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10 Reasons to Go to a Small College
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2010 Comment (6)One of the critical decisions to make in choosing a college is between the research university and the small college. In the spring, we looked at the case for the research university. This week, we consider what advantages a small (or liberal arts) college has to offer. The typical small college is a school that has an enrollment of less than 5,000 students, doesn't have a graduate school, and has a student-to-faculty ratio of under 10:1—some are even as low as 5:1.
[Find student-faculty ratio via U.S. News's Liberal Arts Colleges rankings.]
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10 Things Every Parent Should Do to Help Their College-Bound Kid
Tweet Share on Facebook July 21, 2010 Comment (5)In just a few weeks, 20 million students will go to college, more than 3 million of them for the first time. Here are our top 10 tips for parents of off-to-college students:
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10 Steps to Being Your Own Adviser at College
Tweet Share on Facebook July 14, 2010 Comment (1)It used to be you got a general adviser when you came into college, then an adviser in your major department after a couple of years. But with record enrollments (often without commensurate rises in funding), many colleges are having to cut back the amount of face-to-face academic advising they can provide. Because of these changes, now would be a good time to think about do-it-yourself advising. Luckily, it's not all that hard to become your own best adviser, especially if you follow our 10-step program
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Top 10 Annoying Things at College (and What To Do About Them)
Tweet Share on Facebook July 7, 2010 Comment (11)Unfortunately, college is not all fun and games: There are many annoyances college students have to put up with. Some students count going to class as one of them. We can't help you there. But if the petty problems of day-to-day college life are getting on your nerves, we have some remedies for you. Have a look at our top 10 annoyances—and how you might get around them:
