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Wilkes University Puts Freshman Recruits Front and Center and Billboard-Size
04 May 08 03:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
Wilkes University, a small, private school in northeastern Pennsylvania, is using a quirky new in-your-face $120,000 ad campaign to get the attention of today’s media- and marketing-savvy students. The university is plastering personalized messages on billboards, pizza boxes, gas pumps, and even on MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to students it wants to make a part of its freshman class. Read More...
Study: College Courses Taught by Part-Time Faculty Lead to High Freshman Dropout Rates
15 April 08 07:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
College freshmen are more likely to drop out of school before their sophomore year when they take introductory-level courses taught by part-time, rather than full-time instructors, a recent study suggests. Increasingly, part-time and adjunct instructors Read More...
Gaming Industry Giving Back to Its Girl Gamers
14 September 07 03:51 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
As big-name video game companies in the multibillion dollar gaming industry search for ways to expand their market share and find new audiences in an increasingly saturated marketplace, some of them are turning to a segment that’s oft-ignored in the gaming Read More...
Seeing the World as Generation WWW: Mindset List Zeroes In On What It Means to Be 18
30 August 07 10:54 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   
Who needs a time capsule when Beloit College does all the work for you? The college in Beloit, Wis., doesn’t squirrel away any buried nostalgia, but it will help remind you of the world you came from. Its popular mindset list , which runs down the trends, Read More...
Failure Is for Freshmen, Success Is for Seniors: What I Learned at College
05 March 07 04:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   
College students who show up to school expecting to get straight As, maintain a perfect reputation, and never fail at any endeavor are in for a major awakening. Unfortunately, many are taught from an early age to “be perfect” and never make any mistakes, Read More...

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