If you believe a picture is worth a 1000 words or just have to communicate with someone who isn’t interested reading more than 140 characters at a time, infographics are for you. There are plenty of infographics on college costs that can be used as an introduction to topic. Of course, some are better than others. I think the following five college costs infographics are worth taking the time to look at.
Michelle Kretzschmar
Creating College Lists 101: Downloading the Spreadsheet
I think most of us are likely to take for granted that other people know how to do something that we do without thinking. The tech geek is the perfect example. You just want to get rid of an annoying icon and instead get a 30 minute lecture of how to set all of your screen options. And I’m pretty sure I’ve been guilty of this where my spreadsheets are concerned.
50-50 Profile: University of Northwestern-St Paul
50-50 Profile for University of Northwestern-St Paul including financial aid and graduation rates.
50-50 Profile: Delaware Valley University
Delaware Valley University-Private
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
2,137 (1,860 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
2013, 2015
50-50 Profile: Franklin College
415 Colleges with at least 50% Acceptance Rates and 50% Graduation Rates
I’ve finally finished updating my list of 50-50 colleges. There’s nothing sophisticated about the 50-50 list, it’s simply a list of all colleges and universities that accept at least 50% of students and have at least a 50% graduation rate. That means that these are schools most students could get into and have a good chance of graduating as well.
6 Options for Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges are known for their focus on undergraduate teaching. They’re generally small with few or no graduate students and rank high in student engagement in research, internships, and culminating senior experiences. They can be very good for preparing students for graduate school. And they’re overwhelmingly private institutions.
Moneyball College Admission Rules: A College is not a Guarantee
If you’re looking for data for your own Moneyball college admission search, check out the sample spreadsheet in the DIY College Search Spreadsheet class for free.
In Moneyball, Michael Lewis lists five rules that Billy Beane uses when shopping for baseball players just before the trading deadline. It’s important to remember that these aren’t just any players.
Summer Reading List for College Bound Students
The following is a guest post by Scott Huntington. For those still in the looking for a college stage, check out using the DIY College Search Spreadsheet class. The introduction is free.
Before many students enter their first semester of college this year, they ask themselves a fairly common question: How should I prepare for college this summer? One of the most fun and effective ways to prepare is to read quality literature. This could be anything from brilliantly written epics, like Moby-Dick, to thought-provoking advice books, like How to Win Friends and Influence People.