Why College Grads Are Turning To Public Service

Why College Grads Are Turning To Public Service

2009 and 2010 were the wrong years to graduate from college, especially for students seeking entry-level positions in the corporate world. After four years of college tuition, many students simply could not afford to pursue an M.B.A. and were then forced to test the waters of the job market. However, in the corporate world, jobs were scarce, leaving thousands of college students unemployed after graduation. The solution: public service careers. In 2009, 16% more recent college graduates took jobs with the federal government than in 2008, and 11%  more took jobs with nonprofit groups, according to an article in the New York Times, which ... Read More About Why College Grads Are Turning To Public Service

How You Can Be Guaranteed A College Degree

How You Can Be Guaranteed A College Degree

Most undergraduate students are seeking four-year college degrees. However, some students end up staying for an extra quarter, semester or even year if they change their majors, take the wrong electives or add a minor or specialization. It happens more often than one would think. So to further increase their educational quality, some colleges are guaranteeing that incoming freshmen will receive a degree within four years, according to an article in the Washington Post. Randolph-Macon College in Ashland Virginia recently announced that it was guaranteeing degrees within four years, assuming students follow a few institutional policies. If som ... Read More About How You Can Be Guaranteed A College Degree

Tips To Make FAFSA Filing Easier

Tips To Make FAFSA Filing Easier

“Just finished my FAFSA; would rather blind myself with a spork than do that again,” reads a recent tweet on Twitter. Filing the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the definition of tedium. Unnecessary complications, prying information, and hours of frustration make up the typical FAFSA experience. It’s a daunting experience, but if given the time and patience, filling out the FAFSA form could help a student earn a significant amount of financial aid. But it’s not easy. So Jenna Johnson from the Washington Post and Mark Kantrowitz, a financial aid expert and publisher of Fastweb.com and FinAid.org he ... Read More About Tips To Make FAFSA Filing Easier

Colleges That Address Financial Needs

Colleges That Address Financial Needs

College is one of the – if not the – biggest investment a student and his/her family will ever make. This holds true for most students, no matter how affordable their targeted colleges may be or how large of a scholarship they may have received. The cost of college then creates financial strain for most families. Colleges offer financial assistance to many students to offset the high costs. However, very few colleges actually meet their students’ full financial needs. The US News & World Report surveyed over 1,700 American colleges to publish a list of 63 colleges that claim to meet the full financial need of their stud ... Read More About Colleges That Address Financial Needs

Analyzing Teachers Colleges

Analyzing Teachers Colleges

Teachers are feeling the heat and the blame of the lagging American education system, and now they are under further scrutiny, scrutiny by journalists. The U.S. News & World Report is planning on giving grades (A through F) to over 1,000 teachers’ colleges, trying to pinpoint the effective and ineffective programs, according to the an article in the New York Times. This program was announced in January and teachers’ colleges are by no means welcoming this action, claiming it to be an unfair representation and scrutiny of their practices. The U.S. News and World Report partnered with the National Council on Teacher Quality, a ... Read More About Analyzing Teachers Colleges