Private College Financial Health Grades 2015: Is Your Alma Mater At Risk?

The number one FORBES top college in 2015 is Pomona College, Williams College, Stanford University in that order. The highest rated public school is the University of California, Berkeley. This ranking is based on the ROI scale such as low debt, high graduation rate, student satisfaction, and career success.

I often hear from high school students and college students to talk about job choices, the work world, and the courses they have learned. It may be because I am truly faithful to my alma mater. Or my alma mater is assuming I got bad wisdom through bumps, bruises, and multiple achievements. Alternatively, I have the opportunity to offer advice and students can ask for it as needed. Or maybe all of the above. In a class interview, a student asked "What was your most useful course in your career?" Answer Science, English, mathematics (No, not mathematics ... disliked mathematics), French, art, finance (yes, no, never) All the common suspects are pouring into my heart Truly that time Get the value of). In a moment, "performance" came out of my mouth. I think "phone!" "The kind of annoying thinking silence is over." But Oh ... now I have to explain why

Actor Charlie Day shared many wisdom at his alma mater, Merrimack University in his 2014 graduation speech. On the day I explained to the audience that university degree is inherently worthless because you can not exchange cash. Instead, this is your risk, your hard work, and the real value you provide in your life. Even if you are afraid of failure, fear of comparison, or fear of judgment, you can not make yourself wonderful. If there is no danger of failure, you will not succeed. Without the risk of criticism, you can not speak. There is no danger of losing, you can not love. You need to bear these risks. "

I do not know your alma mater, but in my alma mater, we are proud of who we are. On campus shops, we sell sweaters, mugs, golf course opener that are larger than the library's financial books. There are ten different bumper stickers for each book that leads you out of a large debt accumulated over the past four years. There are seven of my 98 'Honda Accords. Not because they let the cars fall apart, I just love my alma mater.