While everyone at NYU dresses like they are homeless hipsters, it turns out that they can’t be,
1) Because NYU costs $50,000 a year to attend, and
2) Because NYU hates poor people.
And by “poor people,” I mean anyone who may need a little financial aid.
The New York Post reports that admissions counselors at NYU recently gave a big “Eff You” to 1,700 potential students whose financial aid packages may not have been enough to cover their yearly tuition. Why did they call? Well, NYU claims the calls were to help those students out, but the real message: find another school.
Even more upsetting? Students who would be the first in their families to go to college were more likely to make it onto this phone tree.
So much for being open, diverse and a school of liberal thought. NYU cares more about the ching ching than the molding of young, brilliant minds.
Oh, NYU; have we learned nothing from Pretty Woman?
Big mistake. Huge.
You could be turning away the next Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin, or CollegeCandy editor!
If I were on that call list, I’d take my money and go elsewhere.
I’m not spending 4 years where I’m not wanted!
Next week is pretty huge. Not only is Barack Obama being inaugurated as the first black president of the United States, but it is all happening the day after Martin Luther King Day.
MLK Day is often thought of as just another day off of school and a glorious long weekend, but this year – more than any other year – should be different.
MLK died in his efforts to get equal rights for African American men and women. And now, 40 years later, a black man will finally be president. The thought is chilling, and has inspired all of us to dream again. Our dreams and goals really can become reality.
So this week, in honor of MLK, Obama, and history in the making, the CC writers share their dreams for the United States and our futures.
Elisabeth – UA Huntsville: It would be nice to see deserving students be able to get the financial help they need for school without having to jump through ridiculously tiny hoops.
Brithny – Duke University: My dream is to get more sleep so I can actually have dreams. The REM-induced ones. Read More »
Finals are coming, which means we are spending every waking moment trying to learn all those things we should have been learning all semester. We have only taken one break so far, which led to a drink, then five drinks, then a total late night pizza binge.
But Psych 350 and English 125 aren’t the only things we’ve learned this week (mostly because we still haven’t gotten through a quarter of the material yet):
We also learned that 4th graders know more about dating than college boys, that we can put abortions on our wish lists this year and that lots of guys fear commitment.
It is no secret that college is expensive. Even if you get scholarship money, you still have to cover the books, the clothes, and everything else that comes with college life.
Some people are fortunate enough to have everything covered, but those college students who are on their own are forced to seek employment on or around campus. Usually for minimum wage.
I watched many friends as they sat in class all morning, in the library all afternoon and at their crappy work-study jobs all night, every night. They missed out on bonding time, parties and even student groups on campus, and still barely had enough money to get by. I know that college is all about learning, but it sucks to miss out on the rest of college life. There is a lot to be learned outside the classroom (like your drinking limit!).
But what if there were a better option? What if someone could make enough money to get by without sitting at the check-out desk of the library 6 nights a week? What if you could make enough money to learn and enjoy college without spending game-days serving burgers to drunk students?
It’s as easy as getting a sugar-daddy.
Melissa Beech, tired of working retail and waiting tables, did just that. “During my job hunt, I met a potential employer. He was in his early thirties, single and successful. He didn’t hire me, but he did suggest a position that seemed perfectly suited to my attributes and skills: he proposed that he become my benefactor.”
Some people consider Melissa’s “job” to be prostituion, but she doesn’t agree; I call it a ‘mutually beneficial arrangement’ that pays for my killer wardrobe.”
What do you think? Is this the answer we have all been looking for, or is this simply a real-life Pretty Woman?
With the economy in the sh*tter…it’s not crazy to ask yourself how the eff you are gonna pay for college. Well for you young’uns lookin for schooling in this time of economic turmoil, here’s a list of schools you might want to avoid, despite their prestige.
Consumerist.com posted a list of the 25 most expensive colleges in the U.S. (determined by tuition + room and board). Naturally, this list consists of the creme de la creme of prestigious schools (though surprisingly you won’t see Yale or Harvard on there), that charge extra for the name.
Now, I may not be going to Sarah Lawrence – which costs about $53,166 per year – but I think I’m getting a damn good edumacation without totally putting myself in debt (by “totally” putting myself in debt” I mean I’ll only be paying back loans till I’m about 40… not 80). While prices are on the rise, Hofstra University maintains a rather affordable tuition with plenty of financial aid. The University boasts several accredited departments as well as famous alums, such as Francis Ford Coppola. Hofstra proves that there are schools out there that offer a great education without having their students bend backwards to cover tuition.
So really guys, what’s in a name? Why the hell are these school’s so expensive? And how is anyone going to pay back the loans if they can’t get a job? And are these schools really worth all this money?
So many questions; I need answers!
If there’s anyone reading this who attends one of these top-o-the-line schools, tell us: are you gettin your penny’s worth?
You felt like you have something to say to the world, so you started blogging. You may not be some famous writer for the New York Times, but you want your voice to be heard! You want to enlighten the masses! Make people laugh! Show everyone your perspective!
And your three best friends are the only people who read it.
But you don’t care; you’ll get there. And even if you don’t, you have so much fun blogging that you keep tip-tapping away…while thinking in the back of your mind that maybe – just maybe – there is a chance that this will somehow turn into a job after college.
Well, we can’t promise you that, but we did just get word that all those hours you log in documenting your life on your creatively titled website (I once had “LaurenIsFunny.com”….for real) could be worth $10,000 in college scholarships.
Yeah, you heard me.
CollegeScholarships.org is giving away a $10K blogger scholarship! To any college student with a blog. Even if you didn’t have a blog until just this second! Read More »
College students in the State University of New York (SUNY) system are outraged. According to a proposal from their Student Assembly, SUNY students want their tuition raised!
Wait, what?
The unlikely resolution to raise state college tuition comes from the executive board of the SUNY Student Assembly, representing 427,000 students within the system. According to the Albany Times Union, the 122 representatives of the Student Assembly will have the opportunity to vote on the resolution this weekend. Officially, the state legislature and the SUNY Board of Trustees have authority over tuition rates. But the cry from the Assembly executive board is a loud one.
“I think this is a strong indicator of the state that New York is in right now ,” said SUNY Albany student David Belsky to the Times Union, “that we’re in such a dire economic situation that students themselves are standing up and saying we’re willing to pay a little more for a public education to protect the quality.”
The concern is that the SUNY system does not meet its fellow state university competitors when it comes to university spending per student and campus resources, and students are acknowledging the fact that they may have to dig deeper into their own pockets for a quality education. Currently, tuition at any SUNY school stands at $4,350 per year.
To everyone representing state colleges nationwide, do you believe your tuition price is fair? What would you do if a tuition hike was proposed by students in your state? And if there are any SUNY students who would like to sound off, tell us what you think about the resolution.
Yahoo! News reports that Alec Baldwin is going to pay for 18-year-old Private Resha Kane’s entire college tuition after completing her military duty in Iraq. He was so moved by a news story he read about her last day in the states with family and friends, that he tracked Kane’s mother down in the discount store where she worked.
Baldwin has been very vocal about his opposition to the war, but still supports the troops. He is set to meet with the Kane family in Mohave Valley next week to present the check in person.
I love Alec Baldwin. I had the chance to meet him a few months ago in the office where I worked, and he was very nice and handsome and quirky. And now, I love him even more! It’s great to see people with gobs of money get personal and give back every now and then.
If you want to help out the troops, Soldiers’ Angels is a great place to donate money, letters and simple care packages.
If you want to check out Alec at his best, watch this classic clip from SNL. It’s Schweddy-licious!
While everyone at NYU dresses like they are homeless hipsters, it turns out that they can’t be,
He’s 
Next week is pretty huge. Not only is Barack Obama being inaugurated as the first black president of the United States, but it is all happening the day after Martin Luther King Day.
Finals are coming, which means we are spending every waking moment trying to learn all those things we should have been learning all semester. We have only taken one break so far, which led to a drink, then five drinks, then a total
It is no secret that college is expensive. Even if you get scholarship money, you still have to cover the books, the clothes, and everything else that comes with college life.
With the economy in the sh*tter…it’s not crazy to ask yourself how the eff you are gonna pay for college. Well for you young’uns lookin for schooling in this time of economic turmoil, here’s a 
You felt like you have something to say to the world, so you started blogging. You may not be some famous writer for the New York Times, but you want your voice to be heard! You want to enlighten the masses! Make people laugh! Show everyone your perspective!
College students in the State University of New York (SUNY) system are outraged. According to a proposal from their Student Assembly, 
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