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Education Benefits of Military Service, Explained | GI Bill
A very small percentage of people who join the military choose to make it their long-term career. The overwhelming majority of recruits use the military as a stepping-stone, enlisting for one term,...
View ArticleMore Too-Great-Not-To-Share College Savings Tips
This blog has previously featured ways for college students to save money, whether it’s on textbooks, tuition*, or computers & software. On the other side, we’ve also looked at the most efficient...
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Separating Fact from Fiction in Online Education
An article in U.S. News and World Report today looks at a new study from Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga.) that shows more work is required to improve the retention rate for online students....
View ArticleStephen Colbert: ‘Practical Majors Should Cost More’
A three tiered pricing system for college degrees sounds like a great idea: Marketable degrees $$$$$ Unmarketable degrees $$ You Know You’re Killing Your Parents $ Enjoy: The Colbert Report Mon –...
View ArticleWhy Career Education Matters
I usually don’t use this space for log-rolling, but YouShouldGoToSchool.com has a new 2-minute video that is worth viewing for any prospective students of for-profit schools or other career-centered...
View ArticleThe End of 2010: Double Retrospective
We don’t usually get seasonal on this blog, but there is one kind of year-end tradition to which I will now surrender. To expose our newer readers to “oldies but goodies” and to give a small gift to...
View ArticlePain Funnels and Why Not to Attend College
Never heard of a pain funnel? Neither had I, until today. Essentially, it’s what certain marketers (in this case, for-profit college recruiters) use to identify people’s pain or problems in order to...
View ArticleThinking about Graduate Degrees? Think Again
Interpreting BLS data, The Center for College Affordability and Productivity has written recently about the underemployment of US college graduates. Its latest estimate has about 17 million degreed...
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“Give Me Your Credit Card;” How To Avoid Financial Aid Scams
Financial-aid and scholarship searches can be hard enough, but when scammers enter the picture, it’s a whole new ballgame. As recently noted in The Washington Post’s “Answer Sheet” blog, certain...
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FAFSA Enhancements, Or Color-Coding Is a Start
Everyone who applies for federal student aid knows about the FAFSA, but what may not be well known are the recent improvements to the 2011-12 version. The Student Loan Blog pointed out some of these...
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