Admithub is a chatbot built for college campuses. Using Admithub students could, for example, ask a last-minute question about FASFA at 1 a.m or a question about applying for housing. Or university officials could send a message with a reminder to submit enrollment forms. Admithub is used by 30 colleges and universities, including Arizona State […]
Americans owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, and the problem isn’t going away as tuition rates climb and the demand for college degrees remains high. James Altucher, a tech investor and self-help guru, says young people should consider letting wealthy individuals or organizations invest in their future for a percentage of their future earnings. […]
A study of more than 370 “regular” and gluten-free products marketed to kids reveals that gluten-free packaged foods are no healthier, and in some key ways, they’re worse than other processed foods. Gluten-free kids options have got less protein and less fat inside, which are two key ways to fuel up a growing body. Just […]
We got an inside look at what it’s like on the first day for new cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Over 1,200 cadet candidates arrived on campus on a sweltering July morning for “Reception Day.” After an emotional farewell with their families, the new cadets took the first steps of […]
LES HERBIERS, France — Last August we reported that one of the US’s top pro cycling teams was in danger of folding unless it came up with $7 million within a week, which was kind of crazy considering its star rider had just finished second in the world’s preeminent bicycle race. It wasn’t fake news, […]
Wall Streeters come from a variety of educational backgrounds, and some degrees tend to lead to higher pay than others. Business Insider reached out to salary-comparison website Emolument to get a better look at what professionals on Wall Street tend to earn based on their degrees. Wall Streeters come from all kinds of educational backgrounds, […]
A Chinese student had his enrollment at a university suspended because of his father’s bad social credit score. The father, surnamed Rao, had failed to repay a $29,900 loan and was added to a debtor blacklist that prevented a university from accepting his son. State media reported that the incident also caused Rao’s social credit […]
Some colleges have a pretty decent track record when it comes to producing presidential alumni. Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, the College of William & Mary, West Point, and the University of Pennsylvania have all taught more than one student that went on to become president of the United States. But plenty of other […]
Chinese education startup VIPKid, which connects native English-speaking teachers with Chinese students, raised $500 million in April for a valuation of over $3 billion. But a year after the company launched in 2014, it had a unusual crisis that nearly derailed the company, CEO and founder Cindy Mi told Business Insider. During its pilot stage, […]
China’s version of the American SAT and British A-level exams takes place in June every year. It’s called the gaokao, and is known as one of the toughest exams in the world. Lots of western universities now take Chinese students based on their gaokao scores, rather than other standardized tests. Scroll down to see past […]
Scoring a well-paid job is the goal for most college students. But not everyone wants to fill the obvious roles that we hear about growing up, like doctor, laywer, or engineer. Here are 29 unusual jobs that you might not know exist — and some of them pay six-figures or higher. For many students, a […]
A seven-year education initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation centered on improving teacher effectiveness didn’t work, according to a new report from RAND. The initiative, called the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching, didn’t improve student graduation rates or schools’ ability to retain effective teachers. The Gates Foundation believes that while the initiative […]
Cyan Banister is a self-taught engineer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Banister made early bets on companies like Uber, SpaceX, and Postmates. Now, she manages multi-millionaire dollar deals at Peter Thiel’s venture firm Founders Fund. But Banister didn’t have a traditional education: She dropped out of high school as a teenager amid issues at home, and […]
Students from universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Georgia Tech are losing interest in working at Facebook according to a new study by education software company Piazza. Piazza surveyed students from leading universities for the past few years. In 2018, student interest in working for Facebook had dropped by 4 percent. Students from universities […]
Preschools in New York City are no joke — some parents hire preschool consultants and apply years in advance in the hopes that they can get their kid into a preschool that could cost as much as a college. Many parents think that getting their kids into one of the “Baby Ivies” will help them […]
College in the United Kingdom looks very different than the United States, despite a shared language and history. UK college students pay less for education, have a different grading system, and spend less time completing their degrees compared to American students. Whether you’re preparing to study abroad or are just curious about the cultural differences, […]
Business Insider is looking for a paid intern to work on our Strategy section this winter. BI interns spend their time researching, writing, pitching, and producing stories, and they get an author byline for every post they write. They also help editors find irresistible stories from our partners — including Slate, Inc., and Entrepreneur — […]
The job market is booming, but experts say there won’t always be an abundance of jobs. As many as 96.2% of graduates from these 50 universities find themselves employed 10 years after graduation. Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech made the list for best colleges for employability — see if your school did as well. Recent […]
Melinda Gates says that gaming is a big reason for a decrease in the number of women in tech in the last three to four decades, she told Molly Wood in an interview with Marketplace. More specifically, she said, it was the types of games that were released in the early years of personal computers […]
The subscription business model is all the rage these days, and for good reason. Done well, subscriptions create loyal customers and long-term cash flow. But hardly anyone knows how to do them well, and business schools haven’t caught up in how to teach them, says Tien Tzuo, an early Salesforce employee who recently took his […]
A new study from Pew Research Center found that one out of two teens reports being online “almost constantly.” The study found that another 44% say they go online multiple times each day. The time teens spend online has gone up significantly since Pew’s 2014-2015 study. Back then, only 24% of teens reported being online […]
About 56% of American families with children have started saving for college, according to a new study from Sallie Mae. Among families with savings, the average amount saved was $18,135. Families with higher incomes, those with children closer to college age, and parents with bachelor’s degrees tend to have more money stowed away for college. […]
The Stanford marshmallow tests have long been considered compelling evidence for the need to teach kids how to delay gratification and exercise restraint. Some studies have shown that a child’s ability to resist temptation (by not immediately eating a marshmallow, for example) can predict their future success in school and life. But new research is […]
Chaminade High School is a Catholic, all-boys school on Long Island, in New York. The school has a strict dress code, requires four years of religion courses, and teaches Bloomberg financial software to upperclassmen. Chaminade is the alma mater of several notable figures in politics and business, including conservative news anchor Bill O’Reilly, two Republican […]
Every two years, the National Science Foundation is required to tell the president how the US is doing in regard to science and engineering. “As economies worldwide grow increasingly knowledge-intensive and interdependent, capacity for innovation becomes ever more critical,” the NSF says in its latest report, titled “Science & Engineering Indicators 2018.” The news is […]
Two hundred USC professors are calling for university president C.L. Max Nikias’ resignation. The school is facing a sexual-misconduct scandal involving a former gynecologist who several women claim abused them. USC conducted an investigation in 2017 and found that his exams were outside of the scope of medical practice. USC offered him a deal to […]
Midland School is a co-ed boarding school in Los Olivos, California, where in addition to completing a rigorous curriculum, students farm, clean, and explore the surrounding wilderness. Students and faculty have no access to cell phones during the six-week term. Annual tuition at Midland costs $55,300, though more than half the student body gets scholarships […]
The number of mass shootings in the US this year reached 101 on Friday. Ten people were killed in a high-school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. There have been nearly as many US mass shootings as days in 2018. On Friday, a 17-year-old gunman opened fire on students and staff at a high school in […]
Cameron and Tyler Haberman — twin brothers — have just graduated from University of California, Berkeley, and are both headed to work in finance at Apple. The brothers said their Apple interviews got off to rocky starts. But the Haberman twins recovered and landed their dream internships, which turned into jobs. Here’s their best advice […]
Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, gave the commencement address at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania on May 13. He concluded his speech on the importance of compassion by warning graduates about the growing divide between rich and poor. Weiner also spoke out against tribalism, in which we cling to people who look […]
College tuition varies at schools across the US. Using data from the Department of Education, we found the most expensive college in every state. College tuition has been getting more expensive, and costs widely vary among the country’s colleges and universities. Using data from the US Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System program, […]
In 2010, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million toward creating an education foundation in Newark, New Jersey. The goal was to help the city’s struggling school system. In an interview with Business Insider, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that the foundation did not use the money wisely. Baraka added that he wishes the foundation […]
The hardest US college to gain acceptance to is Harvard University. More than 90% of applicants get rejected. Academic review site Niche ranked American colleges based on acceptance rate and standardized test scores. With an acceptance rate of just 5.2% and typical SAT scores between 1430 and 1600, Harvard University is America’s hardest college to […]
Ray Dalio — founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund — has released a 30-minute animated version of his bestseller “Principles,” in eight parts. The lessons are focused on recognizing and adapting to challenges and positively using “radical transparency.” Dalio said he specifically wants new college graduates to see the series. As the […]
The education department of New South Wales is “reviewing” its relationship with the Confucius Institute and Confucius Classrooms. These are run out of China’s education ministry, and Beijing openly describes them as a vehicle for soft power and propaganda. Experts are also concerned at how closely connected the Confucius programs are to the Chinese Communist […]
YouTube just pulled hundreds of videos sponsored by paid essay-writing service EduBirdie, which encourages academic cheating. The videos were removed following a BBC investigation that reported the existence of more than 250 YouTube channels containing paid promotions for EduBirdie on the site. The promotions violate YouTube’s Academic Aid policy, which states “advertising is not permitted […]
A recent report from SmartAsset reveals the 25 best American cities for recent college graduates to live. These cities are affordable, have good job opportunities, and are fun for new college grads. Three Ohio cities made the list, including Columbus and Cincinnati in the top two spots. Graduation is coming up and many college students […]
Researchers who’ve studied more than 6,000 kindergartners found that the kids rated by their parents as more curious and willing to try new things performed better on math and reading assessments at school. The curious kids did well regardless of socioeconomic background — suggesting there’s something about being curious that helps everyone learn. Even curious […]
Teacher walkouts have attracted ire from some US politicians. But while their elected representatives may disagree, the majority of Americans think teachers in their states are underpaid, according to a poll from Business Insider’s partner MSN. According to the poll, 77% of Democrats said teachers are underpaid, while 55% of Republicans agreed. Since February, Teachers […]
Keziah Daum is an 18-year-old girl who wore a Chinese dress to prom. She has been criticized for being racist and for culturally appropriating Chinese fashion. What her critics are missing is that Daum’s actions are good for anyone who seeks an integrated and unbiased world. Last week, an 18-year-old named Keziah Daum posted pictures […]
The English language can be a lucrative language to master. The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) lists jobs that require English language skills. They found plenty of high-paying jobs for people who excel at the English language. Love the English language and words? Have a solid command of English grammar and a broad vocabulary? Don’t think […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he believes the term “work-life balance” is a “debilitating phrase.” Bezos revealed that one of the top pieces of advice he offers new Amazon employees is that they shouldn’t view the two as a strict trade-off. Instead, Bezos thinks of his personal and professional pursuits as a “circle” rather than […]
The best college majors for finding the highest-paying jobs after graduation tend to be in STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Engineering, in particular, is one of the highest-paying college majors after graduation. 50 college majors have an early career salary of at least $60,000, and many have a mid-career pay over $100,000. It’s […]
Bill Gates says he parents according to a model developed in the 1970s by a former principal, a psychologist, and a psychiatrist. The “Love and Logic” method minimizes emotional reactivity, and encourages parents to give kids more of their own problems to solve and chances to fail. Gates says his wife Melinda did most of […]
In the wake of her vile tweets, many conservatives indeed defended Randa Jarrar’s right to speak freely — despite claims to the contrary. Fresno launched an investigation into her words, but ultimately decided that they were protected under the First Amendment. After Randa Jarrar’s vile tweets about former first lady Barbara Bush went viral, many […]