College
Greg Clement built a net worth of $70 million through real estate and software development.He lives on a farm, and says farm work shows his sons delayed gratification.Clement still works and forgoes private jets for tenting vacations. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Greg Clement, founder of…
College graduates have stronger social lives than non-college-educated Americans, a survey found.College can foster connections and offer financial benefits that can boost one’s social life.There are fewer paths to friendship today for some non-college graduates. In recent years, many young people have questioned whether the benefits of a college degree…
Ceronne Mitchell started applying for the New York City affordable-housing lottery while she was in college.The rent for her one-bedroom apartment in Queens is $1,631 a month.Competition for lottery apartments is stiff: On average, there are 450 applications for each rental unit. Ceronne Mitchell, 26, first learned about the New…
Amid soaring tuition fees and a desire to carve out niche college experiences, college advisors Business Insider spoke to have observed that more students and their parents are looking into opportunities to move abroad for college.Greg Kaplan, the founder of Kaplan Educational Group and author of “Earning Admission: Real Strategies…
It’s been a few weeks since we dropped off our only child at college. It was a mad dash to the finish: filling out last-minute forms, picking up final dorm furnishings, attending convocation with thousands of other parents, and then saying our goodbyes.It was all a bit of a blur,…
Last month, I participated in a ritual familiar to thousands of American parents: college move-in day. On one of the hottest afternoons in August, I tucked the edge of a comforter between my child’s bed and the dorm room wall, which was painted an unwelcoming yellow. Then, our little family…
I’ve taught or advised college students in New York and New Jersey for the last 15 years. For many of my students, it’s been smooth sailing from day one. For others, the waters are a bit rockier.There are many things I wish my students knew before embarking on their college…
LeLaina Wakeham, 25, is six years into a fulfilling, full-time career that didn’t require a college degree.Wakeham’s decision was partly inspired by her father’s background. He was born in Mexico, and after moving to the US when he was five, he taught himself “pretty much everything,” she said. Despite not…
On August 13, 2023, my husband and I dropped off our only child, Hailey, at the University of Nebraska. She was thrilled to move out and begin her journey toward independence.Because Hailey always had a knack for helping people, she chose pre-nursing as a major. She also decided to arrive…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tiffany Fite, a graduate student at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. It has been edited for length and clarity.My family has never been one to follow a traditional path. When our two sons were in middle school, we sold our…
