Category: Undergrad

Salaries Down for 2009 College Graduates, Survey Shows

Posted by: Alison Damast on July 15

The average starting salary for 2009 college graduates has barely budged over the last year, according to a National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) report released July 15. In…

What’s the Deal with Campus Dining???

Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on January 06

In one of Jerry Seinfeld’s old stand-up routines he jokes about airports, specifically, how expensive things are: “Do the people that work in these little shops know how much things…

And if studying is more your thing…

Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on July 28

The Princeton Review also released the list of ‘stone-cold sober’ schools today. If I’m a parent, this is the list I’m putting in front of my teenager. Topping the list:…

Ain’t no party like a University of Florida party.

Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on July 28

The Princeton Review released their annual list of top party schools today. At the top is the University of Florida in Gainesville. The list is based off of responses from…

New SAT Rules

Posted by: Louis Lavelle on June 23

For those of you contemplating an undergraduate business program (or any undergraduate program, for that matter) this may be of interest. Until now, the good folks at the College Board…

Lessons From Starbucks

Posted by: Phil Mintz on June 02

According to Inside Higher Ed, Villanova’s undergrad business students are spending the summer reading the same book: “Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built A Company One Cup at…

No test score? No problem!

Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on May 27

It was reported this morning in the Chronicle of Higher Education that Wake Forest University has decided to go ‘test optional’ when it comes to undergraduate applicants. This means that…

Do I really need work experience???

Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on May 16

Recently I’ve received a few emails from college seniors asking if it’s possible to go straight from undergrad to a top B-school without the “normal” two to five years of…