A top Cisco executive says he was successful despite skipping college, but still pushed his kids to go because he may just be a one-off

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I donated my eggs to help pay off my student loans. I made nearly $50,000, but I'm still in debt.

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These are the 10 most prestigious internships to have on your resume, according to 13,000 current and former interns

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Interns ranked the most impressive internships when presented with a list of top companies, according to Vault.

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Growing up in Uruguay, I thought college was a pipe dream. But I was accepted into Harvard with no help from consultants or private tutors.

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Getting into Harvard on his own was not easy.

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I worry I got into Yale only because I'm Black. I now do everything I can to prove I belong.

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Here are the 14 highest-paying bachelor's degrees

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The median earnings of people with just a bachelor's in electrical engineering was $106,600.

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I'm an American teaching at a university in Tokyo. College life is much different in Japan, from admissions to housing.

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I'm a college admissions expert. Here's my advice on what you should and shouldn't do on your applications.

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I encouraged my son to apply to only 3 colleges even though his friends were applying to 12 to 15. He still got into his dream school.

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I was drowning in student-loan debt, so I bought a house and flipped it. I used the profit to pay off my loans.

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