June 2007 - Posts
There is still time for procrastinators to consolidate their student loans before the clock strikes twelve on June 30, 2007. That’s when interest rates on existing, variable-rate federal student loans will jump 0.08 percent raising the rates from 6.54
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Troy University in Alabama is going to use technology to prevent its online distance learners from cheating when taking tests online. The new technology is in the form of a small webcam and microphone that will be set up where the student is taking the
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Three people were arrested for cheating on national college entrance exams, which are considered state secrets before the test. They were arrested when police became suspicious of a van parked outside the school that was giving the test; they found three
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For those newly minted college grads with student loan debt, ScholarPoint offers five tips on how to save money by consolidating student loans . Although most people understand that consolidating college loans can help them lower their monthly payments,
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The 2006-07 school year is barely over and tuition is going up for the 2007-08 academic year. Below is a sampling of the increases: Florida’s governor signed a bill that raises tuition at the University of Florida, Florida State and the University of
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It's Time to Declare Independence from High Student Loan Payments As Americans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, newly minted college grads with student loan debt need to prepare for the First of July. That’s the day when the government recalculates
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Elite universities have begun to rescind admissions to high school seniors plagued by senioritis. It seems that some seniors, admitted to the college of their choice with enough credits for graduation, tend to slack off during their senior year, confident
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In response to the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, a Las Vegas police captain who also sits on the Nevada Board of Regents suggested allowing faculty and staff members of Nevada’s higher education system to become reserve police officers. The Board
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In the 2006 election, 18-29 year-olds voted Democratic by a 22 percentage point margin, reinforcing the notion that the Millennials are politically engaged, progressive and voting for Democrats in larger numbers. With almost 50 million of them eligible
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After the tragic shooting on Virginia Tech’s campus, emails, letters, flowers and cards offering condolences started to arrive. Today, the list of those who sent gifts to the school takes up 1,000 pages in a database. It took volunteers a week to move
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After four or more years in college Millennials are used to, and comfortable with, semester and quarter time frames for submitting papers, completing projects, taking exams and being evaluated by the grades they earn. Many find the new timeline for evaluations
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Popular Science Magazine has come out with its annual “bottom ten” jobs in the field of science; some of them at least sound interesting. For the entire article please visit: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0203101256a23110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
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Two anonymous alumni made $100 million contributions to their alma maters. Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA says its $100 million gift will endow two new professorships in leadership studies and that most of the money will go toward financial
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On Tuesday, May 29, we reported on Northwest High School ’s quiet, formal and dignified ceremony commencement after the school district threatened to stop the ceremony if people cheered while students’ names were called. Shhh…Indianapolis Graduation Ceremony
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The Class of 2007 includes more than 3.3 million high school graduates, about 1.5 million college undergraduate degrees, approximately 603,000 Master’s degrees, and more than 50,000 doctorates. To all of you, ScholarPoint offers congratulations on your
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A national survey on college quality, affordability, and access conducted by Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that although most Americans are satisfied with our system of higher education, this satisfaction
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