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2010 College Enrollment Numbers May Not Be So Bad, Survey Reveals
02 April 09 02:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although school administrators across the nation are reporting an increase in applications, they’re worried about just how many college students will actually enroll in their institutions this fall as families continue to tighten their budgets amid this recession. Read More...

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Nebraska State Colleges Extend Free Tuition Offer to Freshmen
10 March 09 04:31 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Beginning this fall, incoming first-year students attending any of Nebraska’s three state colleges — Wayne State College, Peru State College, or Chadron State College — may see their dreams of a college education come true with a little help from the state. Read More...

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‘Frill-Less’ Campuses Shave Thousands Off College Tuition
05 February 09 01:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At a time when parents and students are finding it increasingly challenging to get the money they need for college, some schools are coming up with creative options to cut thousands of dollars off annual tuition bills, The Boston Globe reports (“ Students Read More...

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Colleges Step Up, Help Students With Extra Financial Aid
08 January 09 04:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

If recent data is any indication, families are struggling to come up with the cash they need to send their children to college, and schools across the country are doing something to help those who’ve come up short, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

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California State University System May Turn Away Up to 10,000 Qualified Students
26 November 08 08:21 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At the same time that the nation’s largest college system, California State Universit y, is experiencing soaring admissions — up 10 percent over last year — the college system has announced it may begin turning away qualified students due to a state budget Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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