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About 75 percent of full-time college students receive financial aid. And there are numerous tax benefits for all students!

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Many students today fulfill their language requirement with Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, or Japanese—not Spanish, French, or German.

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Community colleges are booming: over one-third (33%) of college students go to one!

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The most popular majors are business, psychology, nursing, history & social sciences, biology, education, and communications.

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Some college courses are conducted online, either at the university’s own website or another academic server. (Some students wonder why they should go to class at all.

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The Secrets of Professor’s Guide: College Success
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The average tuition (not room & board) at a private college is $27,000, at an in-state university is $7,000, and at a community college is $2,500 per year.

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Almost 60% of college students are women & only 40% men. About 40% of college students are over the age of 25, its never too late to go to college!

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The most lucrative ($$$) majors are petroleum engineering & civil engineering.

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Want to travel the world? Some schools require a year of studying abroad in another country!

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Many colleges have new first-year experience courses or freshman seminars to help
students find their place in the college community.

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Many colleges offer service learning programs: you get college credit for
volunteering to do
community service!

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The Secrets of Professor’s Guide: College Success
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There are almost 20 million students enrolled in U.S. colleges—a number growing at nearly 4.5% each year.

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Only about 10% of college students belong to a fraternity or sorority. There are lots of
other clubs and
organizations to join!

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The Secrets of Professor’s Guide: College Success
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Over 90% of college students are on Facebook. The average
college student spends about
30 minutes each day on
social networking.

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A recent study showed that if you get a college degree you may earn almost $300,000 more in your lifetime than someone without a college degree.

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Four of the eight Ivy League presidents are women!

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Approximately 80% of college
students change their major at least once during their college career. On average, students change their major 3 times before settling on a major they enjoy!

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