UCSD Top 10 in Best Value




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According to Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, UCSD is one of the best value colleges in public university education. UCLA and UC Berkeley also made the top 10. SDSU ranked 77th and CSU Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made the top 100. Kiplinger's Rates UCSD 10th Nationally Again ran in the U-T San Diego on Jan. 13, 2013.



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Speaking of UCSD, a few months ago, we posted an article about the TAG ending at UCSD in fall 2014 and some students voiced objections. Here's an option for first-year students wanting to transfer to UCSD. UniversityLink is a program that allows a student to transfer with a minimum 3.0 GPA if they meet specific requirements. Interested first-year students should meet with a counselor to discuss requirements for this program. Note: you must be either a high school senior or in your first year of college to be eligible.

Pay Off Student Loans



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Want to pay off your student loans? Brian McBride paid off $26,500 in student loan debt in two years. This Huffington Post article shows how he did it. Here's a Wall Street Journal article from "Yahoo! Finance" about people who threw a "loan-payoff party" after taking care of their student loan debts. Also, an online article detailing four ways to avoid excessive student loan debt recommends students work no more than 20 hours a week: "Research by the nonprofit thinktank Public Agenda shows that balancing school and too many hours of work is the No. 1 reason students drop out of college."   

County of San Diego hiring

The County of San Diego is hiring for a number of positions such as certified nursing assistant, project manager, and environmental health specialist. Here is info on County positions open for hiring.