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	<title><![CDATA[Are College Athletes Getting Smarter?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 19, 2009 -- The graduation rate among Division I athletes is 79%. Division I athletes are graduating from college at higher rates than the rest of their...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Elite State Universities:  Why Their Rejection Rates Are Climbing]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 18, 2009 -- Flagship universities are rejecting growing number of their own state residents.  As support from state governments dwindles across the country,...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[12 Most Popular Universities for International Students]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 16, 2009 -- The number of international students attending colleges in the US climbed for the third straight year, according to the Institute of International...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Horrors of Defaulting on a Student Loan]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 13, 2009 -- Defaulting on a college student loan will be a financial nightmare. Mark Kantrowitz, the creator of FinAid.org, says that defaulting on students...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:21:37 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s Kill the 529 Plan&#8217;s Tax Deduction]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 12, 2009 -- Thirty four states currently offer investors state tax deductions when they contribute money into their home-state 529 college savings plan. These...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:02:38 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Much Are Assistant College Football Coaches Worth?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 11, 2009 -- A growing number of assistant college football coaches are making far more money than tenured college professors and even some universities...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:34:36 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Financial Aid Dilemma: Should I Apply for Financial Aid?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  6, 2009 -- Applying for financial aid will not ruin teenagers' college admission chances. Kalman Chany, the author of Paying for College Without Going Broke,...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:10 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[College Admissions: Playing the Gender Card]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  5, 2009 -- Teenagers can may increase their college admission chances if they play the gender card. Some colleges want more women applicants and other schools...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Lynn O'Shaughnessy</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:25 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Are Colleges Discriminating Against Girls?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  3, 2009 -- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is investigating whether liberal arts colleges are discriminating against female applicants. Some liberal arts...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Lynn O'Shaughnessy</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:56:50 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Record College Enrollment: Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Worry]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[October 30, 2009 -- More students are attending college than at any time in the nation's history. Close to 40 percent of Americans between 18 and 24 are in college,...]]></description>
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