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Personal Advice

Advice for College Students: 3 Ways To Make The Most Out Of College

College is the time of your life when every decision you make will have a long term consequence of your future. Many have gone through college and failed to take full advantage of what college has to offer.

College Budgeting

How to Extend Your Spending Power as a College Student

One thing that you do know when you are a college student is that you will be broke most of the time. Unless you have rich parents or have a trust fund with your name on it, you know that as a student, you do not have much going for you in the financial department.

Career Planning

7 After College Tips for Graduating Students

Tassel turning time will soon be here and that means nearly two million people will get their associate, bachelor’s, master’s or other advanced degree.

Campus News

6 Signs Your College Will Soon Close Its Doors

Administrators announced earlier this month that the all-women college will shut its doors at the end of this academic year.

Personal Advice

Money Challenges and the College Student

If you are a college student, then you are familiar with the financial challenges experienced by most collegians.

Campus News

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.

Personal Advice

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.

Campus News

Corinthian Colleges Hatches Deal With US to Stay Open

Critics of for-profits colleges and universities point to Corinthian Colleges as a reason why such schools should not be in operation.

Student Loans

How to Whack Student Loan Debt

You’ve finished your education and now the bills are starting to come in. Student loan bills, that is. If you’re fortunate, you have a job to help pay for your loans. If not, you may be able to seek a deferment, at least for a little while.

Personal Advice

Are Credit Cards a Trap for College Students?

You’ve heard the warning: credit cards for college students are a bad idea. Well, there is some truth to that statement. Especially when credit is easily dispensed, overused, and not properly managed.

Campus News

At A Glance: Student Loan Debt

One way that college students pay for their education is by taking out student loans. When done judiciously, such loans can help students complete their education and go on to successful careers, earning enough money to pay off their debt.

Personal Advice

Debt Savvy: College Students and Credit Cards

It is a fact that most college students have a credit card.