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Five law schools reached a $2.9 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) after making 92 ineligible loans to LL.M students. The schools are Albany Law School, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Brooklyn Law School, New England Law–Boston, and New York Law School. All five are “stand-alone” law schools, meaning they are not […]
According to Gizmodo, the College Board is sharing personal student information such as SAT scores and grade point averages with social media giants Facebook and Chinese owned TikTok. The data allegedly being shared involves ‘pixels,’ an invisible tracking technology used to deliver targeted ads to Internet users. No doubt you have seen this when you […]
This month’s hybrid LSAT didn’t exactly go as well as the LSAC had hoped. Just over 60% of test takers opted for the online version and there were many reported issues with the online test. The most common we have heard from our clients was being locked out of the test. Some test takers also […]
The Wall Street Journal reports newly hired MBA consultants are widely underworked with many reporting they are spending their time napping, working out, binge watching their favorite shows, and sending out resumes. This is quite newsworthy as consultants generally work very long hours. Those long hours tend to be well compensated with starting annual pay […]
A medical watchdog group called Do No Harm is alleging the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai engaged in illegal racial discrimination in a civil rights complaint filed with the US Department of Education. Specifically, the complaint states Icahn’s Visiting Electives Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine fellowship violates Title VI. Do No Harm […]
Inside Higher Ed has a nice editorial on the importance of Ph.D.s connecting with others outside their departments. We unequivocally support all of their arguments and believe the editorial is well worth the read for any Ph.D. or prospective Ph.D. candidate. Furthermore, we believe the need to connect with others outside one’s domain is good […]
The News Harvard Business School announced it will provide full-tuition and course fee scholarships of $76,000 for both years to approximately 10% of its student body. The announcement comes as business schools continue to outmaneuver each other with generous financial aid packages to attract the most diverse applicant pools. All admitted students will continue to […]
A new poll by NewsAmerica finds the majority of Americans now believe online education is the same or even better than in-person education. Varying Degrees 2022: New America’s Sixth Annual Survey on Higher Education interviewed over 1,500 Americans and found 76% of those surveyed believe post-high school education offers a good return on investment. This […]
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has a great article about the risks of blindly pursuing any random master’s program at a prestigious university. Even at the top schools (the article linked above singles out Columbia University), some programs are going to have better ROIs than others. While Columbia medical school graduates and Columbia law […]