The Wall Street Journal posts an article today addressing the tuition rates for many private colleges across the country and the move to adjust the financial aid packages in such a way as to help make their college more affordable. “‘It’s a buyer’s market’ for all but the most select private colleges and flagship public universities, said Jim Scannell, president of Scannell & Kurz, a consulting firm in Pittsford, N.Y., that works with colleges on pricing and financial-aid strategies.” [read more]
Allie Bidwell posts in the Chronicle of Higher Education a synopsis of a study by Accenture comparing the differences between this year’s college graduates and those from the past two years. “The survey found that this year’s graduates have salary expectations that are out of whack with the current job market.” [read more]
CBS Detroit posts an article about Canadian colleges that have set up special tuition rates for US students that make it economically reasonable and in many cases advantageous to study in Canada. The University of Windsor is offering tuition fees of $5000/semester. [read more]
Inside Higher Ed has published an informative articles illustrating the issues important to college students and their parents regarding the Higher Education Act of 2008, slated to expire December 31, 3013. [read more]
Fabulous site sponsored by The Chronicle of Higher Education and the Gates Foundation designed to help parents and students put the language of college information on an even playing field. The categories are net price vs sticker price, graduation rates, and graduation debt in an extremely user friendly manner. [read more]
Annie Murphy Paul of Time Ideas posts and article containing some good links to good study tools. Highlighting and summarizing are proven rather ineffective, yet popular. Flash cards and self testing are much better. [read more]
The Center of Academic Success at the University of Alabama provides the following information in the hopes that parents can help prepare their high school seniors for academic success in college. [read more]
True Admissions Blog posts a timely article that helps high school seniors walk through the waitlist process. [read more]
Frank Bruni, writing for The New York Times Sunday Review, posts an editorial discussing the future of public higher education in the State of Texas. Based on the latest verbiage from Austin, Bruni questions: “Do we want our marquee state universities to behave more like job-training centers, judged by the number of students they speed toward degrees, the percentage of those students who quickly land good-paying jobs and the thrift with which all of this is accomplished?” [read more]
Edudemic.com posts a quick guide to understanding FAFSA specifically designed for students. [read more]