Tag Archives: Higher Education

Poll Results: Attending College

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Debra Eckerling | Leave a comment

Last week, we asked our readers if they always knew they were going to attend college. Most of them – 89% – always knew they were going to college. As reader Lisa Bolton Singelyn says, “ My parents made sure it was never a question of if, but where.”

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Poll Results: Higher Education

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Debra Eckerling | 1 Comment

In our poll last week, we asked our readers: “What is your highest level of education?” Almost half – 44% – have a bachelors degree, while 32% earned a high school diploma. Also, 12% of our readers have an associates or technical degree and 12% earned a graduate degree.

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New Poll: Higher Education

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Debra Eckerling | 2 Comments

What is your highest level of education? High school, college, a graduate degree?

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State of the Union: President Obama Addresses Education Concerns

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Max Miller | 13 Comments

Last night, President Barack Obama gave the annual State of the Union address in front of Congress. While the main focus of the speech this year focused on the economy and fairness between the classes, the president did include his thoughts on the current state of education and what needs to happen to improve it in the near future.

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Tagged Barack Obama, College Costs, Congress, Education News, Graduation, High School, Higher Education, State of the Union, Work-Study

President Obama Holds College Cost Roundtable

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Max Miller | 7 Comments

President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan met with various leaders from ten universities and colleges yesterday to discuss making college more affordable.

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Tagged Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, College Costs, Education News, Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed

Report: Young Adults See Decline in Economic Well Being. Is Education the Answer?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Max Miller | 14 Comments

According to a recent report from Pew Research Center Publications, young adults have seen a decline in their economic well-being in the past 25 years. Senior citizens are working longer and putting off retirement making it even harder for young adults to find jobs. Add in huge debt from student loans, and it’s no wonder young adults are unable to accumulate any real income or savings.

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Tagged Cost of Attendance, Economy, Education News, Financial Aid, Higher Education, Scholarships and Grants, The Pew Research Center, U.S. Census Bureau

Poll Results: College vs Major

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Max Miller | Leave a comment

Last week, we asked our readers what they felt was more important: choosing a college or choosing a major. According to the results, 60% felt that choosing a college was more important, while 40% went with choosing a major.

Choosing a college seems to be the more popular option because- especially in the case of seniors in high school – many students still do not know what it is they want to do with the rest of their lives.

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Tagged Choosing a College, Choosing a Major, College Majors, College Planning, Community College, Higher Ed, Higher Education, Poll Results

Ask the Financial Expert: “What Funding Considerations Are Specific to Graduate Students?”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Scott Goodman | Leave a comment

Question: “What funding considerations are specific to graduate students?”

Answer: Many graduate students utilize their employer’s tuition reimbursement benefits to help fund graduate school (each year the first $5,250 is excluded from your income). Although tuition reimbursement is a nice benefit when offered, it usually means the student is working at least half-time and attending graduate school on less than a half-time basis – a situation that makes the student ineligible for federal student loans and possibly other loans.

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Tagged Ask the Expert, Ask the Financial Expert, AXA Advisors, Cum Laude, Entertainment Wealth Management, Financial Aid, Graduate Student, Higher Education, Lifetime Learning Credit, Mount St. Mary's College, Schol, Scott Goodman, Student Loans

Poll Results: Retaking the SAT

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Max Miller | Leave a comment

Thanks to our readers for making SAT Week such a success! We received a lot of comments and feedback. We hope everyone got something out of it.

In honor of SAT Week, we asked our readers if they had taken the SAT more than once. The majority (60%) said they had only taken it once, while 40% said they took the SAT at least two times.

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Tagged ACT, Higher Education, Poll Results, SAT, SAT Week, Weekly Poll

Report: President Obama’s Third Annual Back-to-School Speech

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Max Miller | Leave a comment

Earlier today, President Obama spoke to students across the country about the role their education will play in the future of America. He reassured them that while grades are important, they don’t have to get a perfect score on every single assignment. Instead, what students should focus on is using the time to experience new things so they can discover where their passion lies.