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Fate and Hormones Had Other Plans
Charlene Woodard | Masters Student, Saint Joseph’s CollegeI grew up in California. I had ambitions of going to college and majoring in business, but fate and hormones had other plans for me. I ran away from home…
Can Middle College High School Positively Impact the Community College?
Alfreda Ann Reynolds | Doctoral Candidate, Wingate UniversityEmerging from the high school reform attempts within communities were the first early/middle college high schools. The idea of a high school located on a college campus evolved (Cullen, 1988;…
How American Universities Could Benefit from Greater Outreach to the Middle East
David Thompson | Communications Outreach Director for Veterans’ Advocates, Washington and Lee UniversityGiven the rhetoric around the recent presidential election, many students and parents from other countries are hesitant to send their high school graduates to American universities. Particularly, Middle Eastern students…
SOLDIER: Seven Things I Learned in the Army that Helped Me Succeed in Law School
David Thompson | Communications Outreach Director for Veterans’ Advocates, Washington and Lee UniversityNo doubt about it: Law school is challenging. With the scare stories of 1L, 1L of a Ride, and similar books, a lot of law students work themselves into a…
Transitioning to School: What I Wish I Knew
David Thompson | Communications Outreach Director for Veterans’ Advocates, Washington and Lee UniversityThere were a lot of things that I got wrong or could have done better when I moved from Army Special Operations to law school. I was completely unprepared for…
The Purpose and Perception of Non-Skill College Degrees
Samantha Stauf | Recent Graduate, University of IdahoIt’s a truth, almost universally acknowledged, that a college education arms individuals with the knowledge and credentials to enter highly competitive and economically lucrative fields. Historical figures like Thomas Jefferson and…
Maximizing Your Education Investment When You Return to the Real World
Nikki Karakostas | Master’s Student, George Washington UniversityThe higher education space has undergone a number of significant transformations over the past centuries that have dramatically increased the societal expectation of higher education. The U.S. financial crisis of…