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How Would a Shutdown Affect College Students?

 With only hours to go until a federal government shutdown occurs, many are wondering what will happen to services on which they rely. As current college students or as parents of current college students the following information is extremely important, especially if the shutdown becomes protracted.

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Should we consider some schools’ enormous costs as discounted?

 image by flickr user davepearson, cc license If you were to google "why is college so expensive," you surely wouldn't be at a loss for links to click. A confluence of known changes in higher education (including public funding cuts, new facility and technology costs, administrative 'bloat'), possibly some disputed changes (most notably financial aid and federal student loans), and surely some other factors (like the continued belief that, despite rising costs, college is worth the investment) have worked together to make college 1,120% more expensive than it was 30 years ago. However, is it possible that certain expensive schools are worth far more than their sticker price? That's the investigation of this piece by NPR's Planet Money. 
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About Eating Disorders

About Eating DisordersAccording to a 2004 online study conducted by Screening for Mental Health, Inc. 59.34% of students screened tested positive for symptoms of an eating disorder. Of those who scored positive, 96% were not in treatment for an eating disorder at the time of the screening.
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College Parents of America re-launches collegeparents.org to better serve college families

January 24, 2011 -- College Parents of America, the nation's only membership organization of current and future college families, officially announced the re-launch of its website at www.collegeparents.org.Founded in 1997, the mission of College Parents of America is to assist parents on what is desirable and possible in terms of the successful preparation, transition, adjustment and completion through college. The organization provides it members with valuable and unique benefits. These include:
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How Would a Shutdown Affect College Students?

 With only hours to go until a federal government shutdown occurs, many are wondering what will happen to services on which they rely. As current college students or as parents of current college students the following information is extremely important, especially if the shutdown becomes protracted.

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