Many of us look at the price of college and wonder how we’re going to pay for it. And while community college tuition is usually lower, in a number of states their tuition has risen sharply as well. So what’s a new student to do? For a large number of students, the answer is to […]
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There are few people I’ve met in my life who don’t worry about the cost of college, or perhaps more accurately, the price of college. (FYI the cost of college is what colleges have to contend with, the fact that what they have to pay to provide education for your sons and daughters is so
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College and university calendars were traditionally designed to fit the agrarian calendar, starting in late summer to early fall, and concluding finally in mid-Spring. Most college and universities today still adhere to a calendar based on either quarters or semesters. Quarters are generally ten week terms with an additional week for final exams, and students
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Yep. I am honestly telling you that getting your student off to college is a time for cheers and not tears, even though the latter is what you’re going to be thinking and worrying about the entire time. Colleges expend a great deal of effort in giving students a smooth transition from your home to