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Students showing increased support for marijuana legalization
Over the last five years, surveys have shown that an increasing number of college students believe that marijuana should be legalized. Students were surveyed in 2004 and 2009 with results showing an...
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Highest Tuition 2010-2011: Top 100
Here are the top 100 most expensive colleges by tuition for the 2010-2011 school year. This year 43 colleges now charge over $40,000/year for tuition, compared to just 11 last year. College Tuition 1....
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Highest Tuition + Room and Board 2010-2011
Here are the top 100 most expensive colleges by total cost of tuition + room/board for the 2010-2011 school year. Also included is the school's rank in last year's most expensive colleges list and the...
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Most Expensive Colleges for 2010-2011
This year saw many increases in tuition prices, some even drawing protests and near riots. There are many reasons for these increases, but it is mostly blamed on reduced state appropriations, higher...
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Where do colleges spend their money?
While it seems like more and more colleges are spending lavishly to increase their prestige (this can be seen in the luxury dorms going up on campuses), it would be nice to know where all this tuition...
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Most Expensive Dorms 2010-2011
Room and board prices increased 4.6% at public and 3.9% at private colleges in 2010-2011. With average costs of $8,535 and $9,700 (respectively) its clear that room and board is a big part of college...
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Chart: Going Home for Winter Break
As many students head home for winter break they come with loads of dirty laundry and an appetite for some home-cooked meals. After months of eating cafeteria food and being crammed in a dorm room the...
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Ranking the Best Online Textbook Retailers
CampusGrotto recommends renting textbooks as the best way to save money as it requires less money up front for the budget conscious student. See the part of this study that looked at the best places...
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Free Textbook Rentals
Nothing beats free textbooks. We came across a deal offering free textbook rentals. Neebo.com is having a promotion offering 100,000 free textbook rentals. One free textbook rental is allowed per...
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International Edition Textbooks
Did you know that you can save money buying international edition textbooks? Savvy students know a few tricks when it comes to scoring deals on textbooks. The first is to check the library. The second...
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2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket
{mosimage} Get your 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket here! Download and Print the Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket. Download the PDF version: 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Download the Excel...
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Mayhem: Kegs and Eggs at SUNY Albany
The annual Kegs and Eggs college tradition at SUNY Albany is making news headlines this year. The early morning party held on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day got a little out of hand this year....
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Top Law Schools for 2012
The ranking for this years US News Best Law Schools remained very similar to last years ranking, as the top 5 schools held their spot for the second consecutive year. The Top 20 1. Yale 2. Harvard...
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Chegg Relaunches: Moves Beyond Textbook Rental
Chegg.com wants to become a one-stop shop for college students. Moving beyond textbook rentals, today Chegg announced it will start offering more services to help college students succeed in school....
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How much should college students sleep?
{mosimage} College isnt easy. One of the many challenges in the path toward a degree is the struggle to wake up and go to that early morning class. Many mornings are spent pondering hitting that...
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College Libraries that look like Spaceships
While searching the web for photos of some of the most beautiful college libraries (See parts one and two), we came across some interesting looking library designs. Among them, here are 5 college...
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More Beautiful College Libraries
This is part two of our ranking of the most beautiful college libraries. When we originally did the ranking back in June, we were going to rank the top 50 most beautiful but only published the top...
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Best Time to Sell your Textbooks
The biggest part of the year for textbook buyback is five weeks between April and May. Timing when to sell your textbooks during that span can be a surprising difference in the price you get for your...
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Free Textbooks
If you are looking to get your traditional textbooks for free, be sure to check your college library or borrow from a friend. Even if the library doesnt have it, they may have an older version that...
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Be Charged and Ready this fall with the new Sony VAIO S-series
Sony just launched its new VAIO S-series laptop (available for purchase starting June 19) and its something that is already being considered as one of the top laptops for back to school. We just got...
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