taking a year off

Free Tuition U. vs. Living With Dad at Engineering School

I recently graduated from high school.  I was a decent student and graduated with highest distinction (basically equivilant to valedictorian). I’m going to assume for our purposes that it’s more like top 5% of Kacie’s class, rather than valedictorian. Valedictorian is pretty cut-and-dried — it’s the highest-ranking person in the class. The Univ of Nebraska …

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Should You Take a Year Off Before Starting College?

Jonathan Glater of the New York Times floats the idea, and although I don’t agree with his primary reasoning (there may be more federal financial aid available due to new Obama proposals…or maybe not), I think it’s an idea worth considering. Glater cites proposed new policies that would increase some grants by a few hundred …

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