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Chasing After the Money in College

on December 11, 2012 in Academic majors, Academics

Is your child interested in picking a college major based on lists of the country’s highest-paying college degrees? Plenty of students are pursuing degrees that they perceive will generate the biggest salaries. I assume that’s why business is the most popular major – more than one out of every five students select it. I can’t [...]

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Getting Real About Majoring in Engineering

on September 16, 2012 in Academic majors, Academics, Applying

It seems to me that too many parents are stressing about what their children should select as a college major. I’m of the opinion that what’s important is getting a degree. I believe it’s less relevant what that degree is. Students are more likely to be successful if they choose a discipline that they are [...]

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Answering the College Major Question

on September 5, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

In my last post, I shared a question that Mike, a frequent college blog visitor, asked. Mike’s daughter is struggling with this college application question: Why do you want to attend this college? If you missed the post here it is:  A Puzzling College Application Question Today I wanted to focus on the second college [...]

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What Colleges Offer the Right Majors?

on November 16, 2011 in Academic majors, Academics, Careers

How can you find schools that offer the college degree that you want? That was the question that I got from a mother whose daughter hopes to become a registered nurse. The mom asked me  how her daughter could find a list of colleges and universities that offer nursing degrees. (Nursing, by the way, is [...]

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Popular College Majors With the Highest and Lowest Unemployment

on November 15, 2011 in Academic majors, Academics, Careers

I want to welcome all my new visitors to my college blog. Spend time at  The College Solution and you’ll find lots of tips on finding great colleges and making them more affordable. What college majors pay the most money? What college majors are the ones most likely to lead to a job in this [...]

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Stressing About College Majors

on July 11, 2011 in Academic majors, Academics

  Stressing About College Majors Last spring I bumped into a dad I know whose daughter had attended the same middle school as my son. I asked him where his daughter would be attending college in the fall and he said: She’s going to a community college. I was surprised because Rachel is a very [...]

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