Are you in college to collect high grades or to learn? A “C” is worth considerably more than an “A” if you learned while earning that “C.”
Category Archives: Education
Education isn’t career prep. And careers don’t necessarily require an education. They’re not mutually exclusive and a college education can be good for you. If you know what it’s for.
Your Major Doesn’t Matter
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Don’t panic! Your major doesn’t have much impact on your career. What matters is you’ve worked to earn your degree. Fact is, your future isn’t dependent on the nature of, or institution from which you received, your degree. If you have a good reason to go to grad school, that’s a different story and you can skip […]
College Degrees: Guarantees of Greatness?
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Have you always believed a college degree was a guarantee of a great job and great career? It used to be. Now? Not so much. Here’s what happened… After World War II, the GI Bill paid millions of Vets’ college tuitions. In fact, vets accounted for around half of all college enrollments after the war. Vets […]
You’ll learn more in the first year of your career than in all 4 years of college.
Why Are You Going to College?
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Over the nearly 25 years I’ve been teaching, I’ve distributed a survey to students at the beginning of every semester. One of the most telling questions on the survey is “Why Are You Going to College?” Of those who answer, the overwhelming response has been “to get a better job.” I understand. That’s the reason […]
