The lack of credit education available to college age students is troubling considering that most of us start developing credit and making financial decisions that will affect our credit the day we arrive here.

Credit is something many young people have misconceptions about and if we tackle some of these misconceptions in college, we are setting up Wash. U. students to have a more secure financial future.

We want students to value and manage their credit reputation in the same way they manage their grade point average.

This was not a turkey. Our College of Education has nearly 500 students, and our fall applications are up 50 percent. Summer enrollment is up 62 percent. ... We have really worked hard and we are graduating people. We are not losing people.

It's so important and valuable for them to see students of color being successful ... and getting a college education.

College-age students don't always think about the long-term implications of how making a credit card purchase today can affect purchasing a home, paying off student loans or meeting financial goals in the future.