My husband and I have two incomes and no kids, so I've opened college savings accounts for my nephew and nieces

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The author is saving for college tuition.

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5 of the top business schools enrolled fewer minorities in the year since affirmative action was overturned

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Harvard Business School reported a slight dip in the number of underrepresented minority students in this year's cohort.

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Some community college kids in LA will now get a $1,000 monthly basic income

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Los Angeles is offering basic income to some community college students pursuing healthcare.

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I'm a single mom with 2 kids in college. My divorce devastated me financially, so I feel guilty I can't help with their tuition.

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The author, not pictured, can't pay for her kids' college tuition.

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I've been a teacher for 27 years. When ChatGPT first came out, I was terrified; now, I let my students use it to write essays.

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Kelly Gibson is a high school English teacher in Oregon.

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My daughter was too overwhelmed to focus on her college applications. I became the nagging parent.

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The author, left, is frustrated because her daughter, right, doesn't want to do her college applications.

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I'm a college professor, and I'm not sure I'll send my kid to college. A degree isn't required for success.

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The author, not pictured, is a professor but won't require her son to go to college.

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I lived in NYC with my 6 siblings during undergrad. For graduate school, I was determined to go abroad.

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Omarni Webb left New York City to pursue a master's degree in Sweden

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I wanted my daughter to graduate from college debt-free, so I bought a storage unit business. It paid for her entire tuition.

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The author owns a storage unit business to pay for her daughter's college tuition.

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I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.

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Abby Ooi completed her master's in counseling while flying for Singapore Airlines.

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