If you’re a new graduate or are approaching graduation, you may already be hearing that drumbeat of financial responsibility building. A new job, student loans, bills, yikes! One of the best things that you can do right away for yourself is put a financial plan in place. Even if you don’t consider yourself a financial [...]
According to the Kiplinger Report there are still dollar deals at private colleges and universities for students and their parents. For example, Kiplinger lists Pomona College as the best value among private colleges and California Institute of Technology as the best value in private universities. Why? It is because for the quality of education these two [...]
A college education is good, but debt incurred by a college education is BAD. Student debt has increased due to both credit card use and college loan debt. 80% of college students have at least one credit card with an average credit card debt of $2,100, according to 2004 figures. Also, if you borrow just [...]
The Higher Education Research Institute of The University of California at Los Angeles conducts an annual survey of freshmen who attend four year colleges. Numbers from the survey reveal the Fall 2008 admission season was unusual. It was a record year for the number of students applying to colleges. 60.1% (up from 56.4 % in [...]