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An online trivia game awards cash to help students pay off up to $50,000 of debt — and they don’t even have to play

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College affordability has recently become the preeminent issue in higher education, as student debt figures have hit staggering levels. Student loan debt exceeds other types of consumer debt in the US, like car loans and credit card debt, reaching $1.279 trillion as of the third quarter of 2016. And while lawmakers and student advocates look […]

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Trump’s pick for education secretary avoided answering a number of questions in a contentious confirmation hearing

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The confirmation hearing for billionaire Republican donor Betsy DeVos, picked to head the US Department of Education, kicked off Tuesday, featuring contentious questioning and partisan debate from Senate Democrats. DeVos was grilled on a number of issues, oftentimes demurring on answers, or stating she was currently unable to provide a response. On the issue of […]

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Trump’s secretary of education pick is expected to be grilled in Senate confirmation hearing — here’s what she’ll likely face

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The Senate confirmation hearing for billionaire Republican donor Betsy DeVos kicks off on Tuesday, and is expected to include fierce questioning from Senate Democrats. Postponed once amid concerns of an unfinished ethics review and incomplete financial disclosures, DeVos will likely face tough questions about her prior donations to sitting Republican senators and super PACs, and […]

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The top 15 American cities for young college grads

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As the semester resumes for college seniors around the US, the next important decision many will make is where they should move after graduation. A ranking of the best major metropolitan areas from the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) may help students having trouble making the call. AIER calculated its list using nine economic, […]

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The 20 best college towns in America

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Boulder, Colorado, is the top-ranked college town in the US, according to a new list from American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). The city of roughly 200,000 people earned the top spot thanks to its ease of accessibility — with more than 20% of commuters taking public transportation or cycling around Boulder Creek Corridor — […]

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An exercise Stanford professors developed to map out how your life will unfold removes the agony from major decisions

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As you can see, this (hypothetical) person’s three lives are: corporate lawyer, museum curator, and “starving” artist. Her confidence in and liking for each of these plans differs. But the point of this exercise isn’t to choose one immediately — it’s to see what the alternatives are and sketch them out. Burnett and Evans recommend […]

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The 20 most dominant college football teams

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On Monday, Clemson University and the University of Alabama will face off for the second year in a row at The College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T. And though fans will be deciding whether to cheer “Go Tigers!” or yell their loudest “Roll Tide!” on January 9, these two teams aren’t the […]

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This student’s state barred her from its best public universities, so she went to the Ivy League instead

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Growing up and attending school in northern Georgia, Valentina Garcia Gonzalez exuded confidence in the academic arena. She was accepted into gifted classes and took more than two dozen Advanced Placement (AP) courses at Berkmar High School, a public school in Lilburn, Georgia, right outside Atlanta. But that confidence began to waver when she was […]

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A perfect SAT couldn’t get this guy into the Ivy League — now he’s running a successful business with Mark Cuban

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Shaan Patel, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Las Vegas, had an envy-inducing high school résumé. He was the valedictorian of his class, was crowned homecoming king, and even shook President George W. Bush’s hand in 2007 as a White House Presidential Scholar, a program that recognizes two academically gifted students from each state. He also scored […]

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14 things that are harder to get into than Stanford

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Stanford University’s acceptance rate hit an all-time low for the class of 2020, with 4.69% of applicants accepted into the prestigious California-based school. That means Stanford is the most selective college in the US, beating out all Ivy League institutions. But while getting into Stanford might seem like a nearly impossible task, many other achievements […]

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The 17 best colleges for the value

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The best education isn’t necessarily the most expensive one. As Kiplinger details in its 2017 ranking of the best colleges for the value, which accounted for acceptance and graduation rates relative to debt, some of the most worthwhile schools are cheaper and less well-known than their Ivy League counterparts. These schools don’t all have the […]

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These are the most powerful members of ‘Skull and Bones’ — one of America’s most famous secret societies

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Founded in 1832 by Yale students, the elitist, members-only Skull and Bones has since become one of America’s most revered and snubbed secret societies. And whether loved or hated, the society’s alumni include some of the most powerful men in the world. Jenner Deal and Christina Sterbenz contributed reporting to an earlier version of this […]

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7 of the most expensive degrees in the world

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At $1.3 trillion, student-loan debt in the US exceeds car loans and even credit-card debt. But education is an investment for the future, or so the mantra goes. Students routinely pay hefty costs to come away with the diplomas they desire. With that in mind, Business Insider rounded up some of the most costly degree […]

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17 of the most beautiful schools around the world

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Schools are meant to be places that stimulate, invigorate, and engage students. On rare occasion, they can be awe-inspiring, too. Beautiful schools can be found all around the world — from Australia to Alabama, Denmark to Cambodia. Some are designed to resist natural disasters, while others provide first-rate education to the underprivileged. Here are some […]

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Early acceptance rates to Ivy League schools are drastically higher than regular — but the reason why isn’t as obvious as it seems

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The Ivy League classes of 2021 are one step closer to attending the school of their dreams. Last week, every Ivy League school, with the exception of Columbia University, reported the number of students who applied and were accepted early this year, giving a glimpse into the college choices of tens of thousands of students. […]

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The 23 best colleges in the Northeast

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One of the biggest decisions someone can make is where they go to college. That’s why Business Insider recently released its annual list of 50 best colleges in America. But there’s also another factor that’s important when it comes to choosing a school: location. So we narrowed the list down to shine a light on […]

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UPenn just released its early admissions decisions — here’s how many students got in

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The University of Pennsylvania released the early decision results for the class of 2021. Applications at the school were up 7% from the previous year, with 6,147 applicants, a record number for the Philadelphia-based Ivy League school, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported. Of those applicants, 22% gained acceptance, versus 23.2% last year. The number of early […]

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The poorest 10% of Vietnamese students performed better on an international exam than the average American teen

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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of its 2015 global rankings on student performance in mathematics, reading, and science, on the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA. Once again, the United States did poorly compared to other countries and territories, outranked by 38 countries in math, 24 in science, […]

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What the prestigious $40,000-a-year school that’s educated 35 years of presidential kids has to offer

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For now, it seems, President-elect Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron will not be attending Sidwell Friends School. The Quaker school with locations in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, DC, has educated multiple first kids. In fact, if Barron doesn’t attend, he’ll be the first in 35 years not to, The Washington Post reported. Trump and his […]