Microsoft just came out with Bing, recently, in order to compete with the internet giant, Google. As it stands, Google has a solid hold on almost everything university-online. Microsoft, though, is hoping to change all that as soon as possible. They want to make a major impact on students with what they’re calling ‘technology enabled [...]
A study about students and their employment habits was conducted by Charlene Kalenkoski (associate professor of economics at Ohio University) and Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia (research economist in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Division of Productivity Research and Program Development), which will be published in the Journal of Population Economics. The study looked at the correlation between [...]
The website called ‘Mint’ is something that could has the possibility of helping college students with their money issues. If you’re like me, you like to keep track of your spending habits. I think it’s good practice to treat your income, or lack thereof, pruned like a Japanese bonsai tree. You want to keep your [...]
The fact of the matter is that students over at the University of California have the opportunity to get the same education that they would over at UC for less money and probably have a lot less heartache. An article by the Mercury News explains how students could go to Missoula in Montana for an [...]
I’ve got to chalk this one up to Hack College. They wrote a post today about a few articles that were written recently about gadgets you’ll ‘need’ for college. Of course, as with many sites, you’ll find stuff that are pretty neat but that you could never, ever get the cash to pay for. Also, [...]
Of course, if you never shave or use an electric shaver, I guess this isn’t useful to you, but pass it on anyway. If you’re like me and you use fancy shmancy razors like Gillette, you spend quite a bit of cabbage on upkeep. For a while I used cheap-o CVS brand razors and they [...]
Here we’re just going to talk about tuition. You can ask Jerry Seinfeld about airplane food and its ‘deal.’ The NYT ran an article on the 4th answering the burning question: ‘With the economy in the shitter, why is my tuition still so blasted high?’ Read this article for a full explanation.
No, we’re not crazy, but when you’re living on campus, it’s very easy to burn many, many holes through your pockets. Stuff adds up: food, drinks, partying, basic entertainment. It’s tough to really make a reasonable spreadsheet to keep all your funds in check. For the record, when I studied in London, I did exactly [...]
If I could explain to you the rage that filled within me when I read through this story, I would do so, but I can’t come up with the words. Currently big corporations like CVS are hurting financially and they’re trying to cut corners at nearly every turn in order to save a nickel. As [...]
Students applying for government aid has gone up substantially. Apparently, the college-bound is finding that college is much more expensive than they expected and they just need some extra scratch.
