In a few weeks, close to 2 million students will head off to college, ready to spend four years studying, socializing, and accumulating the kind of debt load that would make the Greek government blush. With both tuitions and debt loads on the rise—both are now at record highs—college-bound seniors and their check-writing parents will be excused for wondering: Is all this time and money worth it? Not worth it in terms of intangibles like lifelong friends made, ineffable truths revealed, or brain cells killed by things that will cause you trouble at your later Senate confirmation hearings, but worth it in a cold, hard economic sense: If you could buy a diploma on eBay, what would be a reasonable... More >>>