Universities
College costs are rising, student loan debt is nearing $1 trillion, and money is still tight everywhere. So if you're a parents or a soon-to-matriculate student, you'll want to hear what the Princeton Review's Rob Franek has to say about the best value colleges of 2012.
Spurred largely by a 1999 report that cited gender discrimination among reasons why women accounted for less than 10% of MIT's science and engineering faculty, the school made a concerted effort to address the stereotypes and misconceptions that limited women's advancement through MIT's academia. The effort appears to have paid off.
If you just completed your FAFSA form -- the free application for federal student aid -- you may be wondering when you'll find out just how much the federal government will kick in for your degree. Fortunately, checking the FAFSA status of your application is quick and easy.
How soon you can...
Getting a 4-year degree in 3 years
3:00PM 4/01/2010
This week, Money College presents two views of graduating college early by experts -- that is, students who took the three-year path through school. You can also read Money College blogger Sarah Dietze's companion piece about saving money by graduating early.
I've heard it time and time again:...
Finding free (or low-interest) money for college
10:00AM 3/31/2010
No doubt about it. Going to college is exciting. But paying for it? Not so much. More like stressful, overwhelming and even panic inducing.
Whoa, there -- take a deep breath. Learn the basics of financial aid (and finding the cheapest colleges) and you're on the path to paying for college without...
Student loan debt fear made me skip fancy schools for a free one
8:00AM 3/21/2010
I can remember being 17, sitting in our Michigan farmhouse, across the kitchen table from my mother. "You don't have to go there just because you got a scholarship," she said. "You can go to any other college you want. We'll make it work."
A feeling of utter practicality took over my brain. Paying...
Financial aid tips: Sticker price still does matter
1:00PM 2/01/2010
It's that time of year again, if you have kids in college or getting ready for college: It's time to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form, the tedious, repetitive, boring and mildly intrusive paperwork required to qualify for financial aid.
Everyone should fill out...
E-books go to college, but books still rule the campus, not Kindle
12:00PM 11/19/2009
High school and college students are usually leagues ahead of their elders, technologically speaking. As they're dizzyingly texting and Tweeting and multitasking to their hearts' content, they're reading far fewer books than students of previous generations. No wonder some institutions are adopting...
Sallie Mae may get a lesson it will never forget
6:00PM 9/18/2009
Is it the end the line for the $92 billion student loan industry?
A bill passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives would effectively end the decades-long practice of the federal government subsidizing banks and other private companies such as Sallie Mae (SLM Corp. (SLM) to act as...
Public colleges suffer as out of state enrollment declines
11:00AM 5/26/2009
As state support for public higher education dries up along with tax revenues, colleges are encountering a problem on another front too: Dwindling college savings plans have left fewer families willing and able to splurge on out-of-state public colleges and universities -- depriving those colleges...
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