Last week, I asked a group of 8th graders “what comes to mind when I say the word college?” Their responses were varied, but most referred to one thing: money. They were aware that college is expensive, and that qualifying for higher paying jobs after graduation makes it a worthwhile investment. These days, however, students [...]
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I’ve been accepted to more than one school. How do I choose?
Congratulations! You’ve worked hard on college entrance exams and applications; now you get to reap the rewards as news arrives that you’ve been accepted! First of all, take a minute to feel proud of yourself. Higher education is one of the best investments you can make in your life. Being accepted to more than one [...]
December 2011- UtahFutures News Nugget – Holiday UtahFutures Updates
UtahFutures has some exciting news for the holidays. To go along with the sharing season, you can now share your custom portfolio through UtahFutures.org. UtahFutures allows portfolio users to customize what and how long they would like to share all or parts of their portfolio. You can check it out by logging in to the [...]
October 2011 – UtahFutures News Nugget – UtahFutures in the news
UtahFutures.org has received a great deal of publicity lately. The traffic to the site hit an all-time high in September, Governor Herbert just mentioned it in his first ever statewide address to Utah high school students, and UtahFutures.org recently celebrated its 2nd anniversary. As they say though, “Knowing is only half the battle.” You can [...]
October 2011 – UtahFutures News Nugget – September Record Activity
UtahFutures.org just reached an all time high in terms of visits to the site. In the month of September there were over 4 million hits on the site. While that is a big number, it is not the most impressive. What is quite astounding is the over 91,000 sessions (individuals logging into the site) each [...]
