FIPS + 2011...A Year By The Numbers

Happy 2012!

Despite the fact that I changed my major in college to avoid a math requirement because I was failing out of College Algebra, on rare occasions I do dig taking a look at the numbers. True this is mostly when other people are adding them the hell up for me, but still. 

Since all of you btchz played a giganto part in keeping FIPS alive and well all these years, I thought you might dig taking a look at the numbers too. 

So herewith are all of the interesting and semi-interesting stats I could pull together on everything that went down in 2011 in the world of F'd in Park Slope: 

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Home Again: 85% of College Grads Living With Their Parents

Via Gothamist comes the news that the recession generation (or whatever the current crop of graduates is called) are returning home in droves. Like nearly ALL of them. 85% of college seniors are expected to move back home after graduation. Wow and shit. 

Can you sue colleges for misrepresentation? Because seriously, what has that nosebleed inspiring college education done for you lately? 

But Forbes has your back, with their year-old but still relevant feature article, "How to Avoid Living At Home After College." Their tips:  

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