Article: There are so many different factors to consider when choosing a college. The ones you should focus the most on are the size of the school, the degree programs they offer, cost, distance from home, and the type of area around the school. Have an idea of what you want to study, and start out by looking up schools that are strong in that field. This is an easy first step in your search for colleges. There are several online college finders that will allow you to enter your preferences (big school vs. small school, urban vs. rural area, public vs. private) and view profiles of schools that match what you want. College Navigator: For U.S. colleges, this college finder is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics. There are a variety of helpful search options, including distance from home and acceptance rates:https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. BigFuture by The College Board: BigFuture is a comprehensive search engine that allows you to run a very personalized search for colleges by adjusting a variety of filters. You can also adjust the importance of each filter, ranging from "Don't care" to "Must have." International schools can be included in your search results as well: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search. Cappex: Cappex is limited to U.S. schools, but it has a matchmaking feature that allows you to fill out a profile and be matched with schools based on your preferences. It also allows you to easily see what application materials are required for each school:https://www.cappex.com/. CollegeData: Again, this finder only works for American schools, but it is provides helpful financial breakdowns for each school: https://www.collegedata.com/cs/search/college/college_search_tmpl.jhtml College fairs are gatherings of college representatives who are looking to attract students to apply to their institutions. They're usually held at schools, conference centers, or community centers. Ask your high school counselor about any upcoming college fairs near you. These events can be great ways to gain a point of contact at a school you're interested in and get more detailed information about a school. When attending a college fair, it's good to have a list of the schools that you want to talk to beforehand. However, don't be afraid of going up to schools you haven't heard of and learning about them. You might just stumble upon a school that is a great fit for you!
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Figure out what your priorities are when looking for a school. Use an online college finder to explore potential colleges. Attend a college fair.
Article: Whatever word processing program you're using, you need to start by highlighting the text you want to underline with your cursor. This can be done by dragging the cursor, or double-clicking a single line of text, if you want to underline everything. In Microsoft Word, you need to navigate to the Font tab to find the group of options that includes italicizing, bolding, and underlining. In Word 2012, you need to click on the "Home" tab and select the font group. In Word 2008 or older, you need to go to "View" and select Formatting Palette, or click open the formatting palette at the top of the screen and switch to the "Font" tab, if it's not there already. This looks like an uppercase "U" that is underlined. All you need to do is select it and the text will be underlined automatically, if all you want is a single line under the text. Word also offers a variety of other underline styles that you can select in the same way, after clicking the "Style" box. You can use a double underline, or other more decorative underlines for the text. Different versions of Word will have different options available. To change the color of the underline, click Underline color, and then click the color that you want from the palette available.
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Select the text that you want to underline. Find the Font options. Press the Underline icon. Click the style that you want. Change the color of the underline.
Article: Making sure your body is in top physical condition before labor begins can reduce the likelihood of a prolonged labor. Preparing your body for what's to come can make labor easier and quicker when your baby arrives. Walk or swim regularly, and incorporate a few specialized exercises. Kegels, small internal contractions of the pelvic muscles, can help your body with the pushing stage of labor and also reduce the risk of hemorrhoids in the weeks after childbirth. You can do kegels virtually anywhere. Simply contract the muscles around your vagina, as you would when holding in urine, then hold for four seconds and release. Repeat this 10 times. Three or four sets, done about three times a day, is ideal. The pelvic tilt, also known as the angry cat, can strengthen abdominal muscles and reduce back pain during pregnancy. Get on your hands and knees, keeping your arms straight without locking your elbows. Tighten your abdominal muscles when breathing in and move your buttocks below your back. Relax your back when you breathe out and repeat at your own pace. Move in time to the rhythm of your breath. Squatting helps open your pelvis, important for labor. Stand with a chair facing your back and, using the chair for support, contract abdominal muscles, lift your chest, and relax your shoulders. Lower your tailbone to the floor, as if you were going to sit down on the chair, and then rise again to the standing position. Making sure your body is healthy before delivery is vital to a smooth labor. Nutrition is just as important as exercise. Each woman's body is different, so there's no one-size-fits-all guideline to how much weight you should gain. The adage that you're eating for two is false as your caloric intake does not double. However, you should increase the amount of calories you're eating as your pregnancy progresses. In general, a woman with a BMI between 18.5 and 25.9 should gain between 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy. A woman with a BMI higher than this should only gain 15 to 25 pounds. Discuss how much weight you should gain with your doctor and know how much you should increase your caloric intake to achieve this goal. If you are pregnant with twins or multiples, you will probably need to gain more weight; discuss this with your doctor. Be sure you get plenty of fresh fruits and veggies. Focus on whole grains, such as oatmeal, whole wheat breads and pastas, brown rice, and barley. Incorporating dairy will give you plenty of potassium and calcium for you and your baby. Be careful with fats. Stick to heart-healthy fats found in avocados, nuts, and olive oil. Fruits and veggies high in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and folate are especially good for pregnant women. Try apples, oranges, green beans, spinach, sweet potatoes, pineapple, mangoes, and squash. Zinc is particularly important during pregnancy as its vital in cell development. Chicken, turkey, ham, shrimp, dairy products, beans, and peanut butter are all great sources of zinc. Eating fish can also be a great source of protein, but you should avoid fish that may have high mercury levels, such as swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, and shark. When your contractions begin, stay calm so you're able to relax in between. This saves up energy for the later and more trying stages of labor. There will be continual breaks between contractions throughout labor. Take advantage of such respites, especially during early labor when contractions themselves are gentler. If possible, sleep between contractions. Practice deep breathing and other relaxation techniques. Have reading and viewing material on-hand so there's something present to distract you and help you relax during the process.
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Stay fit during pregnancy. Monitor your weight during your pregnancy. Follow the food pyramid during pregnancy. Rest between your contractions.