by Eric Hoover, The New York Times, November 1, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 | Majors Info, National Noteworthy Articles (Nt'l)
The admissions process is a maddening mishmash of competing objectives, and an attempt to measure the unmeasurable: you. No, it isn’t fair, and likely never will be. The admissions process is out of whack. Just ask the heartbroken applicant, rejected by her dream...
by GEORGE ANDERS, Sept. 11, 2016, The Wall Street Journal | Mar 17, 2017 | Majors Info, News of Interest
Six years ago, Andy Anderegg’s decision to major in English looked like an economic sacrifice. When she left academia in 2010, with a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Kansas, the first job she landed was a Groupon Inc. writing gig paying all of...
by LISA WARD, Feb. 14, 2017, The Wall Street Journal | Mar 15, 2017 | Majors Info
The benefits of a double major in college seem obvious. By gaining expertise in two different areas, many believe, students will have a significant edge when it comes to launching and advancing a career. That may be especially true, the thinking goes, if a student can...