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2009 College Grads: If You Can Find a Job, Expect a Lower Salary
16 April 09 02:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Getting a decent job this spring is going to be tough: not only are employers projecting that they’ll hire 22 percent fewer college graduates, but they also plan to pay those graduates less than their peers were paid last year. Read More...

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Foreign Graduate Students Say ‘No Thanks’ to U.S. MBA Programs
27 March 09 11:44 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Concerned about future job prospects, international graduate students are turning down offers from prominent American business schools and instead choosing to pursue graduate programs outside the United States. Read More...

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Groups Say Forgiving Student Loan Debt Would Boost Economy
25 March 09 05:16 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As student loan debt continues to rise — jumping to $20,098 per graduating student loan borrower in 2007 from $18,796 in 2006 — and employment prospects continue to worsen, college graduates are experiencing greater difficulty repaying their student loans, Read More...

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Ohio High School Seniors Get College Credit for Free
09 February 09 02:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Nearly 400 high school seniors in Ohio are taking advantage of a pilot program that allows them to enroll in and attend college a year early for free, according to BusinessWeek (“ Ohio Students Jump Early to College for Free ,” Feb. 5, 2009). Supporters Read More...

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Commencement Speakers to Remain Upbeat Despite Slowed Economy
01 May 08 02:36 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

This year’s MBA graduates will be seeing a sluggish economy and perhaps even bleak job prospects. Yet many high-profile business leaders returning to their alma maters as commencement speakers are expected to remain upbeat in their remarks to students, Read More...

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MBAs Want to “Make a Difference,” but Say Pay Is More Important
23 April 08 04:46 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Today’s MBA students aren’t just out for money — 25 percent of them claim they’re looking for a job that will allow them to impact or contribute to society, writes Kelly Bronk of BusinessWeek about a recent survey by The Aspen Institute (“ The Do-Good Read More...

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Bear Stearns Takeover Leaves Business-School Students Scrambling
14 April 08 08:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

BearStearns CEO, Jimmy Cayne, seems to have been the only former Stearns employee to make it out of the JPMorgan Chase buyout relatively unscathed — at least in non-CEO terms — walking away with $61.3 million in sold shares. Even though, in his own high-priced Read More...

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By the Numbers: Top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools
11 April 08 07:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Are you a future MBA who sees yourself building the next Trump–like empire or heading up the new 21 st -century tech giant that will finally unseat Microsoft? If you’re planning on joining the 20 percent of college students who major in business and you’re Read More...

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