It’s a Rough Job Market for College Grads in 2014
May 23, 2014 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under College Newswire, High School
- 26% of 2012/2013 college grads are making less than $19,000
- 13% of 2012/2013 College Grads have been unable to find a job since graduation
- 46% of 2012/2013 grads are underemployed in 2014, a 5% jump since last year
- 42% of 2012/2013 college grads are living at home w/parents
- Only 21% of employed 2012/2013 college grads are earning more than $40k
Welcome Back! It’s Time for Letters of Affirmation
January 7, 2013 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under Admission Tips, Application Process, College Newswire
If You Think a College Degree Is an Automatic Ticket to Jobs, You Are Mistaken.
May 11, 2011 by Hayden Shumsky
Filed under College Newswire
College Admissions Clinic Radio Episode #1- How we can help your family
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 »
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.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
5 Myths About College That Must Die Immediately
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“The Big Whopper” of a myth that is highly destructive to college outcomes: All colleges are basically the same.
This one could not be more wrong. In... Read More »Fall 2014 UCLA Survey of Incoming Freshmen Shows Mental Health at All Time Low
The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA has released the findings from their annual survey of incoming college freshmen. Sadly, this year's results... Read More »
How To Prepare New College Freshman For Academics and Life On-Campus
As you may have read in the media, like this from the Washington Post, most high school... Read More »
It’s a Rough Job Market for College Grads in 2014
Accenture, a global leader in management consulting, has published their 2014 College Graduate Employment Report. The employment prospects for recent college... Read More »
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