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But this interesting piece in last Sunday's New York Times looks under the hood of certain truisms about college majors—and exposes six "myths" that may not be actually wrong, but a lot more nuanced than you might initially think.
Students can apply to 52 of the more than 100 HBCUs by completing just one application: the Common Black College Application. By completing the CBCA, you apply to numerous HBCUs without having to complete a separate application for each institution.
The saddest stories among those who owe some of the $1.3 trillion in student loan debt are those of college dropouts. They took out loans to go to school, hoping for a better life. But without college degrees, many don’t find good jobs to help pay back these loans. It not only ruins their lives, it’s terrible for the nation’s budget. The loans are financed by the federal government, ultimately leaving taxpayers on the hook.
Almost 11 percent of those surveyed about financing an education, cited winning the lottery as a means to pay for their kids' college.
Last week, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and GoFundMe, the crowd funding platform, announced a partnership to raise money in support of students attending the nation's 47 public historically black colleges.
