College Admissions Clinic Radio Episode #2-The Failure of Public Universities
May 14, 2011 by Hayden Shumsky
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- The dangers of the "drop off" model. The failure of the idea that parents can simply drop their 18 year old off at a public university and expect the student to be ready for employment upon graduation
- The failure of public university education to develop graduates who have higher order reasoning skills, a passion for lifetime learning, and an education that will allow them to compete for grad school or jobs
- The google effect: a time when employees must demonstrate value beyond simple content knowledge. If all an applicant can provide is the same as a google... Read More »
If You Think a College Degree Is an Automatic Ticket to Jobs, You Are Mistaken.
Study says 85% of college graduates are moving back in with mom and dad. Recent Department of Labor employment numbers show near 50% of under 25 year olds unemployed. Your college and career plans are not working. Please get expert advice before blindly spending $50-200,000 on an undergraduate... Read More »May 11, 2011 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under College NewswireCollege Admissions Clinic Radio Episode #1- How we can help your family
Dr. Marshall Shumsky and Hayden Shumsky discuss the college admission process and their method of helping find the right fit colleges for students and families. Topics covered include:May 5, 2011 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Podcasts- Dr. Shumsky's unique experience as a professor at Northwestern Univ. and Univ. of Virginia and the insights he gained into why students needed help with finding the right college
- How College Admissions Clinic are different from High School College Counselors.
- Treating student interests and future prospects as the centerpiece of our work.
- Approaching students as young adults with in our adult-to-adult collaboration.
- Creating trusting, open relationships with students.
- Helping students take control of the college selection process and carrying that to the rest of their lives.
- Helping students to figure out how they might fit into different kinds... Read More »
Summer Preparation Workshops for Soon to be College Freshmen
The first year of college is filled with land mines that can dramatically undermine a student's chances for graduate school or career success. Today's students face a hyper-competitive market for graduate school admission and jobs; one where a grade point average less than 3.5 will severely restrict options. This is the harsh reality. This generation faces a degree of uncertainty unknown by college graduates in the last 50 years. For most college students, the first year of classes produces the lowest grades. For many, their chances of accumulating a 3.5 average are lost after the first year. There are many reasons why first-year college students struggle. They are away from home and the structure of high school, friends,... Read More »May 2, 2011 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under College NewswireUndergrad Business Students Work Least, Learn Least?
The NY Times lambasted undergraduate business majors in a major expose on what college students are actually learning.April 28, 2011 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under College NewswireBusiness majors spend less time preparing for class than do students in any other broad field, according to the most recent National Survey of Student Engagement: nearly half of seniors majoring in business say they spend fewer than 11 hours a week studying outside class. (NY Times 4/14/11)
With 20% of all undergrads majoring in business, this is no small concern. We have been advising families for years against the undergraduate business major (except at a small handful of colleges with truly outstanding programs), due to the lack of rigor and skill building in the business major curriculum. To measure the failure of... Read More »
College Newswire
If You Think a College Degree Is an Automatic Ticket to Jobs, You Are Mistaken.
Study says 85% of college graduates are moving back in with mom and dad. Recent Department of Labor employment numbers show... Read More »
Summer Preparation Workshops for Soon to be College Freshmen
The first year of college is filled with land mines that can dramatically undermine a student's chances for graduate school or career success. Today's... Read More »
Undergrad Business Students Work Least, Learn Least?
The NY Times lambasted undergraduate business majors in a major expose on what college students are actually learning.
Business majors spend less time preparing for... Read More »Why We Do What We Do @ College Admissions Clinic
So the Winter Break is over and we're back to work here at College Admissions Clinic. For 2011, we have many exciting things planned.... Read More »
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