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Image Source We've been getting a lot of great posts and article suggestions from our readers, and we're always looking for more. Some hot topics this week include: College. Who should go, how to pay for it, and th…
NYC Community Colleges: Application Overload

Image Source The New York Times had a troubling article last week about how the city's community colleges are overloaded with applications, so much so that all but one school had to turn away students for the first t…
Experts Discuss the College Question

Image Source The New York Time's college blog called The Choice linked to an interesting feature in The Chronicle of Higher Education called "Are Too Many Students Going to College?" For the article, editors of the C…
Ten Ways to Pay for College

Image Source The U.S. News & World Report published a list today of ten ways students can raise money for college. The list: Money from Relatives: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, everything—they're all often willin…
On Day Jobs and Dreams

Image Source This is going to be another one of those posts where Sarah rants about college and life. Be forewarned. So, I've wanted to be a writer since ninth grade English and The Catcher in the Rye, when I met an…
Priciest College Dorms

Image Source We've already covered the country's most expensive colleges, but CampusGrotto recently published a list of the priciest college dorms. The top five most expensive are: The New School's Eugene Lang Coll…
Tough Times for College Athletics

Image Source A recent survey of presidents at leading athletic colleges found that many fear their schools can't afford to compete at the top of the NCAA for much longer. The research was conducted by the Knight Commi…
Is a Three-Year Degree the Way To Go?

Image Source When I'm sitting in my earliest class staring at a blackboard full of Baudelaire* and his symbolism, I start to think of two things. First: I need coffee. And second: Man, college takes a while. I guess…
Colleges with the Highest Tutition of 2009-2010

It seems like college tuition just does up every year doesn't it? Here is a list of colleges that have the highest tuition cost. College Tuition 1. Middlebury College $43,690 2. Connecticut College $42,335…
Financial Aid Screws Low-Income Families

Image Source When it comes to financial aid, a lot of people complain that the government doesn't do enough to help the middle class. The theory goes like this: low-income applicants get a lot of aid, wealthy ones d…