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For-Profit College Grads Divided on Value of Their Degrees

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Nearly two-thirds of for-profit grads and 78% of noncompleting students report having difficulty paying off student loans to pay for college. A large percentage of for-profit students rely on student loans to pay for college: 60%. And 63% of grads and 78% of noncompleting students say it's difficult to pay their student loans.

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Report Finds Students at 1 in 3 Graduate Schools Can’t Pay Off Their Debt

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At 32% of institutions analyzed in a new report, graduate students owe more than their initial loan amount five years after starting repayment. That’s why students are racking up thousands of dollars of interest on top of their original loans. They then saw their loan balance increase by 10% to 29% since starting repayment.

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Core misunderstandings of the college admissions process

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On the fundamental importance of reflective thinking Cultivate your capacity to reflect Demonstrating future potential Factors Considered in Admissions The heart of the admissions process College admissions as identification of future potential In 2014, I was asked to present on a panel at an independent boarding school outside of Baltimore.

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Tax Filing: What You Should Know About Education Tax Credits

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The FAFSA requires tax return information filled two years prior in order for institutions to evaluate the amount of PELL Grant , Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loans , state financial aid , and, in some cases, institutional scholarship dollars available to the student. This IRS webpage explains and helps you compare both benefits.

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Tax Filing: What You Should Know About Education Tax Credits

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The FAFSA requires tax return information filled two years prior in order for institutions to evaluate the amount of PELL Grant , Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loans , state financial aid , and, in some cases, institutional scholarship dollars available to the student. This IRS webpage explains and helps you compare both benefits.

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Dartmouth Announces Families Making Under $125K Pay Nothing, Thanks to Historic Gift

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Dartmouth alum and former Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt, who died in 2014, and his wife, Barbara Britt, who died in August, made a bequest to the college and its Tuck School of Business of over $150 million, which will help erase expenses for students from middle-income families.

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Black Students at HBCUs Are 40% More Likely to Earn Bachelor’s Degrees: Report

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million Black SAT takers who turned 30 between 2014 and 2020 to examine whether HBCUs improve Black students' educational, economic, and financial outcomes in the U.S. HBCUs enroll nearly one-tenth of all Black college students in the United States at over 100 institutions.