Pros: Staying Home Cost Students typically save money on college expenses by living at home while attending school. Students (and their parents) may save room and board costs, as well as the transportation costs of travelling between home and school (see Cons: Going Away). Is it better to go away […]
2 answers. It’s almost always easier to get into a state school if you are applying in-state versus out-of-state. Although all colleges whether they are public or private want as much tuition, room, and board revenue as possible it’s a balancing act between 1.) Is it harder to get into […]
“Studies have shown that getting accepted to a prestigious school is the more important factor in success, not necessarily attending and graduating from that school.” If you decide an expensive college is worth it, it’s important to make sure that you take full advantage of the opportunity. Is it worth […]
Here are the best colleges in the U.S. Columbia University. Harvard University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yale University. Stanford University. University of Chicago. University of Pennsylvania. California Institute of Technology. What is the #1 college in the US? Harvard University Top 100 US Universities 2020 Rank University 1 Harvard University […]
About 46 million Americans have student loan debt (45.4 million of whom have federal debt). 11.1% of student loans were 90 days or more delinquent or were in default before the coronavirus pandemic (defaults were halted as part of the crisis relief measures). How many college students are in debt […]
Top 25 Happiest Colleges Princeton University. Brown University. Vanderbilt University. College of William and Mary. Kansas State University. University of Iowa. Fairfield University. University of California, Berkeley. Which college major is the happiest? The subject area with the happiest students is humanities, with a score of 4.23 out of five. […]
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Americans going to college has dropped by 1 million. Researchers estimated the total could be as high as 3 million over the last 10 years. Education experts in the United States have recently talked about the reasons leading to the […]
For some people, $10,000 could be considered a lot to have saved. Since most experts recommend maintaining 3 to 6 months of emergency savings, if your monthly living expenses sit somewhere between $1,667 and $3,334, then $10,000 should be enough (or more than enough) to cover you. How long does […]
By age 25, you should have saved at least 0.5X your annual expenses. The more the better. In other words, if you spend $50,000 a year, you should have about $25,000 in savings. If you spend $100,000 a year, you should have at least $50,000 in savings. How much money […]
The California Promise Program enables a specific number of campuses of the California State University (CSU) to establish pledge programs for entering first-time students who are both interested and able to complete baccalaureate degrees in four years. Who qualifies for the California promise? To qualify for a California College Promise […]
Out-of-state colleges are public universities located outside of your home state. While many public colleges have primarily in-state student bases, some offer nationally ranked academic programs and research opportunities that attract students from across the nation. What does it mean to be out of state for college? By the term […]
Here are some general must-haves: Clothing. This is obvious, but it might be worth putting more thought into. Bath & Bedding Items. Nothing says dorm life quite like a Twin XL bed, so make sure you get the right size bedding. Decorations & School Supplies. Sometimes dorm rooms are fairly […]
Most Students Stay Close to Home 58 percent of U.S. high school graduates go to a college within 100 miles of their hometown; 72 percent of students stay in-state. What percentage of students go to in State College? In fact, the data show 69% of college students who move to […]
Next to SATs and GPAs, ZIP codes are among the most important digits in the admissions numbers game. “You can tell a lot often by a person’s ZIP code,” according to Admissions Dean William R. Fitzsimmons ’67. “We can determine in a rough kind of way if students come from […]
Students can start looking at colleges as soon as they want, but realistically it may not make much sense to begin intense research before your sophomore or junior year of high school. Many view the second half of 11th grade as the most important time for starting the college search […]