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A college coach who used to read applications at Yale says most students should think twice before enrolling in an Ivy League

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Is an Ivy League degree worth the cost? According to a former Yale application reader and the founder and CEO of college-counseling firm IvyWise, it’s worth considering whether you’re getting financial aid. A student’s education comes down to what they make of their experience on campus, she said. If you’re proactive, you can still get […]

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Facebook and Apple are backing a new course that gives kids college credit for learning to code — and it’s the fastest growing AP course ever (AAPL, FB, AMZN)

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Big companies like Apple, Facebook and Amazon are supporting a new AP level computing course for high school students. The course was designed to attract a broader group of students into the field and to ameliorate the industry’s so-called pipeline problem. Many engineers and software developers can trace their formative coding experiences to a class […]

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This team of 17-year-old high-school seniors in California created a device that could help prevent future wildfires

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Sanjana Shah and Aditya Shah are seniors at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California who have created a device for helping predict and prevent wildfires. Their device, dubbed the “Smart Wildfire Sensor,” captures photos of nearby fallen branches and leaves (known as “fuel”) and uses machine learning to categorize and determine wildfire threat levels. […]

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The dean of Duke Fuqua looks specifically for candidates with ‘triple threat capabilities’ that don’t come naturally to everyone

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Bill Boulding is the dean of Duke University Fuqua School of Business. He said he’s looking for students who display “triple threat capability leadership,” meaning they’re smart, sensitive, and decent people. But these abilities don’t come naturally to everyone, so Fuqua has to be selective in who they admit. At Duke University’s Fuqua School of […]

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6 steps to ace a college interview, according to an expert who worked in Ivy League admissions

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Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is a former Cornell admissions interviewer and a college admissions expert. After years of helping hundreds of students get into top schools such as Harvard and Princeton, he’s able to offer his best college interview tips. For one thing, he writes, families should view “optional” interviews as “required.” For years after graduating […]

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25 of the best leadership and success books to read in your lifetime, according to Amazon

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Amazon’s editors selected their 100 favorite books on leadership and success. We’ve highlighted 25 below, including books by psychologists, economists, and competitive athletes. Each one offers a unique look at what it means to be truly successful and how you can achieve your full potential. Read on and start stocking your shelves with inspiration. SEE […]

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A college counselor told Michelle Obama she wasn’t ‘Princeton material’ — but she applied to the Ivy League school anyway and got in

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Michelle Obama writes in her new memoir, “Becoming,” that one of the most pivotal moments in her life was when a college counselor told her she wasn’t “Princeton material.” The future first lady decided to disregard the counselor’s opinion and apply anyway. And she got in. When she started at Princeton, she says she learned […]

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Students in Brooklyn protest their school’s use of a Zuckerberg-backed online curriculum designed by Facebook engineers

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High school students at Brooklyn’s Secondary School for Journalism staged a walkout last week to protest perceived “wrongdoings” at the school, which include the use of an online curriculum called “Summit Learning” that stresses independent learning. Schools across the nation have implemented this free web-based program, which was designed with the help of Facebook engineers […]

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I’ve been helping kids get into top colleges for nearly 15 years, and parents always seem to ask me the wrong questions

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Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is a college admissions expert who’s helped hundreds of students get into top schools such as Harvard and Princeton, and a former admissions interviewer for Cornell, his alma mater. In nearly 15 years of college admissions consulting, he finds parents want to ask him technical questions about increasing their kids’ odds and […]

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Teachers love Google’s education products but are suspicious. Why is a megacorporation giving them a perfect tool for free?

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Google for Education tools have taken off “like grass on fire,” industry analysts say. The software is completely free and Chromebooks, which are laptops manufactured by other companies running the Google Chrome operating system, are deeply discounted for classrooms. These tactics have worked: Google-powered devices made up almost 60% of computing devices purchased for US […]

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Billionaires like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg reached success after dropping out of college, but experts say the average person should take the opposite approach

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Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are some of the world’s most famous entrepreneurs — and billionaires. They also dropped out of college. One in eight billionaires on the Forbes 400 are college dropouts, according to a study by UK job site Adview. However, experts suggest you stay in school. Bill Gates is a college dropout […]

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College Greeks are known for high GPAs and making more money after graduating — but new research says it’s not as straightforward as it seems

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Joining a fraternity or sorority is often advertised as a way to connect with successful alums and boost your career. A new study from Miami University found that students’ GPAs suffer after joining Greek life. The study also found no evidence to support the idea that going Greek ultimately increases your income. Being in Greek […]

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A tuition-free college education could soon become a reality for some residents in Virginia

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The University of Virginia’s new president, Jim Ryan, announced during his inaugural ceremony that some in-state students will be able to attend the school tuition-free. The provision would apply to students whose families earn less than $80,000 annually. Students whose families earn less than $30,000 will also be eligible for free room and board, Ryan […]

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‘Everywhere we went, we had to worry about our safety’: Female students who attended Yale in the 1980s describe the culture around sexual misconduct amid Brett Kavanaugh allegations

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The FBI has investigated allegations that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was just confirmed to the court earlier this month, sexually assaulted two women in the 1980s. For women who came of age in the 1980s, it’s bringing back some painful memories about the prevalence of sexual assault, and how survivors weren’t always believed […]

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The oldest college in every US state

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The oldest college in each US state includes some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the country and several flagship state universities. The oldest college in the US is Harvard University, founded in 1636. Meanwhile, the most recent state to get a college is Alaska. The United States is home to some pretty old […]

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A 26-year-old founder has a solution to what Bill Gates calls an ‘unnecessary roadblock’ to college — and her startup is helping students get thousands off their tuition

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The outstanding student debt total in the US is $1.5 trillion, according to figures from the Federal Reserve. The government offers free financial aid to qualifying students, but the application process — called Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA — is arduous. Bill Gates has advocated for a simplified FAFSA process, which currently […]

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Former students say that Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak’s $13,200 coding bootcamp is ‘broken’ and sometimes links to Wikipedia (AAPL)

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Last fall, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak launched a coding bootcamp called Woz U. But course materials were of low-quality and many students felt like they did not get enough value out of the bootcamp to justify the $13,200 it cost to enroll, according to a new CBS report. One person told CBS that “lots of […]

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The top 50 colleges in the United States, ranked

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Harvard, MIT, and Yale are the top three colleges in the US. The Wall Street Journal released its rankings for the best colleges in America in 2019. The ranking was based on 15 key indicators, including post-graduation salary, diversity of the school, and student instruction. The Wall Street Journal released its rankings for the top […]

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The 50 best MBA programs in the world

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The best business schools in the world are ranked each year by education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds. QS has released its 2019 Global MBA Ranking, evaluating 251 of the best business schools in the world. QS based its ranking on surveys of employers, academics, and business school programs, and evaluated MBA programs on employability, alumni […]

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9 ways college is different for millennials than it was for previous generations

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Millennials’ lives are a lot different than their parents’ lives were at the same age. Exhibit A: College — higher education has evolved over time, creating a different environment for millennials compared to previous generations. Most significantly, college today is more expensive for millennials — but it has also experienced an increase in technological advancements […]

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APPLY TODAY: Startups, not-for-profits, and educational organizations get a special offer to attend IGNITION 2018

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Calling all startups, not-for-profits, and educational organizations! Apply to attend IGNITION 2018 at a specially discounted rate. If you need to know what’s happening right now in media and technology, you won’t want to miss Business Insider’s flagship conference. IGNITION will give you the industry news and information you need to move your business forward. […]

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Watch Jeff Bezos tell the funny story about the moment in college he realized he ‘was never going to be a great theoretical physicist’

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During an interview at The Economic Club of Washington, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told a funny story about the time in college when a friend helped him with a difficult math problem. “That was the very moment when I realized I was never going to be a great theoretical physicist,” Bezos said. The friend he […]

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9 fast food companies that give their employees some of the best perks — from a pound of free coffee a week to paid trips around the world

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The fast food business isn’t exactly known for doling out a ton of perks — or high pay. But there are some exceptions among major fast food giants. Check out some of the best perks that fast food workers at companies like Starbucks and Chick-fil-A get. Fast food isn’t known for being the easiest industry […]

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The dean of Harvard Business School explains why you should — or shouldn’t — choose HBS over any other MBA program

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Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria said the program is designed to produce generalists as opposed to specialists. He looks for students who want to develop their overall leadership and management skills. Research suggests that generalist MBA graduates receive better job offers than those who specialized in a single field. Business school is a big […]

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The University of Southern California has an MBA program for veterans that could serve as a model for universities across America

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The University of Southern California launched the Master of Business for Veterans program in 2013. It is a one-year executive MBA program that is specially designed to transition its students from the military to professional life. Students and graduates say the community aspect gave them both emotional support and career opportunities they otherwise would have […]

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The 25 most conservative colleges in America

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Niche ranked the most conservative colleges in America as part of its annual series of college rankings. Most of the top 25 are private Christian colleges. The South is the most represented region on the list. As part of its annual series of school rankings, Niche ranked hundreds of American colleges on a scale from […]

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US News added a ‘social mobility’ factor to its college rankings and the change makes a statement on class in America

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US News and World Report has added two measures of “social mobility” to their annual college rankings based on graduation rates for students from lower-income backgrounds. The change comes at a time when income inequality remains a topic of hot debate in America. US News and World Report has made a change to its annual […]

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The 25 most liberal colleges in America

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Niche ranked the most liberal colleges in America as part of its annual series of college rankings. Most of the top 25 are on the West Coast and in the Northeast. Many small liberal arts schools make appearances on the list. As part of its annual series of school rankings, Niche ranked hundreds of American […]