Starting your College Research: Student life
The last two post focused on exploring the academic experience. Today’s focuses on what happens outside of class. Click on teh tab for student life. For example, let’s look at Lewis and Clark, with...
View ArticleUtalizing the Gallup Purdue index for insight on your college research
I have mentioned the Gallup Purdue Index before. I have argued that students should ask three simple question of colleges: 1) Tell me about the Professors at your college–and listen for sentiments that...
View ArticleStarting your College Research: Student life
The last two post focused on exploring the academic experience. Today’s focuses on what happens outside of class. Click on teh tab for student life. For example, let’s look at Lewis and Clark, with...
View ArticleStarting your College Research: Career development
As discussed many times in this blog, your major may not matter as much as you think. That said, a growing number of people want a career outcome of going to college. If you look at historical trends...
View ArticleStarting your College Research: Career development
As discussed many times in this blog, your major may not matter as much as you think. That said, a growing number of people want a career outcome of going to college. If you look at historical trends...
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Finding the right college by looking at its peers
This Cartoon pretty much summarizes many people’s attitudes about colleges. They mistake the joining of an athletic conference as a confirmation of shared values and qualities. While the Ivy League IS...
View ArticleBooks for counselors of all ages
This summer I co-taught a course for international school counselors at the CTC. We asked the participants to share some of their favorite resources. Below are books that were recommended with their...
View ArticleColleges posting the Gallup Purdue results
Gallup and Purdue teamed up back in 2014 to look at what actually matters during a person’s college years. They found six dimensions that prove transformation: 1. A professor who made them excited to...
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Field Guide to Psychology
Field Guide to Psychology What is the study? Here are a few explanations from prime sources: Wikipedia article on Psychology CollegeBoard Major Profile for Psychology British Council Fact Sheet for...
View ArticleThe Seven Top Skills and how to build them
An article from last year tumbled through my stream, examining what Google discovered when it crunched the numbers on hirings and firings at the company. The best employees certainly had the technical...
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