How to Choose a College Roommate
Kathleen Kingsbury covers education for The Daily Beast. She also contributes to Time magazine, where she has covered business, health and education since 2005.
Social-networking sites have changed the freshman dorm equation forever. Plus, dishing with ex-roommates of Barack Obama, Madonna, and John Kerry-and a gallery of famous roomies.
How Colleges Dupe Students
Kathleen Kingsbury covers education for The Daily Beast. She also contributes to Time magazine, where she has covered business, health and education since 2005.
As prospective students begin visiting campuses, universities are working hard to appear picture-perfect. Insiders tell Kathleen Kingsbury how not to get fooled by the scripted charade.
A college diploma may not be worth as much in this economy as it used to, but at least the graduates of the Class of 2009 got to hear some great speeches on their way out. Watch clips of six of the best from the President, the First Lady, Ellen DeGeneres, Joe Biden, Oprah Winfrey, and John Legend.
Prince Philip Gaffes Again
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As the Obamas head to Buckingham Palace for tea, let's hope Prince Philip-the so-called Duke of Hazard-can avoid a royal screw-up.
Dirty Secrets of College Waitlists
Kathleen Kingsbury covers education for The Daily Beast. She also contributes to Time magazine, where she has covered business, health and education since 2005.
As acceptance letters hit mailboxes, record numbers of students could be stuck in waitlist limbo. In a Daily Beast exclusive, admissions officers dish about the tricks of getting in off the list-and why you shouldn't send cookies.
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