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The Econmist recently quoted Kevin Carey:  "...if the lifetime wage premium for a college grad is a million dollars over 40 years, then how much is four years of college worth today? Answer: about $300,000 or so. That's $75,000 per year..." Yikes

Get ready!  Common App 4.0 is on its way. Students applying to college will be able to use a new, streamlined  Common Application format by the summer of 2013.  Changes will include No more truncation of inserted text Opportunity to ask

Guidance counselors have all kinds of advice, but here are some areas you should be picking their brains for. Ask your guidance counselor what colleges she recommends  for you.  She knows local colleges and universities, she knows you, and she

Last year high school guidance counselors from across the country were asked what schools they like to recommend to their students for the best undergraduate education.  These are some of their rankings.  (5 is the best ranking.) There were no

Most financial aid for attending a U. S. college is restricted to American citizens and green-card holders, and most financial aid packages are based on federal taxes paid in the U. S.  However, there is financial aid available to international stud

In the spring of 2012 MIT will be launching MITx,  a new online learning initiative. MITx will be offered on an interactive platform that will allow for student-to-student communication and for online labs.  Now anyone can now take course work from