Oxford University is no. 2 on the list. Credit: Corbis
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Khadijah Williams grew up with her mother and younger sister, moving in and out of homeless shelters in the Los Angeles area for most of her childhood. She attended 12 schools in 12 years, but somehow managed to show that she was a gifted student. She worked through typical problems that people on the street have to deal with – pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers – and used that experience to learn how to keep good habits and find mentors. After her mother and sister disappeared from the homeless shelter one night, Khadijah went to stay with the Londons for the rest of her 12th grade year. They pushed her to apply to Harvard, and finally she was accepted. Read more… continue reading...
Since 1 March, at least nine American universities have received anonymous donations totaling over $45 million. The catch is: the school had to promise not to try to find out the benefactor’s identity. It is not clear whether the source is an individual, a group with similar interest or an organization. Some of the schools even went so far as to contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Homeland Security to verify that the money was not ill-gotten.
The unknown supporter also stipulated that the majority of the money should go to student scholarships, while the rest can fund research, equipment and operating expenses. Read more… continue reading...
Schools and students alike are concerned the failed economy will force dropouts. With college already costing around $50,000 for room, board, books, tuition, etc, some student have had to make tough decisions to leave school, take out bigger loans, or get part-time jobs. Some may even switch to schools with cheaper tuition rates. Read more… continue reading...
Not that it’s a popular practice, but if you’re applying to college and you have a Facebook, MySpace, or some other kind of public profile, be careful - your school-to-be could check to make sure you’re the kind of person they want representing their school. For the most part, these schools don’t have time to be checking every student’s profile, but if they receive a tip about something questionable, they might check it out. Of course, you can easily prevent this by A) changing your settings to private, where only your friends can access your profile, or B) not putting anything stupid on there in the first place. But where’s the fun in that? Read more… continue reading...
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire - March 31, 2008) - Compared to post-secondary students at public colleges, students pursuing post-secondary studies at privately operated career colleges tend to be older, with a mean age of 29, and have a greater reliance on government student financial aid. In addition, most of them (72 per cent) are women, and they are more likely to have dependents under 18 and less likely to have financial backing from family.
These are several key findings of the Survey of Canadian Career College Students, the first major study of students attending career colleges. The survey, jointly commissioned by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and Human Resources and Social Development Canada, with the cooperation of the National Association of Career Colleges, was conducted by R. A. Malatest and Associates Ltd. continue reading...
