Each week, I am getting an increasing number of emails from students, parents, educators, school administrators and of course, numerous study abroad program reps who want me to plug their programs.
I’ll be hiring someone to help me sort through these, as I really want to respond to most of them but don’t have the time [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘college degree’
June 6, 2008
MAILBAG: Flood of Emails About The World Is Your Campus
May 12, 2008
The Tragicomedy of the Mindless Quest For That College Degree
Notice I said mindless. See, that’s the big issue. Too many students who are not prepared for college–and for whom it might not be the best option–are going into debt to pursue that golden bachelor’s degree.
Marty Nemko is my new best friend. Well, we’ve never met, but I like what he has to say.
Marty wrote a great [...]
March 25, 2008
How Would You Rule the Admissions Universe?
I know I’d do things differently. Most adults who have been through the college admissions process and are now the proud owners of hindsight, would agree that the hoop jumping is silly, the college choice is not critical, and your happiness and success in life are not proportionately related to how much you spent on [...]
January 25, 2008
Is College Relevant? That Depends…..
Patrick Riccards over at Eduflack serves up a great post here about the relevance of a college education.
He points to an article in yesterday’s USA Today in which Mary Beth Marklein wrote of a new Association of American Colleges and Universities study of 301 business leaders. http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-01-22-graduate-assessment_N.htm
According to her piece, the majority of employers believe that [...]
January 14, 2008
In A Recession, Online Education May Be A Smart Investment
Online education might be a smart investment in terms of your career, but it could be a great addition to your stock portfolio as well.
This piece by Peter Cohan on BloggingStocks.com explains that hard financial times might be the best time to invest in companies that offer online learning options. Apollo Group (to take one example) offers [...]
