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Lynn O'Shaughnessy is a financial journalist and the author of a critically acclaimed book, The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price. She has been a contributor to such publications as BusinessWeek, USA Today, Money Magazine, Medical Economics, The New York...- more about Lynn O'Shaughnessy »
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- The Great College Scare That Didn't Pan Out
- Remember all those panicky media stories in recent months that predicted that the recession was forcing teenagers to abandon their dreams of attending private schools? If you believed the news reports, private colleges and universities were going to have nobody show up for their freshman orientation in...
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Why Millionaires' Kids Earn Better SAT Scores
- It's no secret that affluent teenagers perform better on the SAT. The latest SAT results bear this out, but what I found fascinating about this year's numbers was how even an extra $20,000 in a family's income can give a teen a significant advantage on test day....
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Ditching Boys: Why Attending a Womens' College is a Great Idea
- If someone asked me to name the 10 most amazing experiences of my life, this would be No. 4 on my list: Attending an all girls' school. Spending four years at a girls' high school was life changing. I not only received a first-class education, but I...
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Swine Flu Heads to College: 5 Ways to Avoid the Bug
- Swine flu has struck college campuses across the country and administrators are scrambling to combat the spread of the virus. Emory University has moved roughly 50 students suffering from swine flu into a special dorm where they receive their meals. At the University of Colorado, some...
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Are Ivy League Schools Fudging Their Numbers?
- As long as college rankings exist there's going to be schools that try to game the system. But do institutions like Harvard, Princeton, MIT and Stanford really need to fudge their numbers? Here's why I'm suspicious: These elite schools and they are hardly alone...
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- How to Get Into Harvard
- Do you dream of your teenager attending Harvard University? For the next few days, you've got a rare chance to hear directly from the admission dean at Harvard University about what it takes to get into this Ivy League institution that rejects 92 out of every 100...
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- Lending Money to Hot Shot Professors
- Parents have grown numb to all the excuses that colleges dish out about why a bachelor's degree costs so much. But here's an excuse from universities that I bet you've never heard: "We have to increase your tuition because we're in the mortgage business." ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- The Latest Ways that Kids Cheat on Exams
- If a student cheats on an exam by texting is it really cheating? Not apparently for millions of teenagers, who typically send and receive 2,272 text messages a month. The cell phone for many students is just as important on test day as a No. 2 pencil...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Why Your Teen Needs a "B" Average
- Wonder if your teenager is going to perform well in college? The most powerful predictor of a student's college success is his or her high school grade point average. The magic GPA seems to be 3.0. Teenagers who earn at least a 3.0 GPA...
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Top Colleges to Cut Big Aid Packages?
- For about two years the nation's most elite schools have been letting families participate in a fabulous trade-in opportunity. Parents pay a pittance to a school like Princeton, Harvard and Swarthmore and in return their child gets to earn a bachelor's degree that retails for more than $200,000. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- How Does Your Teen's SAT Scores Compare?
- Minutes ago, the College Board released its latest SAT test score results. If you want to compare your teenager's SAT test scores with everybody else, here are the latest performance results for 2009 college-bound freshmen: SAT Scores for 2009 College Freshmen ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Bill Gates University: Why Not?
- Should Bill Gates launch his own university? It isn't as crazy as it sounds. As an educational Johnny Appleseed, Gates has spent millions sponsoring innovative programs to improve the nation's high schools. It just kills the billionaire that 30% of all teenagers and about...
- Blog posts 2009-08-22
- Got Laid Off? Call Your Alma Mater
- If you're laid off or want to pursue another career, you will probably post your resume on job boards and start networking. There is, however, another effective way to find a job:Â call your alma mater. An increasing number of colleges and universities, according to a story...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Are Online Universities Any Good?
- Are online universities any good? It's always been hard to tell until after you've paid your money and sat through some online courses. Now, however, there's a new way to evaluate online universities before you commit. College Choice for Adults, which was developed with...
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- The Best Colleges You've Never Heard Of
- Ouch. Forbes Magazine rolled out its second annual list of America's Best Colleges today and plenty of higher-ed pretty boys didn't earn the sort of blue-ribbon college rankings they usually win. Dartmouth College (98) got clobbered by likes of Centre College (14) and Wabash...
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Free Tutoring for Your Teens
- When I typed "tutor" into Google today, I got 30 million hits. That's a ridiculous number of tutoring leads to wade through if your teenager needs help composing an essay on Othello or is struggling with his trigonometry homework. The search for tutors, however, is much easier...
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- How I Graduated From Berkeley in Two Years
- Hardly anyone graduates from college in four years anymore. Just 28% of students manage to earn a college degree from state universities in the traditional time. So it was a stunning feat when Angelica Kalika earned a bachelor degree in just two years. She wrote about how...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Lost Your Job? Sue Your Alma Mater
- What happens if you spend $70,000 to earn a college degree and then you can't find a job? You could sue your alma mater. That's what Trina Thompson, a 2009 graduate of Monroe College in the Bronx decided to do. The 27-year-old business major, who graduated with...
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- How Financial Aid Formulas Rip Off Parents on the Coasts
- Is the federal college financial aid formula ripping off families who live in San Francisco, New York, Boston and other expensive cities? It sure looks like it. At least that's the conclusion you can easily draw after reading a lengthy report on federal student...
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Why US News' College Rankings Are a Joke
- The monster story that broke this morning in the higher-ed world is the much anticipated release of the annual U.S. News & World Report's college rankings. The magazine announced that Harvard and Princeton tied for the top spot as the nation's best university. I...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
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