I commented on http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/the-miserable-odds-of-a-poor-student-graduating-from-college-in-2-graphs/274250/#comments I wanted to note differences between schools. Here is a copy of my comment, but there are also some resonses on the site. Anyway, here is the copy. “Unfortunately, gross statistics can be misleading in the case of higher education. This can be especially true for low-income students who are most […]
Comparing College Value – Caveat Emptor
February 6, 2013 by
There is an article in yesterday’s (February 5) USA TODAY about the The Princeton Review’s list of “…150 schools that offer the best bang for the buck…” http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/02/05/princeton-review-best-value-colleges-tuition-debt/1890903/ The article explains how the schools were picked by the Princeton Review. It says that “…they are demanding academically…” which is defined in the article (and, thus, […]
Good Graph on Textbook Costs and some advice
January 4, 2013 by
There is a brief article on textbook costs online in the Atlantic. Here is the link http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/why-are-college-textbooks-so-absurdly-expensive/266801/ With respect to textbooks, their size and their cost, here is an interesting situation that I observed when I taught a course in multivariable calculus. Many of the students had taken calculus in high school and only needed […]
Social Security Garnished for Some Scammed Graduate Students
At least, that is my take on the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/I-Fully-Expect-to-Die-With/138507/ It notes that student debt for those over 60 is over $38 Billion and for over 50 is $155 Billion! Here is the short story as I see it. Many students go to far too many undergraduate schools where far […]