Category Archives: College Savings

UCLA rejects 52 MBA applicants for plagiarism

All told, UCLA’s Anderson school found that 52 MBA candidates were lifting whole paragraphs from other, unattributed sources in their essays. And they are far from the only B-school dealing with the problem.
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Northwestern Kellogg to shrink two-year MBA program

The school plans to put less of an emphasis on its traditional two-year degree program as part of a sweeping strategic review at the school.
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University of Charleston: How we cut tuition by 22%

After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students.
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Student loans: Hit a bull’s-eye with your FAFSA

If you have a child headed off to college this fall, you’ve got an important item on your to-do list: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which you can submit as early as Jan. 1.
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Whose income will go on my grandson’s financial aid application?

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Nonprofit passion ahead of planning

Scott Pankratz and Julie Osborn are phenomenal planners and money managers — except when it comes to their own investments.
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Class of 2011 scores higher-paying jobs

The class of 2011 scored higher-paying jobs than graduates the year before, with engineering and computer science majors taking home the fattest paychecks.
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Weaning college kids off the family dime

Did you ever want to be a personal-finance advice columnist? Well, here’s your chance.
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Should I use my 401k to pay off student loans?

While it’s tempting to consider using retirement funds to pay off student loan debt, there are huge drawbacks, warns Mark Kantrowitz, founder of Finaid.org.
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