I'm an entrepreneur who never went to college and taught my kids to avoid debt. They both decided to go to college anyway.

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The author's daughter decided to attend college.

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I thought reality TV was trash, then 'Real Housewives' helped me connect with my daughter while she's at college

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THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY -- Pictured: (l-r) Britani Bateman, Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas--
The author never thought she'd be tuning in to a show like "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" regularly. But watching the antics of castmates like Britani Bateman, Heather Gay, and Angie Katsanevas has helped her connect with her 22-year-old daughter.

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I got pregnant with my daughter in college. Now, she's applying to college herself, and I'm grieving the life I could've had.

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The author (left) was pregnant in college with her daughter.

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Elon Musk says AI will make most skills obsolete — but his kids can still go to college if they want

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Elon Musk at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2025.
Elon Musk says AI may render most job skills obsolete, yet he still supports college for his sons because it offers social growth and broad learning that they cannot obtain elsewhere.

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A history professor says AI didn't break college — it exposed how broken it already was

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A professor says AI didn't cause the crisis in education — it exposed it.

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I'm a single mom who didn't finish college. I struggled to land a job, but I now make 6 figures and have no regrets.

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Audrey Serna doesn't regret her decision to leave college, and she now makes six figures.

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My college kid isn't coming home for Thanksgiving for the second year in a row. I understand school comes first now.

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The author's son isn't coming home from college this Thanksgiving.

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The new reality of study abroad: Higher costs, more politics, fewer Aperol spritzes

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I'm 57, have kids in college, and I'm also a grandma. People sometimes don't believe me.

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The author has two kids in college and an older one who has two kids of his own.

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I'm a high school senior applying to over 20 colleges. I'm ignoring classic advice and don't care about appearing well-rounded.

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The author is a high schooler applying to colleges.

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