Money for College
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May 22, 2013
I have a confession to make.
I am a deep-south girl, which among other things, means I did a lot of pageants growing up.
Honestly, it’s nothing like you see on TV. “Toddlers & Tiaras” really gives the whole pageant system a bad...
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May 20, 2013
When the job market stinks, many college students take refuge in graduate school, figuring the time and money spent getting a master’s degree will boost their career prospects. But with the interest rate on student loans doubling to 6.8 percent...
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May 20, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — It's a frustrating truth that years after most divorcing parents have...
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May 17, 2013
My parents always encouraged/expected me to do well in school, and I realized the only way I was going to be able to get a good-paying job was to study. The only obstacle standing in my way was money. At a very young age, I realized my parents...
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May 14, 2013
It’s decision time for new college applicants, and the choice can be hard. Which school should your child accept, if there’s a choice, and will you live — financially — to tell the tale?
Too many students pay too little attention to a...
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May 14, 2013
The number of U.S. students enrolled in full-degree programs at universities outside the United States grew 4 percent to about 46,000 last year, according to a report by the Institute of International Education's Project Atlas.
Shaving...
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May 14, 2013
Looking for a low-cost college option? Consider learning German.
Patrick Finger, a high school senior from Southern California, did just that. He applied to a dozen or so colleges this year, including several state schools. In the end, he...
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May 10, 2013
Low-income students are increasingly bypassed when colleges offer applicants financial aid, as schools compete for wealthier students who can afford rising tuition and fees, according to a public policy institute's analysis of U.S. Department of...
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May 9, 2013
The message that everyone should go to college does a disservice to the 60 percent of students who do not finish their degrees within six years, according to new research from Brookings Center on Children and Families, a non-partisan research...
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May 6, 2013
College kids thinking about taking an an unpaid internship or an entry-level job in an expensive city...









