25 Most Expen­sive Col­leges for 2008-09
Just remem­ber it will be even higher next year!

Up, Up, and Away!
“Col­leges and uni­ver­si­ties feel your pain when they send out their bills. Hon­est. They want to help any way they can. Except, of course, if it means low­er­ing their tuition. Why should they?”

Tight Times Boost Pub­lic Col­leges
“The fal­ter­ing econ­omy is forc­ing many high school seniors who were set on attend­ing pri­vate col­leges or uni­ver­si­ties to con­sider less expen­sive pub­lic ones.”

Stu­dents Com­pet­ing For Slots At Elite Col­leges Resort­ing To “Face­book Sab­o­tage“
“Via anony­mous let­ters mailed to col­lege admis­sion offices, appli­cants sug­gest to admis­sion offi­cers that they check out the pho­tos on a rival’s Face­book page before deter­min­ing whether or not to accept them into the insti­tu­tion. With com­pe­ti­tion for spots fiercer than ever, the experts cited in that arti­cle believe this marks the begin­ning of a new trend: ‘Face­book sabotage.’”

Col­leges Call­ing Sleep A Suc­cess Pre­req­ui­site
“But now, alarmed by recent stud­ies tying lack of sleep to poor aca­d­e­mic per­for­mance, col­lege offi­cials are urg­ing stu­dents just to go to bed. More than a dozen Mass­a­chu­setts schools have begun wag­ing cam­paigns tout­ing the ben­e­fits of sleep through dorm sem­i­nars, posters, and catchy slo­gans like, ‘Want A’s? Get Z’s.’”

Hov­er­ing Closer
“In the ever-competitive col­lege appli­ca­tion world, par­ents are not just tak­ing their kids on col­lege tours and sign­ing a few checks. They’re research­ing schools, help­ing write essays, and ask­ing the tough ques­tions. Exactly when is it time to let go?”