Free tuition with the “Illinois Back to Work” program

This is wonderful news and so we thought we must share it with our readers. Benedictine University is helping people out of work study – tuition free. More specifically, they are offering to cover students’  tuition and fees after all eligible state and federal aid is applied. Yes, there are limitations. The “Illinois Back to Work” program is …

MBA Tutoring Plans & Challenges

We have been in the MBA tutoring space for more than 2 years now. Our focus areas and the challenges we face are different as time goes on. To give you a glimpse of what our plans for the year are and the challenges we expect, I post highlights from our most recent annual letter …

Do study sites make the Grade?

WSJ.com today has an article titled “Do study sites make the Grade?”. It mentions a few services that provides homework & exam solutions, past papers, etc. to students. Running these services may be (not sure!) completely within the law. However, is aiding those who do not abide by the honor codes, morally right/legal? At GraduateTutor, …

Graduate Tutor @ Emerson College

Emerson College’s website states that it “is the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context…..” Thanks to the initiative on the part of a student in its undergraduate “Marketing and Social Media” class, GraduateTutor.com will be sharing its experiences and challenges in marketing …

Colleges Face a Financial-Aid Crunch

Time.com reports on this story. Not breaking news – we have been hearing a lot about this and not great news either! We hope the new administration has heard the concerns of students and understand the importance of college/graduate education for the future of American competitiveness.  However, before we sit back and expect the government …

“States disinvesting in higher education”

State colleges and universities are feeling the pinch just like many states themselves!  And they are responding just like the states and other organizations are by doing what they can to survive.  Unfortunately this means a lot of cuts.  Not good news for graduate education. “The trend line is states disinvesting in higher education.” So …

Cheating Goes Global as Essay Mills Multiply

Thomas Bartlett has reported on how students are cheating with the assistance of online services in the latest issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Great work Thomas! We at GraduateTutor.com are often approached to do papers and want to once again reaffirm our commitment to adhere to our ethical standards.  GraduateTutor.com adheres to generally …

How to start a business: Business plans

Graduatetutor.com assists b-school students with tutoring in a variety of subjects.  We are now thrilled to formally launch our business plan tutoring services. There has been a spurt of new entrepreneurs and we want to do our bit to support them.   See this special report on entrepreneurship in The latest edition of The Economist.  According …

MBA is still a ticket to success in the crunch

The Association of MBAs’ survey on the state of 2,000 MBA holders’ careers in June 2008, provides strong evidence that even in these uncertain times, getting an MBA is one of the best things you can do to ensure that you and your skills are in demand. As an organization catering to MBA candidates, we …