Unigo Expert Network: How Important Are College Rankings?
April 5th, 2011This week’s question for the network from Jamie in Madison, WI asks:
“How important are college rankings when choosing a college?”
The Unigo Expert Network is a group of top education experts from across the US answering questions submitted by students and parents about college admissions and succeeding after high school.
Read more at HuffingtonPost.com >>Tagged: Applications, Choices, College, College rankings
Changing the family tree
September 8th, 2010Tagged: Choices, Opportunity
Higher education: opting in, opting out
February 4th, 2010Earlier this month, news of the $128 million Powerball lottery swept across Kentucky. We waited with bated breath to find out who had the lucky ticket and how the winner’s life would change. As it turned out, the jackpot went to a couple from Georgetown, and we’ve learned through news reports that they dream of visiting Hawaii and purchasing a new car. Many of us share those dreams.
Yet the anticipated life change that drew my greater interest was an expressly stated desire to go back to school, possibly to study finance. That’s right: this couple, now in a position to hire a team of accountants and investment advisors to manage their winnings, believes in the importance of education. They can do whatever they’d like in life. And where higher education is concerned, they’re opting in.
Read more at BizLex.com >>Tagged: Choices, College, Local happenings, Personal characteristics
