Today’s question is inspired from Lynn O’Shaughnessy’s recent blog:

Why is it that students act as if college is a time of extended adolescence instead of a time for learning real-life skills for careers and adulthood?

Is there a healthy balance to hit? What needs to change in the college experience?

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Today’s question:

Total outstanding student debt has passed $1 trillion, more than the nation’s credit card debt.

Do you think students are fully aware of the scale of debt they’ll accrue paying for college before they’re already standing knee deep in it?

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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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Today’s question:

This week, 7 students in New York have been charged with hiring someone to take the SATs for them.

What would lead a student to actually pay someone else thousands of dollars to “be them” on test day?

Would you?

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Between 30-40% of incoming college freshmen are undecided on a major when they enter college. It’s also estimated that between 75-80% of students change their majors during their college careers.

Is it good to be open minded about your studies or does jumping around majors hurt you in the process?

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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?

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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.