COLLEGE ADMISSIONS & PLANNING
Student Debt Grows Dramatically
Students are borrowing dramatically more to pay for college, and the ripple effects are becoming palpable, as tough loan payments may mean putting off a number of traditional milestones. Article
'Missing Out'
Teenagers attracted by the individualized academic pace of an online school are finding that they’re missing out on an important element of high-school life: other students. Article
Too Soon to Think About a Career?
With his first college semester set to begin, Isaac wonders how his course selections might affect his ability to get a job after graduation, while Steve questions his own fatherly guidance. Article
New Kind of College Search
Wall Street Journal technology columnist looks at a new Web site called Unigo.com.It’s a college-search site that’s not like most others. Think of it as a mix of YouTube and Facebook, but with stricter editorial standards to filter out wildly biased or inaccurate claims. Article 
Extra Savings For Extra College Classes
Taking college-level courses in high school can save students time - and money - once on campus. Article
Schools Crunch Calculus of Stimulus
Schools struggling with some of their worst budget crises in generations are hoping the stimulus package will restore funding for things like textbooks, salaries and tuition. Article
College-Entrance Test Scores Flagging
Only about a quarter of the 2009 high school graduates taking the ACT admissions tests have the skills to succeed in college, a report found. Article
Extra Savings For Extra College Classes
Taking college-level courses in high school can save students time - and money - once on campus. Article
Families Appeal to Colleges for Extra Aid
Colleges have stepped up fund-raising appeals, and dug deeper into their endowments and budgets, amid an acute demand for financial aid. Article
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Coaches Among Big Earners at Colleges
Many of the highest paid college officials are not just presidents, but athletic coaches and medical school professors, according to a study. Article
Weighing the Two-Year Option
Rising unemployment and a slumping economy are sending more students to community colleges -- just as budget cuts are making the influx hard to handle. Article
How
I Got Into College: 6 Stories
College admissions are expected to be
as competitive as ever. We've asked a range of students to share what they've
learned from the application frenzy. Article
Budget
Woes Force Colleges to Cut Back
As public colleges grapple with reductions
in state funding, the prospect of reduced access to higher education is looking
more likely. Article
High
School's Worst Year?
How 11th grade became such a grind. Article
Elite
Colleges Reach Deeper Into Wait Lists
More students are being accepted from wait lists
at elite schools this year. Article
The
New Math of College Finance
In recent months, some
of the wealthiest and most prestigious schools in the country have made their
financial aid more generous. Here's a guide to navigating
the new world of financial aid. Article
How
Involved Should Parents Get?
The intense competition
for admission to selective colleges is leading some parents to quit their jobs
so that they can dedicate themselves full time to helping their children through
the process. Read
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ON CAMPUS
Study Guide
College courses are structured very differently from classes in high school. The good news is that many of the same study skills you develop in high school work just as well for college. On Campus
Choosing Classes
After seven semesters, choosing a handful of courses from a catalog of over 2,000 options hasn’t gotten any easier. Still, I do have a few tried-and-true strategies that have found me more wonderful classes than duds, at least so far. On Campus
Facebook Grows Up
For a Web site launched only five years ago, Facebook has altered the daily lives of college students in remarkable ways. Abby McCartney explains how to make Facebook your friend in college. On Campus
A Good Fit
Abby McCartney offers some tips for high school juniors and seniors to help them decide which colleges to apply to. Article
The Plot Thickens
Abby McCartney returns this year as the Classroom Edition’s On Campus columnist, offering her insider’s perspective on college life. One thing’s for sure, she writes. It’s not the way it looks on TV. In fact, in many ways, it’s better. Article
Packing List
In the final On Campus column of the year, Abby McCartney offers college-bound high-school seniors a handy packing list: What to take to campus, and what to leave behind. Among her suggestions: Leave your yearbook, Homecoming photo album, and your place in the social pecking order at home. Where you sat in the high-school cafeteria isn’t important anymore. College is a fresh start. Article
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Picking a College
The process of matching yourself to a school is different for everyone, and I’m no expert. But I’ve been through it a few times now, with myself, my friends, my sister, and her friends, and we all made a lot of the same mistakes. Here are some tips from someone who’s been there before. Article
The Monster in Your room
A wise man once said, “Everyone has a weird roommate freshman year. If your roommate is normal, then you’re the weird roommate.”Article
Rejected! (And Relieved.)
| Let’s just get this out of the way now: You will be rejected from something in college. I know, I know, it sounds harsh. But it happens to everyone. Article
FRESHMAN JOURNAL
Moving Parts and Moving On
“My two cents for those entering college next year is to take a chance—academically, socially, romantically. College is a place where so much is offered to you so take advantage of all the wonderful resources.” Frederick Scarf
My Two Homes
“As students, our life simultaneously straddles two mutually exclusive realms—of society, ideology and the rest of the narcissism of minor differences that comes from a geographical move. So we mutually exist in both of our homes, literally flying back between the two.” Emily Kellogg
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College Is Anything But Routine
“After about a month into college, many students have been able to get into their routines: Sleep in; go to class; go to club meeting; do homework; meet up with friends. While I do love routine, I also love exploring and stepping out of my comfort zone to experience things I wouldn't have had the opportunity to experience in high school.” Frederick Scarf
The 'Second-Term, First-Year Crisis'
“The process of getting in and attending a university creates an image of an idyllic future; it's an imaginative process, as the student pictures themselves and their life at the institution. It's a process of infatuation with the infinite potential of the experience. But more than halfway through the first year of studies, things are no longer new, strange or mysterious. The ideal is lost.” Emily Kellogg
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CAREERS
Doctor's Orders
We caught up with a future primary-care physician to see what inspires and scares him most about his chosen career as lawmakers prepare for the final round in this year’s historic health-reform debate. Careers
Temporary jobs have lasting benefits
The White House sees the spike in temporary workers as proof that the economy is still malfunctioning. But the truth is that this surge in temporary workers is not only good news for the economy, it’s the future of the 21st-century labor market. Opinion
'Chief Inspector'
Our Q&A with Robert Stephens, founder and chief of Geek Squad, the computer-repair company whose mobile technicians operate out of a fleet of Volkswagen Beetles. Mr. Stephens talks to the Journal about how he built his business, why he sold it to Best Buy, and why he stayed on with the company.. Careers
Too Soon to Think About a Career?
With his first college semester set to begin, Isaac wonders how his course selections might affect his ability to get a job after graduation, while Steve questions his own fatherly guidance. Article
Peace Corps to War
Zone
Jonathan Bartolozzi enjoys a tough assignment. After working in the Peace Corps in Central Asia, Jonathan volunteered for duty as an international relief worker in war-torn Afghanistan. He’s now “head of mission” in Kabul for a humanitarian aid group called Umcor, and he took a brief break to speak to The Wall Street Journal about his job. Article
'Reality TV Is My Life'
How I got here: Sara Mast, executive producer on 'The Hills'. In this Q&A with Ms. Mast, she talks about her path from making documentary films to following Heidi, Stephanie, Spencer, Lauren and the rest of the cast around sunny Southern California. Article
Back to School
The recession and longer-term changes in the economy are limiting the career choices of U.S. workers today—particularly in old manufacturing towns in the Midwest. Article
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They Know What She Wore Last Night
WhoWhatWear's Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power build a brand based off the power of celebrities as trend-setters and the growing power of the Web in high fashion. Article
Teens Turn to Summer Start-Ups
Faced with the darkest summer-job market in decades, teens are turning to entrepreneurship. Here are a few tips for teens considering start-ups. Article
Fewer Openings in Nursing Field
The U.S. health industry is experiencing a departure from years past when the industry's rapid growth outpaced the number of nurses entering the field. Article
Coaches Among Big Earners at Colleges
Many of the highest paid college officials are not just presidents, but athletic coaches and medical school professors, according to a study. Article
Altruism
Meets a Weak Job Market
Public-service agencies
like Teach for America are seeing a surge in applications from college graduates
amid a worsening job market. There's another impulse behind this generation's
embrace of nontraditional postgraduate employment: a simple desire to change the
world. Article
Can
a Test Steer You to the Ideal Career?
Vendors of
career tests, which assess one's interests and abilities and link them with potential
occupations, see a rising demand for them. But they're only a starting point for
the tough self-exploration needed to find or revitalize one's livelihood. Article
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