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Well-Regarded Public Colleges Get a Surge of Bargain Hunters
By Lisa W. Foderaro
The unraveling economy is making less expensive state colleges more appealing, even as they face cuts.

For Education Chief, Stimulus Means Power, Money and Risk
By Sam Dillon
Arne Duncan must decide how to disburse $100 billion in emergency aid for schools and colleges.


Applications Surge at Cooper Union
by Lisa W. Foderaro
Cooper Union, a tuition-free college in Manhattan, saw about a 70 percent surge in applications for early decision this year.

 

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Internship Opportunities

While grades are very important experience in the field is always a plus. There are plenty of internships available to students daily that offer the real life hands-on experience needed to realize your potential in the career of your choice. Internships are available in almost every field, some are paid while others only offer college credit either way you find yourself taking part in a professional setting beside a working team that can assist in your growth. These are few sites that list internship opportunities across the country. 


 


Featured Student Resources

These are unique websites that offer students innovative and interesting information to help them find the right school.  If there's a resource or website you think belongs up here, let us know. Send your submissions to info@choicedegree.com for further review by our editorial team. If we like what the site has to offer the current and future students then we'll list it here. Don't like one of the featured resources? Let us know why and we'll share that information with our users.


 

CollegeWeekLive is the world’s biggest virtual college fair, with more than 200 colleges and universities from around the world exhibiting and more than 25,000 attendees. The event occurs yearly in November and March and is completely free to attendees.  The next fair takes place March 25-26, 2009, visit their website for full details.

  

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OnlineDegreeReviews provides unbiased college and degree reviews from real students from across the country.  The site was launched a little over two years ago and has more than 1200 reviews on nearly 400 colleges.

 

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COLLEGECLICKTV streams video content of students, local merchants, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the US. Reviews range from the best professors to the best off-campus nightspot to a tailgating party before the big game to the cafeteria food. 

 Some of the more notable colleges with video profiles are: Harvard University, Yale University, Standford University and Princeton University.  The site also ranks colleges and provides a Top 5 List with categories like: Toughest to Get Into To, Big Time Drinking, and Best Dressed Mascots.

 

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Rate My Professors is the largest collection of student-generated professor reviews with more than 6 million ratings on more than 1 million professor at more than 6,000 schools. Categories include Easiness, Helpfulness, Overall Quality and Hotness.  So before you register for your next semester, look up your professor's rating and see what others have to say. Loved your Economics professor? Let others know by submitting a review and share your praise. rate

 

 

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