Need Financial Aid? Here’s Everything You Need to Know to Get it / By: Blake Berry
A college degree is a tool that unlocks many opportunities. Unfortunately, the price of attendance has continued to rise, making it even...
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Benefits of Increasing African-American Enrollment in Business Programs / By: Blake Berry
The wealth gap between white and Black Americans has remained unchanged since the 1950s. Black people make approximately $0.50 for every...
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The Importance of Internships / By: Caleb Dunson
If you are looking for ways to prepare yourself for future jobs and reach your educational goals, internships are the perfect thing for...
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Financial Literacy for Engineering Graduates / By: Cyan Baker
Every college graduate needs to understand how to manage their finances. As an engineering major, this is typically not taught to you as...
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To Transfer or to Not Transfer? / By: Cindy Chan
Most first-time college students do not know how common transferring to another university is nor about what they should do when they...
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Resources to Take Advantage of in College / By: Min Zhen Chen
Did you know that the average tuition and fees for a 4-year public college in-state are approximately $10,000 and out-of-state costs...
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Dreaming of a Future / By: Ivon Guzman
by Ivon Guzman Dreamers are immigrants who qualify for residency status since they entered the U.S. involuntarily as minors. Many of...
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The Barriers of Getting Into College as a Low-Income Student / By: Steven Li
by Steven Li For many students, the dream is to enter college. However, for under-resourced families, this is comparatively harder to...
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“Undocumented, Unapologetic & Unafraid” / By: Mia Booth
Chicago Public Schools (CPS), one of the biggest education districts in the world, is a diverse district of students who come from many...
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College is More Than Academics / By: Gwenyth Easterling
Considering how often you hear about fraternities and sororities, many incoming freshmen enter college with the same question: “What is...
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SPRING BREAK: College Budget Edition / By: Jasma Wheeler
It’s the middle of the second semester and the only thing on your mind is buying a ticket for a flight for spring break. Spring break...
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Book Buying for College / By Kailyn Bates
From college freshman to senior, even graduate school students, we all have one thing in common, textbooks and most importantly the need...
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First Gen College Students / By Maham Ali
Many colleges and universities are struggling to meet the needs of shifting student demographics. As a first-generation college student,...
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Finding Scholarships / By Sarah Meerza
As a college student, money is already a huge stressor. Balancing stacks of Ramen Noodles under a computer desk is a sad reality one must...
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How to Start Saving FAST for COLLEGE / By Nia Robinson
As an incoming freshman, I realized that college students were not joking when they said college is expensive. According to Forbes, 1 out...
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ONE MILLION DEGREES: Increasing Opportunity for Chicago Students / By Serena Taylor
There are seven community colleges that serve in the City of Chicago. The schools offer opportunities for students from different...
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4 Easy Ways to Network Successfully in College / By Samantha Mallett
College is a time where students discover themselves and start to make connections with people that will last a lifetime through...
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Saving for College / By Aisha Dhorajiwala
A high school graduate usually earns eighty-four percent less than a person that has graduated from a four year college (College Atlas)....
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LAUNCHED / By Cameron Green
The 2006 movie Failure to Launch inspired my mother to push her children outside their normal orbit. As the youngest of three, going away...
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In-State vs Out-of-State Colleges / By Jazlynn Williams
"It’s a myth that you will [only] have a beneficial growth going away for college,” Marcia Boyd, financial advisor and director of...
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