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![[How I Got Into College: 5 Stories]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/PJ-AN724_pjFRES_D_20081125140830.jpg)
How I Got Into College: 6 Stories
College admissions are expected to be as competitive as ever. We've asked a range of students to share what they've learned from the application frenzy.
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Harvard Hit by Loss as Crisis Spreads
Harvard University's endowment has suffered investment losses of 22%, or about $8 billion, since the end of the school's fiscal year. Harvard's president, in a letter, blamed "severe turmoil in the world's financial markets." (Letter)
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Budget Woes Force Colleges to Cut Back
As public colleges grapple with reductions in state funding, the prospect of reduced access to higher education is looking more likely.
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Broadcom VP Didn't Earn Degrees
The University of California, Irvine, says Broadcom's senior vice president of global manufacturing operations didn't earn two of his listed degrees.
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College-Aid Season Starts Jan. 1
In addition to visiting colleges, writing essays and stressing over SATs, students heading to college face another daunting task: filling out the FAFSA.
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'Where'd My Job Go?'
At a time when hiring for college graduates is flat-lining, many young adults are seeing their start dates pushed back and their job offers rescinded.
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U.S. to Bolster Access to Student Loans
The Department of Education plans to purchase up to $6.5 billion worth of federally guaranteed student loans that were made during the 2007-2008 academic year.
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Colleges Refocus Funding Campaigns
Colleges and universities are encouraging donors to contribute directly to education rather than asking for big gifts toward buildings and programs.
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![[Avoiding ID Theft at College]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-CR814_quickf_A_20081118213820.jpg)
Avoiding ID Theft at College
Installing a firewall on your computer is just one of the ways you can protect your identity while attending college.
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Student Loan Buyback Program Expanded
The federal government plans to expand its program to buy federally-guaranteed student loans made by private lenders to pump additional liquidity into the market.
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Most College Presidents' Pay Climbing
The median compensation for public-university presidents for the 2007-2008 academic year was $427,400, up 7.6% from $397,349 during the previous academic year.
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Readers' Turn: College, Gas and Entitlement
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MIT Professor Explains the Crisis to the Masses
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India's Colleges Battle Red Tape
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Inflated Credentials Surface in Executive Suite
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Dubai Charity Gives Millions to U.S. Group
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Harvard Prepares for Financial Strains
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D.C. Schools Chief Scores Gains, Ruffles Feathers
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Obama May Delay Education Overhaul
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Online School Poised to End IPO Drought
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Chicago Business School Gets Huge Gift
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![[Executive M.B.A. Rankings]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-CK403_sr_cov_C_20080926134623.jpg)
The Best Executive M.B.A. Programs In 2008 Are...
The Wall Street Journal's first survey of executive M.B.A. programs measures which schools do the best job of turning up-and-coming managers into full-fledged leaders.
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![[Seeking Refuge in an M.B.A. Program]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-CJ354_EMColu_C_20080919105253.jpg)
Seeking Refuge in an M.B.A. Program
Business is bad on Wall Street, and business schools are bracing for the impact: A surge in applications this year to their full-time M.B.A. programs.
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![[Kids Lose Play Money in the Market]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-CO787_Stockg_C_20081028203211.jpg)
Kids Lose Play Money in the Market
Students in the "Stock Market Game," a contest in which kids get a hypothetical $100,000 to invest, are finding themselves in the red this year.
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![[College Savers Stuck in Stocks]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-CN120_529col_C_20081015172107.jpg)
College Savers Are Stuck in Stocks
A rule designed to protect investors in 529 college-savings plans is preventing them from shifting to more-conservative investments as the stock market falls.