To an Uncertain Degree

Everybody goes to college thinking they are going to pick a major and base their career on that degree. But in today’s economy and job market that’s not necessarily what ends up happening. Today’s world places less emphasis on art and talent and more on technology and progress which makes it more difficult for those […]

If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say

I tend to have a very light sense of humor so I find most things in this world highly amusing. I watch the Miss America pageant because there is a good chance that someone will fall; one of my favorite shows is My Boys, a show that nobody except me enjoys. But what has gotten me lately […]

Dear Abby

Most kids hope for a car for their sixteenth birthdays. When Abby Sunderland turned sixteen, she dreamed of a different kind of freedom—Abby wanted to circumnavigate the world on her boat she adequately named Wild Eyes. Abby grew up around boats, her father being a shipwright and owner of a yacht management company. She is […]

From Tassels to Diamond Rings

Everything changes when you go to college. You grow up a little, the people who signed your yearbooks throughout the years, who you swore you would keep in touch with, aren’t even in your cell phone anymore. You read their status updates on Facebook thinking, wow it’s been a while since I’ve talked to them. […]

How “For Profit Schools” Can Hurt your Wallet

You’ve probably seen the ads on subways, and every time you try and log in at some job referral site like Monster or Career Builder. The ubiquitous presence of DeVry University and University of Phoenix ads can be nauseating to many of us, and downright money-depleting to others. Promising $-free educations, these colleges still cost a ton […]

Can College Students Empathize?

Do college kids really only care about themselves? A recent report aims to give us the answer. There were 72 studies tracking 14,000 college students from 1979 to 2009. What are findings?  Read on to find out.

Celebrity Dorm Rooms

Dormitories can make or a break your first year in college. Get stuck in a dump or with an annoying roommate and there’s little in the way of respite. Most college dorms offer little in terms of luxury, unless you’re attending the more prestigious institutions; most schools strive to provide housing for students, not grand environs […]

I Love Lists!

I love lists – what can I say, the surprises are often boundless.  That is why I was thrilled to see that Unigo.com was creating lists (some irreverent, some more staid) of their own. So who are the brainiest? The most tipsy? The most Greek (as in frats and sororities, not of Greek descent)? Which […]

Financial Drain

I was at an event recently and we were talking about the state of education in the United States. One girl raised her hand and commented that, “The United States is the only country I know of that has free education.” I, personally, wanted to know where she was from that she thinks that education […]

Young Money Contest

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