Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian. But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white. “I didn’t want to put ‘Asian’ down,” (read more…)
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It seems that the top universities deliver on their promises and that a top education very nearly guarantees a successful career and high salary. Princeton graduates, for example, earn $130,000 (median salary at mid-career), while Coker College alumni make about one third of that, or $43,400, according to PayScale’s 2011 (read more…)
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How many of us lament our student loans? Paying off a high monthly bill is a hard reality to accept, especially for those who are currently struggling with assessing the worth of a debt that has yet to lead to a steady or worthwhile career. As part of its annual (read more…)
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A new study from Georgetown University breaks down which majors of study result in the highest career earnings. Steve Jobs may claim that the humanities are important for colleges, but Apple’s not hiring philosophers to build iPhones. A new report from Georgetown University confirms much of what we already knew (read more…)
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