Browsing Category: "College"
Why don’t more women get MBAs?
It’s a bit puzzling: Over the past 20 years, as women have made tremendous gains in the business world, the percentage of B-school students who are female has remained at about 30%, or roughly the same now as in the late ’80s. (By contrast, female enrollment in law and medical schools has risen over the same time period to about 50%.)
Tax Reasons to Go Back to School
Thinking about going back to school to switch careers or bolster your resume? Two federal income tax credits can help you out if you make the leap. Here’s the deal:
Web Offering Innovative Student Lending
Finding a lender with a soul can be difficult, but finding a student loan lender with a soul is damn near impossible, which is why when I first heard of TuitionU I was a bit skeptical.
Best back-to-school laptops
If your kid is heading to college this fall, you may be feeling pretty protective of your wallet. But equipping your offspring with one of the cut-rate laptops in those back-to-school fliers is a false economy.
Most lucrative college degrees
Math majors don’t always get much respect on college campuses, but fat post-grad wallets should be enough to give them a boost.
Help with student loans for many, but not all
The government’s new student loan reform plan gets good grades from graduates with low-paying jobs struggling under a lot of debt. But it’s on probation from some borrowers, including married couples and those who will be subject to a new tax liability.
Why a good education is harder to come by
Last month my wife and I got the word: Our 4-year-old is smart, but she’s not cut out to join the Masters of the Universe (Kindergarten Division). Lucy’s test scores mean she’ll be shut out of our city’s coveted “gifted” public schools.
College Aid Gets Simplified
In an effort to ease the FAFSA process, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced some plans to tackle this issue. View this post in full to find out more.
Support your struggling grads
The average college grad comes out owing $22,500, per FinAid.org – a scary sum in good economic times. Now unemployment for BA holders is at its highest since the Labor Department started keeping track in 1992, making that debt burden even more onerous.
The Dolans Tell How to Pay for College
For many families, the college dream is turning into a financial nightmare. Your son or daughter gets accepted to a private university–great, right? Sure, until you start worrying about how to come up with enough money to cover that big tuition bill. Watch today’s video as the Dolans have some surprising advice for a dad struggling to pay for his daughter’s college education.
The trouble with public colleges
At the 50,000-student University of Florida, only 50 or so undergrads major in geology. It’s not exactly an easy subject.
Class of 2009 Struggles With Jobs
Luckily for our blogger Zac Bissonnette, he’s still in school, but from what he sees, it’s a tough market out there. See what he tells CNN about the woes of recent college grads.
Get smart about borrowing for college
By now, most college-bound high school seniors have accepted an admissions offer and are cruising blissfully toward graduation, summer, and their chosen campus come fall. For parents, on the other hand, the hard work of financing this education is just beginning.
7 Places Grads Can Get Jobs
About to graduate with no job in sight? Send your resume to these places, says SmartMoney and you might have some luck getting a job as everyone else is getting laid off.
