A growing number of college students pursuing business school degrees are hoping for careers with non-profit organizations. Others want to launch their own socially-responsible businesses.
Colleges and universities have noticed the trend and theyâre racing to meet studentsâ demands with social entrepreneurship programs, often called âSocial E.â
In order to qualify for federal student aid, you must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aidâor FAFSA, for short. State financial aid programs and individual colleges also use the FAFSA to distribute aid.
Filling out the FAFSA has confused plenty of students and parents over the years, but donât let the process frustrate you. Free online help is readily available at the FAFSA website, and weâve compiled a list of 10 tips to avoid common FAFSA mistakes.
Social media is taking the world by storm. It seems like everyone from grandmothers to grocery store chains have Facebook pages! Colleges and universities have followed suit, using Facebook and Twitter to promote their schools, communicate with potential students, solicit alumni and friends for donations, and âcheck upâ on applicants.
âItâs like high school with ashtrays!â has been a comical misconception about community college for decades, but it looks like those ashtrays are disappearing.
According to Americans for Nonsmokersâ Rights, over 460 colleges and universities in the United States have enacted 100% smoke-free policies. In 2005, just 18 colleges were smoke-free.
Theyâre supposedly having the best time of their lives, but the self-reported emotional health of this yearâs crop of college freshmen has dropped to a record low.
Only about half of current freshmen rated their emotional health âabove averageâ or higher, the lowest number since the question was first asked during an annual survey of incoming students 25 years ago.
Cloud computing is a growing trend, particularly in higher education. Technology officials at several colleges that recently deployed web-based hubs where students can access necessary software from their personal computers believe that campus computer labs will become âvirtualâ in the near future.
Itâs easy for college freshmen to develop unhealthy eating habits thanks to unlimited access to high-fat, high-calorie foods, but those double helpings and late-night pizza runs may cause more problems than a bigger jeans size.
In 2007, Âé¶čÍű of New Hampshire researchers found that weight issues, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a lack of exercise are affecting college students between the ages of 18 and 24 in more ways than oneâstudents may be headed toward a future of chronic conditions.
College graduation rates have always been important to academic officials and politicians, but the percentage of students who actually earn a degree from a particular college or university within six years is gaining significance among parents of prospective applicants, according to a report on a study released January 12, 2011.
Students will always worry about the dreaded âfreshman fifteenâ and college dining services will always vary slightly from school to school, but one thingâs for certainâfood on campus has changed a lot over the past few years!
Colleges are paying more attention to the needs and wants of students. From food courts and sushi bars to coffee shops and vegetarian dining halls, campus cafeterias have undergone a major transformation in the last two decades.
A bachelorâs degree has become the bare minimum requirement in many professions, and some parents begin saving for college as soon as their children are born. President Barack Obama is urging Americans of all ages to go or return to college, wanting the United States to lead the world in college graduates by 2020.
A disturbing new study suggests that college isnât all itâs cracked up to be, thoughâ nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college.
January 17, 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The humble Dr. King once said, "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’â
From Ivy League universities to local community colleges, students from across the country participated in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service events to experience âA day on, not off.â
In honor of the 25th anniversary of this significant federal holiday, weâve created a unique list of 25 colleges and universities that held MLK Day events this year.
College students regularly face a wide variety of challenges and pressures that make it easy for anyone to feel overwhelmed. Even though itâs exciting, the transition between high school and college can also be a tough pill to swallow for some students.
A new study reports that between one-fifth and one-quarter of students who visit university health centers for physical ailmentsâsuch as colds or flueâare depressed. The researchers who conducted the study recommend depression screening for all students.
A Âé¶čÍű of Colorado sophomore raised eyebrows this week by paying his spring semester tuitionâall $14,309.51 of itâwith dollar bills, a fifty-cent piece and a penny. It took Nic Ramos, an economics major at the college, two days to withdraw the money from several banks and three school employees spent nearly an hour counting the money. According to the Ramos wanted to give the school âa different way to look at tuition,â which has been rising rapidly across the country.
Ramos may have found âa symbolic way to strike back,â as the Times put it, but he still had to empty his bank accounts to pay his out-of-state college tuition. Below you can read about 5 other ways to pay your college tuition and save money in the process. Check âem out and start saving today.
Apparently when it comes to elite colleges in this country, âItâs not what you know, itâs who you know.â
… and who your parents are.
A new study of admissions at thirty selective colleges and universities has found that legacy applicants, students with relatives that attended the school, have a big advantage over students without family ties. The study also found that students whose parents earned an undergraduate degree at the college have far more benefit than those with other family connections to the institution.
Itâs common for newbies in various career fields to find themselves a mentor as they work their way up the ladder, but college students and even young children can also benefit from spending time with a mentor.
Mentors are sometimes called coaches, counselors, role models or a variety of other different names, but in laymanâs terms a mentor is simply a person that takes someone under their wing to offer guidance, suggestions and helpful âbeen there, done thatâ advice.
Theyâre mistakenly considered outdated academic convents or hideouts for die-hard feminists and lesbians, but womenâs colleges provide top-notch educations to some of the smartest, most successful women in America.
When it comes to self-esteem, it appears that most young people believe âToo much of a good thing is never enough.â
Researchers from The Ohio State Âé¶čÍű and Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York conducted two separate studies of 282 students that gauged the desire for praise, as well as the desire to engage in sex, drink alcohol, get a paycheck, eat a favorite food or see a best friend. The students favored experiences that boosted self-esteem, such as receiving a good grade or a compliment.
Itâs hard to believe that January 1st has already come and gone, but itâs never too late to make some resolutions. The spring semester will be in full swing before you know it … why not start off on the right foot by breaking some bad habits and developing a few good ones?
As the saying goes, âChange is good.â For that reason weâve compiled a list of 25 New Yearâs Resolutions for college students. Check them out and see if any appeal to you.
College is an exciting time of newfound freedom for most people, but many young adults lack basic money management skills. Excessive student loan and credit card debt often accumulates during the college years, creating the foundation for a life full of financial woes.
The recent collapse of the housing market in the United States has some financial experts wondering if borrowers even understood the details of the mortgages that they were signing. Very few states require schools to teach basic personal finance skills and Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont is trying to change that.
Kiplinger, the Washington, D.C.-based personal finance giant, has just released its Top 100 Public Colleges list for 2011.
States have cut funding for colleges and universities by tens of millions of dollars over the past few years, and Kiplinger has identified the top 100 public colleges which deliver the âbest bang for the buck.â According to the company, the schools on the list maintain a level of quality at a fair price despite the massive budget cuts.
British college students have been staging demonstrations in London to protest their governmentâs plans to triple tuition fees, but earning a degree in the United Kingdom is an appealing idea to some Americans.
Despite price increases and travel expenses, the price of earning an education at some of Europeâs finest schools is considerably less than the cost at equivalent American universities.
A randomly-assigned intolerable roommate is a legitimate concern for incoming freshmen, but the thought of living down the hall from a professor never even crosses the mind of most new college students.
Itâs common practice for college students to take out loans larger than the amount of their tuition. Colleges are then required to refund that excess money so students can use the refund to pay for books and other school necessities, as well as rent or other living expenses.
Long lines of students waiting to receive their refund checks from the bursarâs office are a common sight at the beginning of each semester, but a Connecticut-based financial services business known as Higher One is trying to change that once and for all. Higher Oneâs student loan debit cards have made their way onto the refund sceneâ with mixed reviews.