| | | Choosing a college major at the ripe old age of 17 seems like a big burden to put upon a teenager.
And while many college students do ultimately change their majors once they get into the meat and potatoes of college, it’s still not a bad idea to have your student at least think about what they want to be “when they grow up.”
We spoke with Doug Webber, an Associate Professor of Economics at Temple University about how one’s major impacts their lifetime earnings, and the findings were eye-opening. Read the article here. |
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| | | How often have you heard someone tell you that the college years are the “best years of your lives?” And how often had you believed them?
It’s fair to say that today’s college years bring an extra layer of stress upon its college students.
This book, “The Stressed Years of Our Lives,” recommended by some members of our PayingForCollege101 Facebook group, offers some advice on how parents can help their kids “survive and thrive” through these horrible/wonderful years. |
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| | | Debbie Schwartz Founder, Road2College I'm a parent, like many of you, navigating college admissions and paying for college. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, I'm working to give families the information and tools to make smarter financial college decisions. |
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