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The GI Bill Grows Up

What are the differences between the Montgomery GI Bill and the updated features of the Post-9/11 GI Bill?
The Montgomery GI Bill
The Montgomery GI Bill/ Active Duty provides up to 36 months of education benefits for:

Business Start-ups
Technical School or Career College Courses
Online Degrees
Apprenticeships
Flight Training

Under this bill, you may receive benefits for an undergraduate or graduate degree [...]

Yellow Ribbon Bill

Tying yellow ribbon around trees has been a national symbol paying tribute to fallen soldiers and honoring the ones on the front lines in the war on terror. While the ribbons are such a simple gesture, unfortunately, the financial aid funding initiative for veterans named in honor of that act is the opposite – a [...]

Helpful Links for College Students

OnlineClasses.com has a list of 100 tips and tools to help you choose a major and a list of the 100 best blogs for career-minded students.
Lifehack.org offers advice for college freshman.
CollegeRuled is an online organizer and planner for college students only (.edu email address required).
LectureFox has free university lectures on a variety of topics.

The Student [...]

Advice for Recent Graduates from HowStuffWorks.com Founder Marshall Brain

Marshall Brain is the founder of HowStuffWorks.com, an award-winning site that provides resources on thousands of topics.  Mr. Brain was kind enough to answer some questions I had about the challenges recent college graduates are facing. For more information, visit the career channel at HowStuffWorks.
1. How do recent graduates get started in a career when [...]

Private College Experience-Public College Price

Public universities offer a variety of extracurricular and academic options and are generally less costly than private colleges. However, private colleges don’t usually suffer from overcrowding like public universities and they allow for more interaction with professors.  Fortunately, public universities offer some alternatives that provide [...]

How to Pay for School after Losing Your Job

The following is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer who writes about online education for OnlineColleges.net and serves as About.com’s Business School Guide.
If you are one of the many people who are considering going back to school after losing your job, you shouldn’t let a bad economy stand in your way. There are many [...]

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