UK students invading US institutions! And more...

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Here are three students all from deprived/underdeveloped or "lower class level" areas of the UK... I don't know, Harvard and Cambridge are pretty neck and neck with each other for one of the students... I guess they want the US experience.  Anyways, It's wonderful seeing young students, especially these ladies go into STEM fields such as computer science, engineering, etc.   

Link: London pupils win 'life changing' scholarships to top US universities (msn.com)

Beware of fake institutions, rising from the ashes of real ones that have closed down recently... Here's an article, a few of the institutions have been talked about and one I've attended, JIU.  It's interesting how these fake ones are popping up and people aren't aware of them being fake at all, be aware, do your due diligence and research...

Link: Closed colleges are rising from the dead online, taking applications (usatoday.com)

Fall of 2U, from $5 billion evaluation to 30 million in just a few short years!  Yes, these are the ones partnering with universities and also the ones who purchased edX.  Hopefully something happens and saves them from collapse, otherwise, what would happen with edX and whatever else these are parent companies of...

Link: Under a pay-fire-wall, going through archive.ph instead: The Fall of Online-Education Technology Powerhouse 2U: $900M in Debt and Rigid Contracts - WSJ (archive.ph)