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A mother and her daughter will graduate from Rollings College in Florida with their MBAs this Saturday. Their unique journey began when R.J Poole's daughter Taylor Williams enrolled at Rollins before her mother, ensuring that her mother focused on her education.

Since the sharing economy idea is increasingly popular around the world, questions have been cropping up about its credibility and in extension the entire existence of the idea. However, the question that remains is that is the sharing economy truly a beneficial for the consumers or is it merely a marketing strategy that is publicly used in several situations?

A study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India found that other than graduates from top MBA institutes (like IIM), graduates from other MBA programs earn less than $147 a month, assuming that they do find placements. Considering India is one of the fastest moving economies, it's sad and shocking to see its graduates in such appalling conditions.

A large part on being in a business school involves socialising and building an 'alumni network'. But, how important is an alumni network in the years that follow? The answer is ambivalent, because there are definitely scenarios where alumni networks have proven to helpful in terms of entrepreneurship and general networking required within a business. However, there are certain scenarios in which it may have adverse effects.

In 2016, we live in a world where in there are thousands of fresh MBA graduates, some even from top institutions around the world, who are unemployed. This, in a world where only a few decades ago having an MBA meant a direct ticket to a high paying job with a good package. What exactly has changed? Is an MBA still truly valuable?

Work hard, play hard: a popular mantra among college students today. But is this true in real life? Do students work as hard as they're expected to by their professors, and not just as they expect themselves to? Many professors today say students don't work as hard as they can, and don't finish their assigned readings, for example, out of lack of ability. Students say they're just overloaded with things and simply don't have enough time.

Recently, college students from the University of Texas at Dallas participated at an event entitled “Engineering Brighter Futures for Autism." The goal of the event was to foster greater civic engagement in the greater Dallas-Forth Worth area, and help teenagers diagnosed with autism develop their social and engineering skills which can help their further their goals and ambitions.

University of Mississippi's online MBA degree program has been ranked number 1 based on factors that students believe are prudent in choosing a post-graduate university. The survey system gives equal importance to four categories:the school's academic reputation, career success of their graduates, value and overall costs.

Most people agree that going to college is an important and rewarding experience, but how exactly does the value of a college degree translate into the "real world" today? What are the factors that people should take into consideration before they decide on where to study and, more importantly, what to study?

A team of six MBA students (5 MBAs, graduating in 2017, 1 pHD, graduating in 2017) from London Business School claimed first runners-up in a 2016 MBA Impact Investing Competition for their idea which incorporates commercialising a technology that will make electric motors more energy efficient.

Though in a lot of scenarios an MBA seems like a must-have on several budding entrepreneurs' list, exactly how useful are these degrees in the practical world in the long run? Is just having an MBA enough or are there a whole other set of skills required and more useful in actually running a business?

With quality MBA degrees costing up to $60,000 for international students, cheap education is becoming a popular concept. A cut-price education with the same end results as any other high-end degree is the goal. However is a cut-price education, yielding an MBA that the job-market does not view as credible still worth it?

The freshman class is beginning to take shape, with acceptance offers sent to high school students from 48 states and 34 countries.

Princeton offers early action admission to 785 students for Class of 2020

Yale College has accepted 795 Early Action applicants for the Class of 2020.