Today’s question comes from the 2011 National Survey on Student Engagement:

Only 70% of students frequently seek help when they do not understand course material.

Why don’t all students speak up if they don’t understand class information? What holds the other 30% back from seeking help?

Have a thought or an answer? Leave a reply below.

We’ve also asked our @Cappex Twitter followers to chime in! Here’s what people are saying on Twitter:

Today’s question:

Lynn O’Shaughnessy of The College Solution recently blogged about these statistics:

According to an annual UCLA survey of freshman, only 15.5% of freshman attend schools more than 500 miles away. Nationwide, 73% of students attend their own state schools.

Should more students try looking for colleges outside of their states? Do the advantages of staying in-state outweigh the advantages of  going out of state?

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We’ve also asked our @Cappex Twitter followers to chime in! Here’s what people are saying on Twitter:

Today, in honor of the 10th anniversary of September 11th, we ask this question:

In the decade since 9/11, many of the millennial children who were in elementary school during the attacks are now in college or beginning their college searches.

How has your memory of 9/11 changed through these ten years, and what significance has it had on your role as an American student?

Leave your answer in the comments below or tweet at @Cappex to chime in (we’ll post your answer below).

Today’s question:

1 in 4 college students drink to get drunk at least once a week. Is this just today’s college culture, or should we be concerned about the academic, social, or health impact?

Leave your answer in the comments below or tweet at  @Cappex to chime in (we’ll post your answer below)!

Today’s question:

More than 75% of undergraduate students work while they are enrolled in school.

Should this percentage be more or less? Why?

Leave your answer in the comments below or tweet at  @Cappex to chime in (we’ll post your answer below)!

@iamjosephgerman @cappex I think it adds to the experience. I’m excited to get a job while going to school; it just seems better: get best of both worlds.

Today’s question:

The average distance students go away for college is about 94 miles. How far or close to home do you think is the right distance?

Have a thought or an answer? Leave a reply below.

We’ve also asked our @Cappex Twitter followers to chime in! Here’s what people are saying on Twitter:

@AshleySchmidtke You can never go to far. Go to the school that is the right fit and it will not matter the distance. Home away from home!

@AndreaDior Not far enough RT @cappex: Is 94 miles from home too close or too far? Reply to this tweet, and we’ll post your response on the blog!

@SarahFaithJ9 @cappex I think its just about right. It gives you freedom, but yet you’re still kind of close to home if you need anything:)

@_iShotdaSheriff @cappex thats pretty good mileage if you ask me! Not too close, but close enough to make it home for emergencies

@Andreais40nfab @cappex too close. For college? U need to be a minimum of 200 miles away

@steph_eff318 @cappex well college for me isn’t that far from home. It takes about an hour and a half by car and even less than that by train

@jotamjota @cappex I don’t think distance matters. Its what YOU make of college and how involved, how active, and how engaged you become on campus.

What’s is Friday College Town Hall?

We love giving our two-cents on the college search and scholarship search experience since helping students find their perfect college match and guiding them through their scholarship search is our passion, but, we also know that our readers have so many great things to say themselves!

So, we’re reserving the end of the week for Friday College Town Hall, which means on Friday’s, we’re opening our blog up to you!

We’ll post a question that’s been asked by students through Facebook, Twitter, or Cappex and give you the opportunity to answer it by leaving a comment.

Here’s today’s question:

About 13% of students apply to 8 colleges or more. Is that too many or too few? How many colleges would you recommend applying to?

Have an answer? Story? Advice? Leave a reply below. You can even respond to other people’s answers.