Over the past week or so, I’ve been reading quite a few articles regarding the worth of college and MBA programs in particular. I can respect and see the perspective of those that say that an MBA degree is overrated. However the ongoing theme of these conversations is return on investment (ROI), using a very quantitative approach to their analysis. However such research is far from comprehensive, and in many cases only refers to a [...]

When I decided to go to West Virginia University, it was a very haphazard decision. I had applied, I was accepted, and it had a decent reputation…so I enrolled. To be fair, I at least took a tour of the place before paying my first tuition payment. But I did not look into the culture or environment of the school or Morgantown all that much. I didn’t see the need to. After all, my hometown [...]

Now that more and more high school graduates are going to college, it seems that the pressure is on to find that ‘perfect’ college — you know, the one that will land you the greatest chance of landing a job? Well the thing is that there is no shortage of higher education options out there. So the major task at hand is selecting one ‘winner’ out of the entire lot. Every person is different, so [...]

While this post is mainly targeted towards nontraditional college students, this information can really help anyone who is in college and struggling in regards to making progress towards completing their degree.  In my opinion, there are 5 main barriers that seem to be the most common in regards to preventing people from earning their college degrees. They are: logistics, finances, academics, social issues, and losing sight of your goals. The following tips will address these issues [...]