College Posts



myCollegeSTAT Supports Microfinancing with New Application Review Service

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Comments
Author: Charles
Under: College

myCollegeSTAT is offering a trial service as part of the Gumball Challenge, a week long competition challenging students to raise as much money as they can for social entrepreneurship with only $27 and 27 gumballs. From November 3rd to November 8th, we are offering to review your college applications and essays for a small fee. [...]

How to Finance Your College Education

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Comments
Author: Danny
Under: College

Let’s start with scholarships. There’s free money out there waiting for you to claim it! Apply to anything and everything if that’s at all possible. But since you’re not a supercomputer that can easily whip out scholarship applications, I would suggest applying to a few scholarships that offer large monetary prizes, and many that offer [...]

The Ominous Freshman 15

Friday, October 10th, 2008 Comments
Author: Danny
Under: College

OK, so honestly, it IS real. The Freshman 15 is a very real thing. Many, on-campus freshman residents tend to overeat. It’s a simple fact of American college culture. Let me put this into perspective. Students eat frequently throughout the day, either at the cafeteria, local eateries, or in their dorm. Cafeteria food isn’t exactly [...]

Bentley College Update: Now BENTLEY UNIVERSITY

Saturday, October 4th, 2008 Comments
Author: Danny
Under: College

Bentley has proudly announced the school’s new status as a nationally recognized university.
“The Bentley Board of Trustees has announced that the college has received approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (MBHE) to change its designation and name to become Bentley University, effective October 2, 2008.”
“Bentley College is now Bentley University” (the better BU).
Sincerely [...]

Roommates: Friend or Foe? How many is too many? Co-ed?

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Comments
Author: Danny
Under: College

The other day I was reminiscing about my dorm decision experience and recalled a few things I fussed over. I’d like to share a few of the thoughts that came to my mind with other college-bound or curious students.
What if I have roommate issues?
First of all, if you have roommate issues, your college’s Residential [...]

Why some colleges suck

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Comments
Author: Awad
Under: College

I attend Baruch College of the City University of New York. Most outside of New York City have never heard of it, though both Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Lauren attended and subsequently dropped out. That’s OK, I suppose. After all, we’re pretty well known within the city and respected for our business programs. Of particular [...]

U.S. News Releases 2009 College Rankings

Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Comments
Author: Charles
Under: College

U.S. News has recently released its rankings of the top Universities in the United States.
Below is a list of the top 10 Universities and their c-stats as of September 4, 2008:
1. Harvard University
Average GPA: 4.04
Average ACT: 34
Average SAT Reading: 720
Average SAT Math: 740
Average SAT Writing: 740
Average SAT (2400): 2200
2. Princeton University
Average GPA: 4
Average ACT: [...]

Residential Life: Dorm MUST HAVES and Housing Inquiries

Friday, September 5th, 2008 Comments
Author: Danny
Under: College

So, I arrive at school and like most freshmen, I’m surviving on the bare minimum because I could only fit so many things in my two suitcases and two carry-ons…and it gets worse, I forgot a few things too! Fortunately for me though, I received a bunch of free items from school-sponsored events during Bentley [...]

myCollegeSTAT Invests in WordPress. Sort of.

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Comments
Author: Dolly
Under: College

Hello myCollegeSTAT team, users, administrators, supporters, admirers, family, fans, lovers, etc. We decided to enter the blogging world to bulid stronger bonds with our community. And because we like to talk.
Last night we launched a renovated layout for cSTAT. No major changes, yet, but there are quite a few new and cool features and some [...]