Today being Election Day and this being an education blog, I thought it proper to outline how this election will affect your pursuit of higher education. Higher education has been a very minor issue in this campaign, overshadowed by the country’s current economic woes and financial crisis. However, higher education will be a vital part of the long term situation of the economy. Many countries’ workforces have been catching up to the United States in terms of education. Some may even soon surpass us. This will bear down heavily on American jobs as other areas of the world, with cheaper workers can equal or better us in the areas of innovation and highly technical work.

With the election occurring as I am typing, I will outline what the candidates have stated concerning higher education and my analysis on how this will affect the average college student (Joe the Student, if you will).

(more…)

This is not an article about how to find enough scholarships to pay for your education. This is not just a spammy title meant to grab your attention. This is also not the traditional college class.

There is a new idea floating around out there in the world of higher education. The idea is that knowledge should be free for those who are willing to learn.

(more…)

Alert to college applicants: your Facebook profile may be counting against you! As many as 10 percent of admissions officers have looked at students’ profiles to help decide whether to admit a student or not. A press release by Kaplan, known for their test prep services as well as their online university, described the unusual finding from their annual college admissions officers survey.

“The good news: a quarter of those who report viewing applicants’ sites say that these viewings have generally had a positive impact on their evaluation. The bad news: a greater percentage (38 percent) report that applicants’ social networking sites have generally had a negative impact on their admissions evaluation.”

  (more…)

Chances are, getting your high school diploma has not adequately prepared you for college. A recent study by Strong American Schools has reported that 34% of all students in public colleges need to take remedial classes.

(more…)