It is important for students to clearly understand the terms of any account they are offered, and to make sure they’re using it in a way that minimizes fees… Source: For College Students, Choosing a Bank Account Can Be a Minefield – The New York Times Also quoted from the article, “…Many schools contract with […]
New “Ranking” By Me Based On Brookings “Value-Added” Study
Highly Selective Schools That Add Value (Only Counting Money Here, But It’s a Measurable Proxy For Education)
Brookings Institute compared median salaries of graduates with the expected median salaries of a like pool (for the same college) without having attended college. Here are the results I took away for highly selected colleges, given in expected percentage increase. I also give the median mid-career salaries from the study. Note: Some schools didn’t have […]
“Colleges…monitor…their pricing strategies” Writes James L. Doti, President of Chapman University
The Dangers of Tuition Discounting – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education. This article should be informative for parents and students. But I have this question: should non-profits whose “product” is a public necessity have a “pricing that they call something else – like a “scholarship”?