Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Apply to College: As a Junior!
Our neighbor’s daughter is a high school junior who recently applied to college and was accepted. She’ll start at the local community college at the same time that many of her friends begin their final year of high school.
For-Profit Colleges Fight Back Against Obama Administration Ruling
For-profit colleges have been battling negative publicity for some time, including various Obama administration rules such as a new “gainful employment regulation” that they say violates federal law.
5 Surprise Teams This 2014 Season
By now, you probably realize that Mississippi and Ole Miss are performing better than expected this college football season. Sure, Ole Miss now has two losses on the season, but they’re still further up the SEC line than most had expected.
Cheap Ways to Make it Home This Thanksgiving
With the Thanksgiving holiday coming later this month, your thoughts may be turning toward how to get home for a few days. Not all colleges offer an extended break, making it difficult and expensive for students to return home and get back on time before classes resume.
Student Athlete Graduation Rate Improves
Worries that students who attend college on an athletic scholarship may never complete their education is a concern.
Big Battles Set the College Football Table This Weekend
Every game from this point on in the college football season carries great weight.
How to Succeed Taking Online Courses
You’ve finally decided to take an online course, perhaps supplementing your regular on-campus courses with one that you can complete at your own pace.
New Rules for Federal PLUS Loans Announced
Borrowing money to pay for college is a given for many families. One obstacle, however, has been creditworthiness or what determines your ability to repay your student loans.
College Football Now in Overdrive
If you have been waiting for the college football season to step things up, the wait is over. There are a number of games of critical importance this week as the season move on.
7 Critical Ways to Improve Your Credit Score
A low credit score can effect you in ways beyond the interest rates you pay for your loans. Bad credit can keep you from leasing an apartment and may even stop you from getting a job.
7 Smart Tips for College Juniors
Your junior year of college may be your most transformational one yet. Your basic, required courses are behind you and you’ve declared your major. You’re now taking the courses that will prepare you for your career.
Looking Ahead: College Football Enters Its Second Half
Halftime is over for the 2014 college football season. Except for a handful of teams, most programs have now played six of their 12 regular season games. After that, it is the league championships, the bowls and, of course, the all-new four-team playoff system.
