The University of Louisiana has announced it's now offering in-state tuition to anyone with a parent who has at least an associate degree from any public or private college or university in the state.
My son is a high school senior, and my stomach lurched when the Louisiana legislature essentially laid waste to the TOPS program. Like many parents, I am searching for alternate ways to pay for college. His guidance counselor gave us the link to a nifty website featuring several odd scholarships I didn't know about! Who knew they offered a scholarship just for being funny? Or tall?
Less than 24 hours after it was announced that all TOPS payments would be suspended indefinitely, LOSFA has announced that it would resume partial payments of TOPS scholarships.
I started school at ULL and was scared of being a small speck among the hundreds of students I passed every day. What helped me make it through were a few pieces of advice I picked up along the way.
When choosing a university the social scene and ability to make connections must be considered. What schools top the list for hitting the bars as much or more than the books?
Make a laptop bag out of something you already own? Get your beer ice cold in minutes? These are things today's college student needs to know. We've got your life hacks for campus life right here.
Congrats to all of you high school seniors on graduating and taking the next big step in life! I remember how special my senior year was, and even though I could not wait to get out of school and go on senior trip, I knew I would miss high school. Several of you might be taking the big step on to college, and I have a few tips and "pearls" I want to share with you so you feel prepared, c
Most university systems offer scholarships, grants and low interest loans so college dreams can come true. Then there are universities that do it carnival style. Hit a half court basketball shot and win tuition for school.
Finals! What's done is done and you can't change the past. You can laugh at the present. Watch this young man from Stony Brook University wake up from a bad dream in a really bad place.
Just when you think you’ve got things figured out in college football, anarchy rears its ugly head and reminds you who’s in control. Never was that more true than this week when the top two teams in the country both went down to defeat. The door is now wide open for Notre Dame and the SEC champion to meet in the national championship game. But if the last two weeks have taught us anything, the top
While last week gave us a number of exciting games (West Virginia/Baylor shootout, Texas’ controversial last-minute touchdown to beat Oklahoma State, Nebraska’s comeback win over Wisconsin, etc.), it was lacking in marquee games between ranked teams or conference rivals. But this week will make up for it in a big way with five games between ranked teams, including not one but two Top Ten matchups
The average national scores on two out of the three sections of the SAT exam, which is the standardized test students take in order to get into college, trended down for the class of 2012.
That could have to do with the fact more students in the class of '12 took the rival ACT exam than the SAT this year, the first time that has ever happened.
Freshman at the University of Louisiana are invited for a special, exclusive after-hours shopping event at Target. The excursion is to pick up last minute college essentials and school supplies. This is a really amazing opportunity because not only is Target awesome, but they will keep their doors open for freshman students to win prizes, play games, shop and bond with classmates.
If you’re a student who’s investigating colleges and you’re also a big fan of bacon and sausage, you can go ahead and mark Paul Quinn College off your list — the school has just banned all pork products from its campus.
With amateur boozehounds, junkies and derelicts of all shapes and sizes now flocking to makeshift dormitory brothels on the campuses of some of the finest facilities of higher education across the United States, we thought the time was right to unleash the list of the 2012 top party schools in America.