The hidden value of a college degree: Graduates are much more likely to have friends

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College graduates have more friends than people without degrees, according to a Survey Center on American Life survey.

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Picking up extra jobs, canceling classes, and huddling in a Walmart: How North Carolina college students are navigating Hurricane Helene

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North Carolina college students describe the disruptions they've faced since Hurricane Helene hit.

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I'm a college student who lived alone in a studio apartment. I became more independent, but the financial burden was too much.

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The author, not pictured, lived alone as a college student.

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The 10 college majors that pay off when searching for a job

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Based on Bankrate's methodology, electrical engineering was the most valuable among 152 majors.

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Stop asking my kids what their plans are for college. It's the question they hate the most.

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Laura Falin and her family on graduation day
The author, second from left, has a few college-age kids.

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My son and I deciding whether he'll go straight to college or take a gap year. I'm fine with whatever he chooses.

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Stephanie Kaloi's son (not pictured) is deciding whether to go straight to college or take a gap year.

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I'm a Harvard senior who balances college and my OpenAI-backed startup through these 3 productivity tips

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Their son died after a horrific hazing ritual at Penn State. This is what they want other parents of college-aged kids to know.

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Tim Piazza, a redheaded teenage boy in a football jersey (center), with his parents Evelyn (a white woman with curly hair, left) and Jim (a white man with short hair)
Timothy Piazza (center) with his parents Evelyn and Jim.

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Brooke Shields says dropping a kid off at college and becoming an empty nester is 'not easy for the moms'

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Brooke Shields and her daughter Rowan Francis Henchy at the New York premiere of Apple original film
Brooke Shields dropped her younger daughter, Grier, off at college and is happy that she'll be near her big sister, Rowan. (pictured).

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I grew up in Connecticut and moved to Europe for college. I never intended for the move to be permanent.

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Miezejeski feels more at home in Europe.

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