Washington Post: Most prospective college students submit several applications. Allen Gannett fired off just one, to George Washington University, then threw up his hands and crossed his fingers. Looking back, what frustrated me was there were so many schools I could have gotten into … but I was so overwhelmed,†said Gannett, now a senior […]
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In almost any neighborhood, people will see a teenager mowing a lawn for some quick summer cash. Not long ago, that teen was Wade Martinez. He was on his way to college, and he needed some quick summer cash. No one expected him to turn the short summer job into a ssuccessful small business. Wade
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Fast Company: They’re all getting two years of mentoring from a network of tech and entrepreneurial experts and $100,000 to start a business. The benefactor? PayPal founder, early Facebook investor, and Stanford’s least favorite alumnus, Peter Thiel. Least favorite because Thiel has been making waves by arguing that college is an overhyped, overpriced bubble, and
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College just got a little easier. I said, a little. But sometimes a little goes a long way. Koofers.com is a college-sharing website that enables students to share class notes and professor ratings, find the cheapest textbooks and even create their ideal schedule. Entrepreneur.com calls it simplified sharing. The company launched on Virginia Tech’s campus
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What do you do on Saturday night if you’re away at college and under 21? Visiting a local club is probably not an option. Jack Donnelly was faced with that problem. He wasn’t yet 21, so he couldn’t visit the local hotspots when Friday or Saturday night rolled around. Unfortunately, there weren’t any alternatives near
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According to Businessweek, New York University seniors Katie Shea and Susie Levitt were interning in Manhatten when their sore feet inspired them to start a $10,000 dorm-room company selling foldable flat shoes that come in their own tote bag. A year later they have imported 70,000 pairs from China that retail for between $10 and
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According to USA TODAY, it may have seemed like just another freshman move-in day at West Virginia University. But for American Eagle Outfitters, it was D-Day. The company placed updates on Facebook that promoted free car-to-dorm room help with heavy stuff on move-in day – not to mention free flip-flops. College students are wary of
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According to the Associated Press, for students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums. Few incoming freshmen know how to write in cursive or have ever worn a wristwatch. These are among the 75 items on this
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Ryan Allis and Aaron Houghton met at an entrepreneurship club while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Within three days of meeting, the two had the idea for their company iContact that helps small businesses manage their e-mail marketing, reports Inc.com. iContact now has 63,000 customers and generated $26.5 million in revenue
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According to the Gazette-Times, Kaichang Li, a professor of wood science at Oregon State University, receives a dozen calls each day from businesses interested in his laboratory’s latest invention: an inexpensive adhesive made of natural materials. He said they’re interested in the adhesive’s use of simple, reusable ingredients, including vegetable oil, which keeps costs down.
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