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Gambling on college campuses is becoming a serious problem. With so many online gambling sites, as well as the proliferation of casinos around the country, it is fairly easy for a student to get in trouble.
Poker competitions are popular on television and have likely generated an increased interest in poker playing among young people. [...]
It is critically important for parents to make sure their student is using their loans only for true educational costs.
As we all know, the costs of college continues to rise, and puts an added burden on families. We have gotten several requests from our readers to provide tips for reducing the costs of college. We plan to add tips and suggestions that have been submitted by parents and students regarding saving on all [...]
Due to increasing costs of college and tighter economic conditions, college students appear to using their credit cards for basic living costs, as well as books, fees, etc.
Credit Card debt levels of college students are at a historical high. Unfortunately, the interest cost on credit cards is generally much higher than other types of [...]
Money issues are probably the top reason students drop out of college. With that in mind, our Pick of the Month is the excellent ebook course Money Management for Young Adults – this self study course clearly explains essential money skills that college students need to understand.
How to overcome lost motivation in college
Many college applicants may only be offered admission at mid-year, instead of the fall. This is an increasing trend at colleges and universities.
Many schools are facing an increase in the number of qualified applicants. One of the reasons they offer the mid-year admission is smooth out campus populations. For example, to fill [...]
Just as a following up to our earlier post; there suddenly is a major move among many elite schools to reduce the amount of funding that college parents and students must provide. This trend is becoming very common among private colleges which have large endowments. They are often capping the amounts of parent [...]
What are the gifts that college students want? The list below describes gifts which are not only popular among young people, but are useful items to have at college. In future posts we will continue to add to this list.
The following list was based of the input of college students.
Pre-Paid Gas Cards
Most [...]