College Freshmen Study Booze More Than Books
“Nearly half of college freshmen who drink alcohol spend more time drinking each week than they do studying, suggests a survey involving more than 30,000 first-year students on 76 campuses who took an online alcohol education course last fall.”
Students Stop Surfing After Being Shown How In-Class Laptop Use Lowers Test Scores
“Professors increasingly frustrated by students who use laptops for non-class activities — like updating their Facebook pages — may be heartened by news from the University of Colorado at Boulder. A professor there has found that educating students about the negative effect that frivolous laptop use has on their performance reduces class time spent going walkabout on the Web.”
College Applications Now an Open (Face)book
“But, for every member of the Facebook nation, even a successful admissions season poses challenges: Should you post your good fortune on your home page before learning whether your best friend got in? Or check your iPhone for online decisions, with everyone watching? If you put your college wish list online, will you be humiliated if the rejections come thick and fast?”
A New Factor in Making That College: Loving It
“Amid such unpredictability, students who seem excited at the prospect of arriving on campus in the fall are in high demand, admissions officers say. In an ironic twist, the volatile nature of admissions has given students a measure of control over the process.”
Cutbacks Threaten College Experience
“The college your kid just got into may be very different from the one you visited last year. Schools are trimming costs to shore up their finances. And while some changes, like hiring freezes, are temporary, others — such as faculty layoffs or scholarship cuts — could profoundly alter your child’s education.”
Delaying College for a Year Could Have Benefits
“So here is a heretical idea for this year’s high school seniors: Take a year off and go out and do something else. Then, when it is available, see if you can take advantage of that aid money — more fixed-rate student loans and bigger grants to the poorest students.”
