Archive for the ‘ Financial Aid ’ Category

Adventures In Education: Paying For College

The triune of mettle-proving tests for young adults are: (1) getting into college; (2) getting through and graduating from college; and (3) paying for college. All are difficult. The only part from which any enjoyment can be wrung is the going to college part. The other two just suck. If your parents aren’t able to [ READ MORE ]

Researching College Attendance Rates

Educational researcher Melissa Roderick from the University of Chicago is using her powers for good in order to study college attendance rates among graduates of Chicago public schools. Kids said they wanted to go to college, but didn’t actually end up attending. What was the glitch and when in the process was it occurring? The [ READ MORE ]

Student Loans, Financial Aid and Culinary School

Top Chef and the Food Network have fueled the rise of the celebrity chef and it’s been very good for cooking schools. Students are filling culinary schools are unprecedented rates. Professional training can help cooks move up quickly through the kitchen ranks. And culinary schools have produced many of the nation’s finest chefs. From All [ READ MORE ]

Rebuilding Trust Between Schools + Students

Reforms and Clean Sweeps in Financial Aid On May 31st, the New York Times revealed how deep the corruption at Columbia University ran. The financial aid director for Columbia’s undergraduate college and its engineering school, David Charlow, was promoting a student loan company in which he held stock. Columbia dismissed him last week. Now Columbia [ READ MORE ]