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Women Carry 2/3 Of Student Debt Because Of Course We Do
With the pay gap, this isn't exactly hopeful news.
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Would you consider the alternative?
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You don't need to turn on the news to know that the American student loan situation is a nightmare.
“Tuition” Is The “Partition” Parody About Student Loans America Needs
"Sallie Mae pay off my tuition fast. I had financial aid it shouldn't be this vast. Scholarships and grades coming out my ass. Dean's list and good grades, top of my class."
Senate’s Student Loan Deal: Is College For Enlightenment Or Skills?
So why did you go to college? Enlightenment? Practical skills? Or both?
College Offers Loan Repayment Assistance To Its Broke College Grads
A liberal arts college in Michigan is offering its future broke, college grads loan repayment assistance to its incoming freshman.
Can Your College Sue You? Hint: Yes, It Can.
U.S. borrowers have accumulated around $1 billion in loans and schools like Yale and The University of Pennsylvania have been forced to take extreme measures. They're suing students.
Snowballing Loans, Taco Bell and My Escape to Brazil
If I were given the option between eating a big ice cream cone and taking out multiple student loans, I’d probably have to go with the ice cream.
I Have to Go Cry Now
Some people cry with such ease. I am not one of those people. It takes a lot to make my eyes water (unless I’m on my period, then I tend to get emotional over the tiniest things). However, there are some things that can make even the coldest person cry. Even if your heart is made of stone, these five things are always going to be tearjerkers.
Happy Birthday, Barack Obama!
Obama has endured a ton of criticism in his presidency. While I proudly voted for him in 2008, I will freely admit that I feel he's dropped the ball on important issues. That said, today is his birthday, and I'd like to take a moment to point out some of the great things he has done in the last 2.5 years.
Candy Dish: Campus Scoop
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The Post-Grad Journey: Slapped by the LSAT
After months of studying and working my post-grad ass off for the LSAT, I finally got my score.
The Post-Grad Journey: ‘Tis the Season of Student Loans
Even though Christmas is on Saturday, I honestly couldn't care less this year. With everyone around me so happy and festive, I feel like the odd-woman-out. However, I think I have a decent excuse. Instead of “Jingle Bell Rock” in my head and busy days spent shopping at the mall, I'm singing the Student Loan Blues while staring at my empty bank account.
The Post-Grad Journey: The Stability Shuffle
Post-grad life is a lot about taking two steps forward only to take a step back. Some days, you feel like you’re ahead of whatever curve you’ve set for yourself and then other days, you feel like you’re falling behind.
The Post-Grad Journey: Untimely Updates
Graduation feels like it was yesterday so I couldn’t believe my eyes when I received an e-mail from my alma mater’s class reporter. For the first time, the class reporter wasn’t requesting class donations. Instead, she was asking for the class of 2010’s first official alumnae updates for the next alumnae magazine!
Young and Broke: I’m Paying for My Own Education
I'm grateful of my parents for many things: bringing me into this world, my killer sense of humor, taking me to morning band practice in high school at 6a.m., etc. However, there is one thing that I'm grateful for that most people is crazy: I thank my parents for making me pay for my own college education.
The Post-Grad Journey: Setting the Stereotype
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Zac Bissonnette Explains How To Get Through College Debt-Free
Whether you’re a first year student or heading back to campus for yet another year of academics and parties, there is indisputably one book you need to bring along with you: Debt-Free U: How I Paid for An Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching Off My Parents, by Zac Bissonnette.
Bookmark This: The Top 10 Sites For Every College Student
Though I adore a good Facebook stalking sesh and Googling my name from time to time, I believe that the following sites don’t get enough cred. So let’s bookmark these babies and get our computer mouses (mice?) acquainted with them sometime soon.
9 Things Every Senior Should Know Before Senior Year
Heading into your senior year well-prepared (and well-hydrated) makes all the difference, so here’s 9 things to keep in mind before you embark on the beginning of the end:
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What’s Happening To Obama’s Student Loan Plans?
I'll start this post with the disclaimer that I'm not one that usually gets involved in (or understands) politics. But what I do understand is the massive amount of debt I am incurring by spending four years at a university. And I'm sure that is something many of you also understand all too well.
Some Idiot’s Bright Idea: Let’s Cancel Summer
A US Senator, Lamar Alexander (yes, please send him nasty letters and kick him on the street), stated in a recent Newsweek Article that “an educational schedule of 3 months of summer is not relevant in today’s world and [college] students should take more credit hours and graduate in 3 years, saving 25% in tuition costs.”
My Virginity Is (Was) Worth WHAT!?
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Rich Guy, Poor Girl: Keeping The Economy Out of the Relationship
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Community College: Blessing in Disguise?
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Make it Rain! The Bailout Passes The Senate
It’s official, kids. The Senate passed the bailout plan tonight! It took three long hours of debate (which any sorority...
Abortion: NOT an ‘Easy’ Choice
This political season, everyone who is against abortion keeps rattling off about how it’s an easy choice for a woman....
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With all this talk about Howard Stern helping to auction a college grad’s virginity off at the Moonlight Bunny Ranch...
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The top 10 moments of the Olympics (though ours include more Speedo). OMFG! Gossip Girl returns next week! If only...
Student Debts are About to Get Deeper
Our economy is crumbling, and things just got worse for Bachelors degree-hopefuls, especially those in Massachusetts. Last year, the Massachusetts...
