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Personal Advice

You Can Still Eat Healthy On A Budget

Not every college student wants to “feast” regularly on campus food, choosing to forgo dining hall grub in favor of other culinary delights. Pizza and beer seem to be the

Personal Advice

Dorm Free, But Furnishings Are Needed

Ask a handful of college students who live on campus what they think of dorm life and you’ll probably get a bunch of different answers including: “Its cool. I just

Campus News

NYU Will Open A New Campus

Far from the teeming metropolis of New York, a university that bears the city’s name is planning to open up a new campus. No, I’m talking about a campus on

FAFSA Form Tips Finance

The EFC Formula

The “Expected Family Contribution” (EFC) is a measure of the family’s financial strength and the amount of resources the family has available to pay for education. The government uses the

Campus News

California Voters To Decide CC Fees Today

Lost in all the battling for the presidential primary sweepstakes are the many state and local initiatives which are also being put before voters this year. Today, which is also

Career Planning Personal Advice

Attend Hamburger University For A Real Education

I don’t usually come right out and say it, but for nearly three years after I graduated from college I was a manager for Wendy’s, the fast food restaurant. It

Career Planning

Advance Your Career “SPOTLIGHT”

Health Management Degrees  The medical industry is growing … and it projections are strong for the foreseeable future.  There is a strong demand for nursing, medical technicians, management and other

Campus Cars

The Smart Fortwo: Tiny & Affordable

One of the smallest cars ever made, the Smart Fortwo, is now available for sale in the US. First introduced by parent Daimler AG Company (Mercedes) in 1998, the car

Campus News

U.S. Senate Investigates College Endowment Practices

Many top tier colleges and universities in the U.S. are sitting on a pile of cash, endowments built up over years of fund-raising, corporate giving, and investing. Now, the U.S.

FAFSA Form Tips

About EFC (Expected Family Contribution)

The government uses the submitted FAFSA form to calculate “Expected Family Contribution” (EFC). The EFC is a measure of the family’s financial strength and the amount of resources the family

NCAA Basketball

Men’s Basketball – Who Is Best?

I haven’t been paying that much attention to NCAA men’s basketball much this year, although two local teams — Duke and North Carolina — are doing quite well, but that

Fun News

What’s Your Frat?

The college experience, at least for some students, is best spent through membership in fraternities and sororities, those “Greek” clubs where all sorts of debauchery is practiced. Okay, fraternities have