A message to all those that have not yet submitted an entry into the HP Freshman 15 contest: There are now exactly five hours left. At midnight tonight the contest will be over and no more entries will be accepted. The finalists will be announced sometime tomorrow afternoon/evening. You may want to RSS feed the blog (info on RSS here) to have a better chance at getting that first post, but it is all up to you. Good luck to all of you!
Many of you have been asking about the HP Freshman 15 laptop giveaway College Being and a bunch of other college blogs are partaking in. Our contest starts today and here are the details:
The lucky winner of this contest will win a new HP Pavilion dv7t series notebook along with a bunch of extra goodies including the HP xb4 Media Docking Station and a super-cool and eco-friendly laptop carrying case. The whole prize package is valued at about $1,700. Expect a review of the system coming in the next couple of days, but so far I’ve heard it has it’s own number pad. Seriously, a laptop with a number pad already makes me salivate.
There are three different ways to enter and you can enter through all three ways to increase your chances of winning:
1) You will get one entry into the contest by posting a real (or non-real and funny) reason why you should get the laptop in the comments below.
2) You will get one entry into the contest by posting a comment below about something that can be improved here at College Being to make your experience better.
3) You will get three entries into the contest by submitting an entry into our new Hot College Being of the Month. Both men and women are able to submit an entry. Just click on the link for the full rules.
The rules are as follows:
You are allowed to enter up to five entries into the contest. You can mix and match from the above list.
You must use your real name and email address when entering.
The last day to submit an entry into the contest is Sunday, October 12 at 11:59 PM ET.
This competition is open to everybody on earth.
The three finalists will be chosen randomly from all valid entries. The first of the three to post a comment on the announcement post will win the laptop. The finalists will be announced on Monday, October 13th.
So, to sum it all up: If you want the laptop, you have a great chance to get it. You can submit up to five entries and get to the announcement post before the other two finalists. Not a bad day’s work for a $1,700 prize.
Note from editor: Please do not write your email addresses in the body comments below as spammers may find your email and add you to their evil spam lists. Just put your email address in email field and you will be safe (from spammers and for us to be able to reach you).
Note from editor: Review of laptop here.
HP is currently conducting a promotion where they will give away 15 laptops through our site and some of our friend sites. We will be giving away a free laptop to one of our visitors within the next couple of weeks. More details will be coming soon so stay tuned.
If you cannot wait that long, you may look into the following sites who are also participating:
Edit: Enter here.
It’s beyond me how the Chinese government and its apologists can possibly claim that they believe in anything resembling freedom.
Hello College Beings,
Today, we’ve hired a new editor-in-chief as I quite frankly suck at being an editor. His name is Gabriel Josephes and he will be leading some renovations at College Being during this next week or so.