Foodbot Helps College Students Find Free Food
{mosimage} Imagine going five months without having to pay for food. Sounds like a dream come true for most on a typical student budget. Greg Woloschyn, a computer science major from Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticleLaptop with All-Day Battery Life: Imagine the Possibilities
What would you do with a laptop that had all-day battery life? Where would you go? What study environment would you choose? Where would you take your work? While most would probably say the beach, we...
View ArticleLaptop with All-Day Battery Life: Imagine the Possibilities
What would you do with a laptop that had all-day battery life? Where would you go? What study environment would you choose? Where would you take your work? While most would probably say the beach, we...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle Textbook Rentals
Today, Amazon.com announced the launch of Kindle Textbook Rentals, a new service that claims to save students up to 80% off the list price of a print textbook. The eTextbooks can be downloaded...
View ArticleConsidering eTextbooks? Try a Free Trial
Being able to download textbooks from the Internet saves you from the time and hassle it takes getting textbooks at the college bookstore. This form of textbook not only costs less, but is much easier...
View ArticleCant decide on a career? Try Job Shadowing
Choosing a career is a tough process. Its a lifelong decision and can be stressful thinking whether or not you are making the right choice. Not that your career choice is set in stone, just switching...
View ArticleHighest College Tuition 2011-2012
Here are the top 100 most expensive colleges by tuition for the 2011-2012 school year. There are now 80 colleges that charge over $40,000/year for tuition, nearly double the amount that did last year....
View ArticleHighest Cost: Tuition and Fees 2011-2012
Here are the top 100 most expensive colleges by tuition and required fees for the 2011-2012 school year. College Tuition + Fees 1. Middlebury College $46,315 2. Columbia University $45,290 3. Sarah...
View ArticleTop 100: Colleges with the Highest Total Cost 2011-2012
Total Cost = Tuition + Room and Board + Required Fees College Total Cost 1. Sarah Lawrence College $59,170 2. New York University $56,787 3. Columbia University $56,310 4. Harvey Mudd College $55,998...
View ArticleMost Expensive Colleges for 2011-2012
Welcome to the 5th annual ranking of most expensive colleges compiled by Campus Grotto. While the names on this list havent changed much over the years, the numbers sure have. When we first started...
View ArticleOccupy Colleges could become largest student protest in 40 years
Student Protest in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street When: Thursday 10/13/2011 4:30 EST Thursday could see the biggest student protest on US soil since 1970. Occupy Colleges has announced their next...
View ArticleCampusGrotto now on Facebook
At the request of our readers weve created a CampusGrotto fan page on facebook. If youre on facebook, please head on over and give us a quick like. This week CampusGrotto.com enters into its 6th...
View Article10 Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas
Dressing up and going out for Halloween this year? If you dont have a costume yet, youre running out of time. BuyCostumes.com has some last second costume deals going on for you last minute...
View Article10 Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas
Dressing up and going out for Halloween this year? If you dont have a costume yet, youre running out of time. BuyCostumes.com has some last second costume deals going on for you last minute...
View ArticleMost Expensive College Dorms 2011-2012
While rising tuition numbers get all the rage, room and board costs at some colleges are so high they surpass the tuition prices of many public universities. Students at the popular UCLA campus pay...
View ArticleHarvard Closes Gates to Outsiders, now even more exclusive
Being one of the most prestigious universities in the world, Harvard gets a lot of visitors. This became apparent last Sunday aboard a standing-room-only bus to Harvard Square. Immediately a...
View ArticleFinancial Aid: Colleges with the largest need-based grants
Out of curiosity to see how the rankings would change, we took our list of 100 most expensive colleges and found the average need-based grant given at each school as listed on the College Board...
View ArticleA Look at Expensive Schools and their Net Price
Curious to see how much the ranking would change, we took our list of the 100 most expensive schools and found the average need-based grant given at each school as listed at the College Board. This...
View Article10 Up and Coming College Websites to Watch in 2012
America is fascinated with college startups. So much so that the college startup has almost become the new American dream. After hearing captivating stories of how websites like facebook and Google...
View ArticleDorm Room Pranks
Things can get pretty boring during the winter months. The restlessness, boredom, and additional time spent indoors create a prime environment for mischievous acts. Students in the dorms with too much...
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