Archive for the ‘ College Students ’ Category

Initial College Attendance of Low-Income Young Adults

The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) has a report out that shows the colleges low-income students head for first tend to be for-profit schools. That particular population is underrepresented in four-year public and private colleges, and overrepresented in the for-profit schools. All of which is not new, but it does mean fairness in higher education has still not been achieved[ READ MORE ]

Tax Breaks for Higher Education

Forbes contributor Robert W. Wood gives advice about which forms of higher education qualify for tax breaks[ READ MORE ]

Moving On After An Epic Fail

Along the lines of my previous post regarding the much abhorred Epic Fail, Emily Chapman at Hack College wrote a piece advising one to Refuse to Dwell, Move On, Kick Ass. Well put[ READ MORE ]

3 Financial Favorites From Ramit Sethi

Who needs more straight-up and simple financial advice than college students? Possibly only the city of Detroit. The always-awesome Ramit Sethi has yet to fix Detroit, but he has you covered[ READ MORE ]

What Can I Do With A Major In…?

UC Berkeley has a cool page on their site that allows you to click on any of their given majors and get a write-up of what you can do with said major (i.e., grad school, job)[ READ MORE ]

Epic Fails: Learn From Them and Move On

When I bear witness to the fails of others, I am slammed with the adrenaline force of two emotions battling it out in my chest: Empathy for the poor bastard, and blatant, raw relief that it wasn’t me. Seriously, every time I think about the Titanic I thank all that is holy that not only was it not my fault, but that I wasn’t even born yet so my alibi is rock solid and no one can ever pin that shit on me[ READ MORE ]

Get Smart About Choosing A College

It turns out parents and students are less than rational when it comes to choosing institutions of higher learning for the prospective college student’s matriculation. Paying for the education venture twists everyone’s grey matter into knots as well. Let’s keep our heads in the game, people![ READ MORE ]

Annual Buying Calendar for Broke-Ass College Students

If you’re a planner and would like to mark your calendar now for the next twelve months’ worth of strategic shopping, feel free to use the jelly-filled orbs in your sockets to scan WiseBread’s Buying Calendar. It'll save you more money than those cinder-block shelves and eating all that ramen[ READ MORE ]

This Is What Professors Think About When You’ve Answered the Question Absolutely Wrong

Ever wonder what your profs think about you and your wretched performance after you’ve fully hosed a final exam answer? Female Science Professor writes her ponderings so we can all know how our eff-ups can throw our professor for a loop. [ READ MORE ]

Saving Precious Time: Taking Control of Your Inbox

Fall term is here. Students across the nation are moving from the simple and perfectly organized beginning of a fresh term into the messy, I-don’t-have-time-to-wipe-my-ass remainder of the term[ READ MORE ]