Who Hires the Most College Grads?
While Obama's stimulus plan has failed to reduce the unemployment rate as it promised it would (Link: See Graph), many recent college graduates are struggling to begin their careers. The current...
View ArticleCredit Card Act: New Rules for Student Credit Cards
The Credit Card Act of 2009 goes into effect on February 22, 2010. There are a few changes that students should become aware of, as they change the way college student credit cards are regulated. Many...
View Article5 Things You Don't Need in College
Going off to college gives you access to many things: great parties, huge libraries, quality professors, as well as other students just as smart as yourself. With so much in and around a college...
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break Trips
Not every spring break has to end with a sunburn and a hangover. Believe it or not, there is much more to do on spring break than just party it up at the beach. So if you don't want to end up looking...
View Article2010 NCAA Tournament Bracket
{mosimage} Get your 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket here! Download and Print the Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket. Download the PDF version: 2010 NCAA Tournament Bracket Download the Excel...
View ArticleChegg Coupon Code
As renting textbooks continues to grow in popularity among students, websites like Chegg are helping students save hundreds of dollars up front on their textbook costs. We are a big fan of Chegg, and...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale: The Rise and Fall of a Spring Break Capital
The Rise It all started back in 1935, when a swim team traveled down to Fort Lauderdale to make use of their Olympic-size pool in an effort to stay in shape over winter break. When the swimmers from...
View ArticlePlayboy's Top Party Schools for 2010
Playboy's ranking of the Top 10 party schools was released today, making it the 5th time the publication has published the list in its 57-year history. In 2009, Playboy announced it would make the...
View ArticleBest Employers for the Class of 2010
Things are looking better for this year's graduating class than last year's. Employers expect to hire 5.3% more college graduates in 2010 than they did in 2009, giving the job market for college grads...
View ArticleReasons for Increasing Tuition
With Spring comes nice weather...and announcements of tuition increases. Many colleges have announced their tuition charges for next year and it has some students seeing a near 10% increase in costs....
View ArticleMost Beautiful College Libraries
No major introduction needed here, as a picture is worth a thousand words. Here we take a look at some of the most magnificent university libraries across the country. Comfort and atmosphere play a...
View ArticleGrowing concern among students on affording College
Many first-year college students are having concerns about being able to afford college. Students surveyed in 2009 showed that financial concern has reached a 40-year high when it comes to paying for...
View ArticleChart: Students Moving Home After Graduation
The number of college graduates moving back home has continuously increased over the past few years. In 2009, 80% of college grads moved back home after graduation. How many 2010 grads will do the...
View ArticleHow College Students Spend their Time
UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute recently conducted a survey of students in their first year of college. The survey was taken in spring of 2009 by over 25,000 first year college students....
View ArticleBuild a Loft Bed for your Dorm Room
Unless your dorm is like a palace, the thought of cramming two beds, two desks, and two people with all of their stuff into one small room is mind-boggling. It makes one wonder how those with three...
View ArticleWhere to get eTextbooks
Money Saving Recommendation: Download your Textbooks at CourseSmart. __________________________________________________________ Like it or not, eTextbooks will slowly replace traditional textbooks and...
View ArticleEWU rolls out the Red Turf
In an attempt to save money on field maintenance (but probably more of a publicity stunt) Eastern Washington University will be playing all of their home football games on their newly installed red...
View ArticleMost Popular Bachelor's Degrees by Gender
During the 2008-2009 school year there were a total of 1,601,367 Bachelor's Degrees handed out, according to a recent report released in August. Of those degrees received, nearly 60% were earned by...
View ArticleGambling your way into College
As if getting into college (and paying for it) wasnt hard enough, the state of Illinois wants citizens to risk their hard earned dollars in a lottery for college tuition. The new "Cash 4 College"...
View ArticleTop Community Colleges
As more and more students are turning to community colleges to fulfill their higher education goals, students are seeing that learning in a smaller campus atmosphere they can get prompt feedback and...
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