All Posts Tagged With: “Engineering”
A Hidden Jewel: 3-2 Engineering Degree Programs
Every week I write a college blog post for US News & World Report. Today I want to share my latest that explains who you can combine a liberal arts education with an engineering degree. Here it is: My family lives in California where roughly 84 percent of the state’s college-bound students enroll in public […]
7Sep2010 | Lynn | 2 comments | Continued
What’s Happening to the Average GPA?
Are college students getting smarter? If you looked at the grades they are “earning,” you might assume the answer is yes. The average GPA in college is 3.1. At private schools, the norm is a 3.3 GPA. In contrast, the typical college student had an average GPA of 2.52 in the 1950s. In nearly every […]
5Mar2010 | Lynn | 5 comments | Continued
Why You Should File the FAFSA, Freshmen Facts and Engineering Degrees
6 Reasons to File the FAFSA Should you file the FAFSA? Here’s my answer for just about everybody, including myself: Absolutely yes. I admit it’s not fun to complete the FAFSA, which I am going to do today. If it’s any consolation, the FAFSA is easier to fill out than the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, which […]
31Jan2010 | Lynn | 3 comments | Continued
College Blog Weekend Round Up
I was surprised this week to see such heavy traffic on the college blog post that I wrote for CBSMoneyWatch.com on the the college degrees that generate that highest paying and lowest paying jobs for new college graduates. I guess it’s only natural that people are curious about what college degrees are the most lucrative. […]
25Jul2009 | Lynn | 0 comments | Continued
The Popularity of Engineering Majors
With the economy flatlining, practical majors are starting to look awfully good. Heck with linquistics and comparative literature. More students are declaring themselves engineering majors. Undergraduate engineering programs, according to an article in The Christian Science Monitor, haven’t been this popular in three decades. Since 2007, the number of undergraduate engineering students has jumped 7.5%. […]
30Apr2009 | Lynn | 0 comments | ContinuedEngineering Majors: A Road Less Traveled
I’ve been a great admirer of liberal arts colleges for years. Students who attend these colleges enjoy small classes, get to know their professors, and, per capita, they tend to go on to graduate schools in greater numbers. My son has watched his sister thrive at her liberal arts college which prompted him to say […]
24Jun2008 | Lynn | 2 comments | Continued
