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Crisis Time for California Universities

on January 12, 2011 in College Costs, Colleges, Universities

If  your teenager is hoping to attend a state university in California, brace yourself. The grim financial challenges consuming the University of California and the California State University systems, as well as the state’s huge community college system are of historic proportions. Remember the student protests at UC Berkeley, UCLA and elsewhere last year? I [...]

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Why State Universities Aren't Always a Bargain

on November 15, 2010 in Admissions, California universities, College Costs, Financial aid, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Scholarships

If you’ve been a regular visitor to my college blog, you know that college price tags are meaningless. A $50,000 college, for example, could cost some families less than a $25,000 school. More families in my state of California are beginning to realize this. I bet that’s why expensive private schools such as Whitman College, [...]

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Attending UC Berkeley for $50,649

on November 4, 2010 in Admissions, California universities, College Costs, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money

I’m not surprised by much that I read about the higher-ed world, but even I was amazed at how quickly private colleges are blowing by the $50,000 price tag. After crunching College Board data, The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a list of the nation’s 100 top colleges by price, which all cost at [...]

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An AP Nightmare

on August 19, 2010 in Academic majors, Academics, College readiness, Other

Is there a downside to Advanced Placement classes? I’m asking this question because many teenagers and their parents seem to believe that you can’t get into a good college without taking a killer load of AP classes. Taking three or four (or more!) AP classes in a semester can suck all the fun out of [...]

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UC Admissions: 7 Facts You Need to Know

on June 2, 2010 in Academics, Admission practices, Admissions, California universities, Community colleges, Money

The University of California’s admission practices generated a lot of angst and speculation in recent months, which led to a lot of curiosity about how the UC schools would handle the the latest crush of college applications with money tighter than ever. Now that the most recent UC admission season is history, here are 7 [...]

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University of California: Bold Reform Missing So Far

on March 24, 2010 in Academic quality, California universities, Universities

Can the players in the University of California financial crisis agree on the sort of bold reforms needed to save it from its fiscal crisis? So far it doesn’t look like it. The University of California’s Commission on the Future released its first recommendations yesterday and one of the ex-officio commission members called them “admittedly [...]

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