06/03/2008

Want to become a Billionaire? Go to Harvard University!

ped1954s.thumbnail Want to become a Billionaire? Go to Harvard University!According to Forbes magazine, Harvard students have a greater chance of becoming billionaires than any other college graduates.

Of the 469 Americans on Forbes’ most recent list of the world’s billionaires, 50 received at least one degree from Harvard.

The school has produced 20 more current American billionaires than No. 2 on our list, Stanford University.  Also on the list were:

3. University of Pennsylvania – 27
4. Yale University – 19
5. Columbia University – 15
6. Princeton University – 13
7. New York University (tie) – 10
7. University of Chicago (tie) – 10

Harvard is consistently ranked as one of the top schools in the country. Its $35 billion endowment makes it the best-funded college in the United States…Read the full article


 

06/02/2008

Need Cash for College? – Scholarship Information for Black Students

cash for college.thumbnail Need Cash for College?   Scholarship Information for Black StudentsIn a recent post the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) mentioned that it was seeking applicants for scholarships.

They also encourage black students seeking cash for college to visit the BETF scholarship webpage today!

In addition, they also introduced us to BlackStudents.com a Free online directory of black scholarships, African American scholarships, black colleges and HBCUs, internships, and jobs.

Also worth a look: C.R.A.F.T., Inc. College Resource Center.  The C.R.A.F.T. Organization serves the youth and families of the Pembroke/Hopkins Park area of Illinois. The community has one of the highest poverty rates in the state.


 

Are Public Schools Just As Good as Private Schools?

adt23501.thumbnail Are Public Schools Just As Good as Private Schools?In a recent national study it was concluded that, there was no diffrence between public schools and private schools.

The research focused across several years on 9,791 kindergarten through fifth-grade students. The sample used for the study included students in 1,531 schools (1,273 public, 140 Catholic and 118 other private schools)…Read the full article

I have used a combination of both to educate my children, this sometimes being born out of affordability.

Do you think that private schools are worth the money or is it just a wast of money?


 

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