can I afford college and what are my options to pay for school - Student Research Foundation

“Can I Afford It?”Colleges Dance Around the Biggest Question on Applicants’ Minds

Spring is the time of year when all across America, students and families get college acceptance letters and offers of financial aid. Parents and students are taking out pencils, opening calculators apps, and trying to answer the question that is really on their minds . . .

“Can I afford to go to this college?” Read more

Children with Autism Consider STEM Careers - Student Research Foundation Explores the topic

Should All Children with Autism Consider STEM Careers?

. . . exploring common misconceptions about students with autism

If you teach or counsel students, chances are you have heard a lot of myths and misconceptions about autism. You might have even come to believe some of them.

In today’s post, let’s look at the truth behind some common misconceptions. Read more

The Student Research Foundation explores the Physical and Mental Requirements for STEM Careers

What Are the Physical and Mental Requirements for STEM Careers?

Many parents like to tell their children, “You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” That’s empowering, but in many cases, it turns out to be inaccurate. One adult friend of ours, for example, decided when he was five that he wanted to be a jockey when he grew up. But by the time he was in sixth grade, he was already too tall and heavy. (He decided to be an astronaut instead.) Read more

Aspiring to Community College - Student Research Foundation

Details on Tuition-Free Community College Programs

U.S. News Provides Details on Tuition-Free Community College Programs

“These States Offer Tuition-Free College Programs,” an article that Farran Powell published in U.S. News & World Report on February 1, offers some current information about state-administered programs that offer free or partial tuition to community college students. You’ll want to read Ms. Powell’s very useful article, but we are summarizing the programs it describes in today’s post. Read more

Technical Colleges are a great option for many students - Student Research Foundation

Great Option: Tennessee Makes a Push for Technical Colleges

According to “Why the State Is Talking Up Technical Colleges to High School Counselors,” an article that Emily Siner wrote for NashvillePublicRadio.com on February 2, the state of Tennessee has discovered some compelling reasons why technical colleges are a great option for many students who are graduating from high school: Read more

Thinking about Applying to Community Colleges - Data from the Student Research Foundation

Which High School Students Are Thinking about Applying to Community Colleges?

Key findings from the Student Research Foundation’s new study of high school students who are thinking about college

Which high school students are thinking of applying to community colleges?

Chances are you have some preconceptions about the answers to that question, and some of them could be true. But chances are that some of your views are not correct, as you will probably learn when you review findings from “High School Students: Aspiring to Community Colleges,” a study of high school students conducted by the Student Research Foundation during the 2015-16 academic year. Read more

Jobs in Demand in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

What Jobs Will Be in Demand in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Many analysts agree that a lot of jobs will be lost to machines in the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” that is dawning. Very well. But there must be some jobs that will increase in number. Which will they be?

“Jobs and the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” an article on the World Economic Forum’s site, presents the views of some prominent futurists who include Erik Brynjolfsson (Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy), Saadia Zahidi (Head of Education, Gender and Work at the World Economic Forum) and Suzanne Fortier (Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University). Read more

Use Confidence to Land Your First Jobs - Student Research Foundation

Is Confidence the Secret Students Need to Land their First Jobs?

Major Study Finds College Students Lack Confidence about their Future Success

The 2017 Gallup & Strada College Student Survey has found that college students are experiencing a “crisis of confidence” about their future careers. Here are some key findings from the study, which surveyed more than 32,000 college students at 43 four-year colleges. . . Read more