idea what life was really like. Luckily, my internship gave me a dose of the work that goes into making a living.  […]