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9 Unique Majors For Adventurous College Students Don't panic or anything, but choosing a university major can be an important and long-term decision with effects on your life in school and afterward. Some students spend two, three even four or more years deliberating between English and history. Some of us, though, have a taste for the unconventional that can only be satisfied… Continue Reading
Look Out! 5 College Transfer Traps Transferring colleges doesn't mean you can't complete your degree on schedule. President Obama and Mitt Romney both found success as transfer students. Occidental College student Barack Obama switched his alma mater to Columbia University three years into his degree, graduating right on time a year later. Meanwhile, Stanford student Mitt Romney wrapped up his Brigham… Continue Reading
Education Is A Solid Investment When Mike Lally graduated from Michigan State University, degrees were often considered optional. Today, the Senior Food Safety Inspector with the Michigan Department of Agriculture says a degree is crucial for his job. "I could not have pursued my current career without it," he said. Today, despite rising tuition fees, a majority of Americans still… Continue Reading
How The IRS Can Help You Pay Your Tuition College financial aid advisers seldom mention one of the most common sources of funding: the IRS. Tax breaks get little credit for reducing the cost of college, yet a recent study found they can be worth more than traditional sources of financial aid such as federal grants and work-study programs. According to the November 2011… Continue Reading
Groupon And Other Weird Ways To Pay For College Recently, 18 students bought a discounted tuition voucher from Groupon for a course at Chicago's National-Louis University called "Introduction to the Profession and the Craft of Teaching." The students who purchased the offer will pay $950 for the course, a discount of nearly 60 percent off the usual $2,232 price tag. At first glance, the… Continue Reading