New Federal Website: College Scorecard

Check out the new Federal Website College Scorecard! The website is intended to help students make more informed decisions on which college they would like or plan to attend.

The College Scorecard is one of six components to the newly launched Federal Website: Collegecost (Collegecost.edu.gov)

Using the College Scorecard tool:

1. Enter the name of your school.

2. Select from the pop -up drop down list.

3. View information provided

Quickly giving the College Scorecard a test run, I concluded the following:

1. The College Scorecard tool is fairly easy to use.
2. It provides basic information regarding each selected school such as costs, graduation rate, median borrowing, undergraduate enrollment and more.
3. Can search colleges by other criteria besides entering the college name such as Digital Marketing for the Degree & Major. Note: University of Michigan - Dearborn is on of few universities in the United States that offer the Digital Marketing degree.

4. Beneficial to students researching colleges to attend.
5. Greatly beneficial to students who want snapshots of multiple colleges without going to numerous different websites. One stop shop so to speak!


~ ExpenseofLearning Rep: Exposing others to the rising cost of a college education.

Expense of Learning: Buick Achievers Scholarship

Scholarship Name: The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

Scholarship Award Type # 1:

•      Name: Buick Achievers National Scholarships
•      # of Awards available: 100
•      Award amount: $25,000 

Scholarship Award Type # 2:

• Name: Buick Achievers Scholarships
• # of Awards available: 1,000
• Award amount: $2,000

Scholarship Due Date: February 28, 2013

Eligibility:

• Be high school seniors, high school graduates, or current post-secondary undergraduate students
• Plan to major in Engineering/Technology or select Design and Business related programs
• Be U.S. citizens

Clear here to see the full program information.
Clear here to for application directions.
Clear here to register as an applicant.


Scholarship Inside Scoop:

    To apply for this scholarship, you must first register as an applicant. Register here. Once you have your log-in information then you may start the scholarship. I recommend that you be prepared to complete this scholarship in one sitting. It took me around 45 minutes to an hour to complete the application considering the distractions I encountered. The application is fairly simple. Be prepared to provide all of your volunteering, community service and work experience. There are a couple of essay questions regarding your take on what you have done in the community and how that has affected your life. Overall the scholarship is not difficult to complete.


Brought to you by The Expense of Learning here to inform you of the rising cost of tuition. K.H.

Why do I have to pay so much for school!

I attend the 49th cheapest university in the state of Michigan. Ranking # 49 for having the lowest tuition (In State), the University of Michigan-Dearborn is a fairly small university with goals of equipping students with the skills they need to make a positive difference in the World.

I enrolled in my first college courses in September 2008. Now that it is January 2013, I have seen the cost of tuition increase from $3,500 per semester to $6,500 a semester. I chose to attend the University of Michigan - Dearborn because it was small, close to home, and cheaper than the other schools in my top 5 list.

Many people wonder whether the cost of tuition will affect the number of people planning to attend college. The rise of college tuition will definitely have an impact on who decides to go to college in the future. People are working while going to school to help pay for school. It is discouraging to have book costs exceeding $500 with only four classes per semester. I never understood how college students was offered so many things to buy and it is like we are college students. The majority of us do not have any money!

I am considering going to graduate school. However, since it is extremely expensive I am reconsidering going  straight back to school for my Master's Degree. Should I work and get experience and of course save money for a year and then go back or what?

The Expense of Learning documentary is a excellent and imminent source about the rising cost of college education. I interviewed with founders of this documentary. It felt good to share how I felt about the rise in cost of tuition. It was like I had a voice and someone actually listened to me.

Stay tuned for my posting on a hot scholarship!