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· Max Chang
Snapchat is Offering College Grads $450,000 to Work There Instead of Google
For the last couple of years, Snapchat has been working hard to lure students from top computer science programs by offering them more money than most recent graduates could ever dream of earning.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why Your Success in Life Depends on What You Do in College, Not the College You Go To
Getting into an elite college is more cutthroat than ever. Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Yale, and top universities like Stanford and MIT have around a 7.4% admission rate for a pool of around 40,000 applicants. Similarly, small, top liberal arts colleges like Amherst…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why College Students Give Bad Ratings to Professors With Asian Names
A new study published in the journal Language in Society reveals that educators at U.S. colleges with European-sounding last names tend to get better ratings from students than those with Asian-sounding last names. Used by students to evaluate their teachers, Rate My Professors…
· Max Chang
How Two College Roommates Hustled Six-Figures a Year Recruiting for Lyft
“It’s a crazy story … This is the most money we’ll ever make with this little time put into the effort.” That’s how former USC student Myles Hunter explained how he and roommate Ari Stiegler “gamed the system” with Lyft to pull in tens of thousands of dollars a month as Lyft’s…
· Editorial Staff
Professor Advocates a Simple Yet Radical Change to the College System That Everyone Will Love
To college or not to college — it’s an important question for all millennials and entrepreneurs of a certain age. On the one hand, while there are the usual arguments for going for that four-year degree, such as the ones Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton gave to…
· Waylae Gregoire
I Graduated Last Year: Here Are 6 Things I Really Wish I Did In College
I want to become a millionaire before I turn 30. I graduated a little over a year ago, so I still have several years to meet my goal. I’m working for a startup now, and while I don’t regret a second of it, there are moments when I wish I could violently shake my younger self for…
· Benny Luo
The Inside Scoop on How a 25-Year-Old Graduated College Debt Free and Made $66,000 in One Month
Nowadays, most college graduates are coming out of school in debt, jobless and having to move back in with their parents. Then there are guys like 25-year-old Nick Walter, who is completely debt free and making upwards to $66,000 a month with his online business as a recent…
· Benny Luo
Harvard Professor: Why You Should Give Away Your Money and Not Skip College
It’s always nice to get advice from someone with more experience than you; it’s especially awesome when that person is a professor at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Meet Michael Norton — he’s an associate professor of business administration in the…
· Alan Van
This College Has the Best Campus Food in the Country [PHOTOS]
If I remember correctly, in college I was eating top ramen, fast food tacos and chicken nuggets. Also, wooly mammoths were still a viable food source. These days, however, colleges are taking their dining hall cuisines more seriously. Millennials tend to be “foodies,” after all…
· Max Chang
How a College Freshman Became a $1000/hr Tutor for the Wealthy Elite
Every college entrepreneur faces the same challenge- going through the rigorous process of trial and error while figuring out how to hit the market, identifying their customer base, and learning to manage their startup. It’s especially challenging when you are, admittedly, a…
· Max Chang
10 Ways to Prepare For Entrepreneurship in College
While nowadays, seems cool to skip college to launch a startup, there are still quite a bit of aspiring entrepreneurs who still choose to go to college first. Their reasons can range from wanting the degree safety net, maybe they don’t have a solid idea yet, or their parents…
· Waylae Gregoire
Shark Tank Entrepreneur: Why College is the Best Time to Launch a Startup
Pitching a company is a make or break situation. When you are pitching to the Sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” you can bet that most entrepreneurs break, but there are a skilled few who have that special something to land a deal with the hungry and critical billionaire investors.…
· Waylae Gregoire
College Student Reveals How He Mines Bitcoins in His Dorm Room — The Cheap Way
Nothing in the tech world confuses us as much as Bitcoin it seems. What we do know about it is that it’s volatile and it can be worth a ton of money, but we hardly understand where it comes from, who invented it apparently, or what it is past being a crypto-currency- even that…
· Michael Tunney
15 Reasons Why You Should Drop Out Of College
For more and more young people, college is being thought of as more of an option, rather than a necessity, and for good reason. The university system looks more like a shell game than a place to be educated. Hell, the symbol for America’s university system, Harvard, is a hedge…
· Benny Luo
How an Injured Ex-Pro Athlete Went From Being Broke to Owning a Million-Dollar Business
All-American athlete Lewis Howes dreamed of one day playing in the NFL and becoming an Olympian. He was on track until a wrist injury ultimately ended his career. Howes, then fresh out of college, found himself broke and living on his sister’s couch, trying to figure out the…
· Waylae Gregoire
15 Habits Only Real Entrepreneurs Who’ve Struggled Know About
Being a real entrepreneur isn’t easy. By real entrepreneur, I mean someone who has turned an idea into a profitable startup with their own two hands, their own money and a carefully chosen team. I’m talking about the bootstrapped entrepreneur who hustles at every corner and is…
· Waylae Gregoire
How Billionaire Elon Musk Once Lived on $1 a Day
Do you have what it takes to lead the life of an entrepreneur? If you think you do, try living off only a dollar a day for a month. It’s a challenge Elon Musk once faced to see if he had what it took to be successful. Before he became the billionaire he is today and before he…
· Jacob Wagner
Michael Jordan Wanted to Win So Bad He Even Talked Trash to ‘Space Jam’ Movie Extras
Everyone knows by now that legendary basketball star Michael Jordan is ultra-competitive. His drive to win and be the best is unparalleled. Part of how he displayed his drive was through his trash talking. After being dominated on the court by Jordan as a rookie, Reggie Miller…
· Editorial Staff
Legendary Coach Dean Smith Willed $200 to Each of His Former Players After He Died
Legendary basketball coach Dean Smith never stopped giving back, even in death. The former University of North Carolina coach, who died last month, willed his trust to give $200 to each letter winner who played under him, according to a Sports Illustrated report.
· Sebastian Dillon
Alleged Rich Kid in Dubai Trolls Blogger, Pays Over $7000 on Venmo to Humiliate Him
Few things would make a person angrier than being targeted by a foreign internet troll who barraged them with insults in broken English, but what if they were paid to take the random abuse? Paid handsomely? Caldwell Tanner, a contributor at CollegeHumor, allegedly experienced…