I'm jealous of college students who move into dorms with their parents' help. My migrant parents were never interested in college for me.

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The author as a kid.

Erasmo Guerra

Good grades and top honors don't cut it anymore. Welcome to the Gen Z-Battle Royale: Internship Edition.

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Singapore undergraduates Nicole Ong (left) and Xinrui Gao (right) have completed around half a dozen internships each.
Singapore undergraduates Nicole Ong (left) and Xinrui Gao (right) have completed around half a dozen internships each.

Nicole Ong; Xinrui Gao

The strange, twisted logic behind the sky-high cost of college

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A blue graduation cap and yellow diploma tied with a red ribbon sit on a gray background. The red ribbon unties, unraveling the diploma's insides--which show a green dollar bill with an the animation of a nervous post-grad student in a suit, sweating.
Without any way to slash the cost of higher education, it's time to consider a dramatically different approach.

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I've been saving for a down payment for my first house. Now that my student-loan repayments are starting again, I have to put my dreams on hold.

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I'm a freshman at Harvard. From a Chinese lecture to a screening of 'Legally Blonde,' here's what my first day of classes was like.

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Ezekiel Wells

I'm a college-admissions expert. Don't join extracurriculars just so you have an impressive résumé — schools will see right through it.

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I'm a freshman at NYU and just moved into my dorm. I wasn't prepared for how overwhelming and scary my first few days would be.

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The author and her father.

Zoe Applebaum

Screw it, I solved the student debt forgiveness debate

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference held to celebrate U.S. President Joe Biden cancelling student debt on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Insider Today: Gen Z is out on college

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Some Gen Zers are skipping college altogether.

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I went to college for free in Scotland. Here are 5 things about my experience that Americans may find surprising.

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The author, Mikhaila Friel, graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2018.

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