Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
529 college saving plans are an excellent alternative to Coverdell Education Savings Account. It is a state-sponsored investment program, which encourages parents to to save for their kids college education. There are two types of 529 plans: college savings plans and prepaid tuition plans.
The prepaid tuition plan enables you to ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
A recent study by Payscale.com analyzed the earnings of alumni at colleges across the USA. It revealed the fluctuation in salaries over several several years. Payscale used its extensive database of 13 million unique compensation profiles to create the list.
Only private colleges were considered for the current report.
1) Dartmouth College
2) ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The Princeton Review surveyed 120,000 students to determined the top party schools in the nation. The list has terrorized parents for the past 15 years. The list holds no surprises. The University of Florida has been crowned the best party school in the country. All schools holding a spot on ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
On Monday, the Princeton Review released their 2009 list of The Best 368 Colleges. The survey asked 120,000 students at 368 top colleges to rate their school on a number of various topics, including such things as dorm life, social scene, food and top professors.
Here are some of the survey’s ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
On July 25, 2008, Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, passed away at his home in Virginia surrounded by his family. In 2006, Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and pursued aggressive treatment. A year later, he was unable to continue teaching and prepared his ...
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
National Retail Federation have released a report revealing a 10% increase (from $599 to $642) in college necessities (textbooks and supplies). The college-bound students are feeling the economic squeeze and many analysts expect spending on clothing, furnishings and electronics to suffer.
Last year, families spent $31.7 billion to get students campus-ready. ...
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Marshall Loeb from MarketWatch gives parents and students a few suggestions to keep college costs down.
1) College level classes in high school will enable students to collect college credits and greater exposure to higher education workloads. Some colleges don't accept to transfer these credit but most do.
2) Tax Credits available: ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
The only Giuliani grabbing the headlines is Andrew, the son of the former New York City mayor. Rudy unsuccessful spent 50 million to earn one delegate in Florida. Taking his dad's lead, Andrew's lawyer filed a 198-page lawsuit against Duke University for being dismissed from the golf team.
Andrew claims being ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
According to Webster’s Online Dictionary, the definition of a "test" is a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill of knowledge. It then goes on to provide an example: "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions".
Which leads me beautifully into my topic ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
With fall semester right around the corner for many students, not much time is left to gather finances needed for the first tuition payment.
A national survey of college students seeking financial aid for the upcoming school year found that 60% of applicants are still waiting to hear back on loan ...
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