By: Adrian Smith I keep hearing, “What’s next for you?” this semester, “What’re you planning after school?” And all I’ve come up with so far is “Sleep.” It’s a tough question to answer, especially when it implies job direction—stepping into…
This entrepreneur will pay you $100,000 to drop out of college
BY: CAROLINE ROLF According to PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, the key to achieving a successful business quickly is by skipping college, and he’ll pay you to do it. The Thiel Foundation is offering $100,000 fellowships to entrepreneurs under 22 to…
This institute of higher learning guarantees employment, or you get your tuition refunded
By: JACK M. As a technology, the Internet is about half a century old, but the World Wide Web, which is sometimes inaccurately assumed to be synonymous with the Internet, has only been around for a generation or so.…
This study found that colleges have more earning power than universities
BY: ALEX BROWN As many high-school teachers are keen to point out to the shocked faces of the classroom, the immediate employment rates of university graduates are lower than those of college graduates. And as a new study reveals, when…
It’s time to stop pretending college is the key to a well-paying job
BY: ADRIAN SMITH There’s still a lot of value in attending college or university these days, but not in the same way it used to be. Not in terms of earning good money by landing a well-paying job, the way…
This college student saved $8,000 a year by building his own dorm in the woods
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Imagine there is no electricity, and no running water. There are no cell phones, laptops, or televisions—no honking cars or blazing sirens. In the woods you would be one with nature, living simply and focusing on self-fulfillment,…
After 4 years and $60,000 of debt, I realized university is overrated
BY: JESSICA BEUKER For most of my life I never imagined going to university. At a young age, being as dramatic and theatrical as a kid could be, I wanted to be an actress. At the very least I’d perform…