All posts tagged costs

Why You Should Go To College (A Parody)

This just about sums it up, right here.

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There Are Options for College Out There

While schools have done a pretty good job at breaking students financially over the years, there are still schools out there that can do far less damage than others. The first and most obvious choice would of course be community or in-state colleges, which have low tuition costs and require no additional fees for maintaining […]

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Who’s To Blame For the Rising Student Debt?

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average cost of attending a public four-year college or university has increased by $1,700 between 2008 and 2012. That may not seem like a lot, but where the total price is right now, students are looking at an average cost of $23,200 annually. Factor in scholarships and […]

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Obamacare Will Make College Health Insurance More Expensive

This should come to no surprise to anyone thats been keeping up with the news. Obamacare, by just the mention of it, has caused many changes already, probably more bad than good. Private insurance companies are having to meet up to new standards and many employers are being forced to provide their employees with health […]

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And Yet, College Costs Still Continue to Rise

Today, I present to you news that every media outlet is talking about: college tuition rates are still rising…but not quite as much. This comes from the College Board’s annual report on college prices, spreading optimism to everyone that that you won’t have to pay that much more in comparison to last year’s increase. College  prices […]

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Why Do Textbooks Cost So Much?

Tuition isn’t the only thing you have to worry about when it comes to college expenses. On average, students spend about $900 a year on textbooks, and that was an estimate made nearly 10 years ago. In the past 15 years, costs for college textbooks have increased by 142%, ballooning past the  44% increase of […]

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Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth Out of College?

The prices for admission into college is constantly rising, but does that mean that the quality of education is rising as well? A study had been done, assessing students on their academic skills before and after college, and it turned out that their performance only went up by one point. Why is that? The problem […]

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The Problem With Financial Aid

College costs have been on the rise, there’s no doubt about that. In fact, in the past 30 years, its gone up by 538%, to be exact. An article on The Motley Fool explains why these costs are going up, saying that the problem is something that we all rely on when we go through […]

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Crowdfunding: Another Way to Pay For College

There are several ways you get money for college: through scholarships and grants, through your family and friends (if they’re generous enough), by getting a job, or by crowdfunding. Through a Kickstarter-like platform called Pave, students are able to receive money through investors to help pay for college expenses. Now you’ll have to pay most of this […]

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A College Student’s Guide to Eating Economically

Food is expensive, and when you’re living on campus, the costs can add up at an alarming rate. Campuses, much like amusement parks, are laid out so that you’ll spend money  wherever you go. Restaurants, coffee shops, and cafes are littered everywhere, making it incredibly convenient for you to separate yourself from whatever little money […]

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