Congress recently mandated that colleges make a net price calculator available on their website. I think all students and parents should use it before applying. Also, if the college makes it hard to use or find, I would be somewhat concerned. Finally, see my next post on “Discriminatory Pricing”
Net Price Calculator
June 28, 2013 by Mark Feldman
Filed Under: Advice for students/parents Tagged With: applying, college costs, universities
Students: Understand the difference between Oranges and Apples when picking a school
April 23, 2013 by Mark Feldman
Let’s compare the Math SAT scores from Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering, MIT and Carnegie-Mellon’s Engineering and Computer Science. MIT’s admitted middle 50% is 740 to 800. The average for those admitted who enroll is 765. Carnegie-Mellon’s middle 50% for those who enroll is 740 to 800 for Engineering and 780 to 800 for […]
Filed Under: Non News Related Posts Tagged With: applying, Carnegie-Mellon, MIT, universities, Washington University
Another WSJ article illustrating university focus and insight of great thinkers
April 10, 2013 by Mark Feldman
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323820304578412881261937430.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_6#articleTabs%3Darticle Here is my comment on the article. (It’s posted on the WSJ site, too.) Your article notes that Agnes Scott’s consultant considers (yet-to-be-educated) students as “consumers” and your article notes that “…Prospective freshmen and their families…increasingly view themselves as consumers of a branded product…”. Schools are more concerned in increasing the value of their […]
Filed Under: Wall Sreet Journal Articles Tagged With: applying, universities
Questions to ask a university before applying
December 14, 2012 by Mark Feldman
Do you have detailed statistics on your graduating seniors? Detailed means broken down by major, such as computer science, electrical engineering, history, etc…It means average (and median) starting salary. How many get a job at Google? What medical school or law schools do they get into? How many are still looking for a job? If […]
Filed Under: Advice for students/parents Tagged With: applying, universities
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