If you are a student you may already be conscious of your grades for college entrance purposes. One more reason to keep those grades up is the correlation between grades and financial aid. Students don't have to be the valedictorian or the next Rhodes Scholar but good grades will equal more money. A combination of good grades & early application for financial aid is a … [Read more...] about One More Reason to Keep Your Grades Up
Colleges
Swap In-State Tuitions with Other States
The Academic Common Market is an organization that sets up exchange programs for students between a league of mutually recognized states. Students who are planning on studying a subject that is not offered by their state school may attend an out of state school for in state tuition. The school must already have an exchange program set up with your state. Not every state … [Read more...] about Swap In-State Tuitions with Other States
In the News: Bill & Melinda Gates Supporting Community Colleges
This is kind of old news, as the article is from back in November, but I came across this great story from Fortunate Magazine about the Gates Foundation changing its philanthropic approach to education. It looks like the Foundation's initial work in education, which had been focused on inner city high schools, wasn't netting the results they would have liked to have seen. … [Read more...] about In the News: Bill & Melinda Gates Supporting Community Colleges
What’s Your Dream?
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, I have been thinking a lot about dreams. If you are reading this blog, odds are that attending college (or, at the very least, affording college) figures somewhere in your dreams. For many of us, college is more than just a lofty dream. It is the representation of very concrete opportunities -- opportunities to learn and grow, to discover … [Read more...] about What’s Your Dream?
Top Universities Giving Too Little Aid To Needy
A number of the country's top public universities are giving millions in financial aid to students from relatively wealthy families, while those from truly needy backgrounds are not receiving enough assistance, says a new report. Examining a recent four-year period, the report, called "Opportunity Adrift", discovered that schools give as much financial aid to students whose … [Read more...] about Top Universities Giving Too Little Aid To Needy