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Weigh the Pros, Cons of Taking a Gap Year Before Medical School 07/04/2016 08:00pm • If you are a typical premedical student, much of your undergraduate career has centered around one task: getting into medical school. Although the traditional medical school admissions timeline involves submitting your applications after your third year of undergraduate study, more students are choo Estimate Living Expenses to Determine College Affordability 07/04/2016 08:00pm • Despite being accepted by Stanford University and Vassar College, Mathew Martinez chose to attend the University of Central Missouri to save on living costs. "I made the decision by looking at housing at Vassar, Missouri and Stanford -- and it was astronomical," says the senior economics major says, How Banks Are Working to Gain Your Loyalty 06/30/2016 08:00pm • Changing banks may sound like a pain, but it's something 20 percent of consumers do every year, says Ted Peters, a 32-year veteran of the banking industry and CEO of Bluestone Financial Institutions Group. "Everyone is fighting over those 20 percent," he says. However, it's hard for banks to differ 6 Ways Online Students Can Save on Textbooks, Learning Materials 06/30/2016 08:00pm • Beyond buying a house, financing a college education can be one of the most expensive investments a person ever makes. As college costs skyrocket and student loan debt receives increased media attention, it's easy to overlook the unadvertised expenses associated with required college textbooks and o Bank Stocks Will Suffer After Brexit Vote 06/29/2016 08:00pm • As the shock of last week's Brexit vote begins to fade and major indices begin to bounce back, one sector appears particularly vulnerable for some short-term pain: global bank stocks. The stumble in major finanical markets was significant: London-based Barclays (ticker: BCS) and Royal Bank of Scotla Where to Get Money for Your Business Idea 06/29/2016 08:00pm • What do the local coffee shop, an Etsy store and Apple all have in common? They all needed start-up cash to get where they are today. Recent estimates on the price of launching a new business are hard to find, but a 2009 study from the Kauffmann Foundation pegged the average cost at $30,000. Even on Reverse Mortgages Aren't For Everyone 06/28/2016 08:00pm • Watch enough TV and you're sure to catch an infomercial on how to turn your home into cash for retirement. And you won't have to sell to do it. It's the magic of a reverse mortgage -- a government-backed loan for homeowners 62 and older, but with no monthly mortgage payments. You need no income to Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers May Soon Have Discharge Options 06/28/2016 08:00pm • In 2015, the Corinthian College conglomerate collapsed after federal officials found that the school had fraudulently inflated its job placement rates. The Department of Education sanctioned Corinthian while further investigations continued, at which point the school filed for bankruptcy, essentiall 7 Common Misconceptions About 529 College Savings Plans 06/27/2016 08:00pm • Summertime ushers in lazy weekends at the beach, backyard barbecues and vacations to visit grandparents. While your kids may be young now, they will grow quickly -- and so will those college expenses. Families with older children are finding college tuition bills in the mailbox for the fall semester Supreme Court overturns McDonnell corruption conviction 06/27/2016 04:25pm • WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. The court agreed with McDonnell's argument that the instructions given to a federal jury in Richmond were overly broad. The decision reined in the definition of what is an "o Reaction to Supreme Court overturning McDonnell convictions 06/27/2016 04:17pm • WASHINGTON — Here is reaction to the Supreme Court ruling Monday overturning the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. "Bob will be the first to tell you he takes responsibility for his actions, but he is a good man with an honest heart. I have always been proud to call hi From indictment to the Supreme Court: McDonnell's road to justice 06/27/2016 02:51pm • WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court has tossed out former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption convictions and has sent the case back to the appeals court in Richmond. McDonnell was convicted of 11 charges in 2014 for accepting $175,000 in gifts and loans from a businessman in ex McDonnell decision looms as high court term wraps up 06/27/2016 04:51am • WASHINGTON — After more than a year of appeals, former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell should finally learn his fate this week, when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver its decision in his public corruption case. McDonnell was found guilty of 11 counts on charges that he accepted more tha Naval Academy grad Hurley wins Quicken Loans National 06/26/2016 08:08pm • BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Billy Hurley III held the club in his left hand and fist pumped with his right. The ball disappeared into the hole in front of him as the crowd roared, and Hurley let loose the emotion he'd been holding in. "That's probably like the most emotion I've ever shown in my life," Weekend traffic: Concerts, Metro work, road repairs make for bad mix 06/24/2016 08:36pm • WASHINGTON — From Metro’s work to big acts coming to town for shows, getting around the D.C. area this weekend will come with some challenges. The biggest headaches will come to people who plan to ride the rails to get around town. Due to maintenance work, Orange, Blue and Silver Line tra