Category: max education ROI
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admission pro tip #1 – volunteer opportunities
In this post, I want to bring a new perspective to look at volunteering (if you are in HS) or internships (if you are in college). If you are struggling to find the motivation or the meaning to do community service, this post will help you to navigate through the noises and find the right […]
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In order to get into a top university, is it better to be at the top of your class at a mediocre high school, or near the top of a prestigious high school?
It’s all circumstantial. That means, to college admission, it does not matter where you go for high school, but what did you do in the context of your environment and resources. In most cases, students don’t have a say in which school to attend due to school district or parent choice. So if you do have options, you are the lucky few and it’s […]
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Find a degree’s worth and its job prospects
In this post, I share an exercise to assess a degree’s worth and job prospects by surveying career potential from alumni, stats from Bureau of Labor Statistics, and more. Going over this exercise will not only give you a glimpse of your post-graduation future but give you a good idea of where your opportunities lay […]
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College transfer pro tip #1 – be a learner and a practitioner
In this post, we are going to talk about the importance of study skills. I also share actions you can take to establish good learning habits in a week and develop study skills that cut your study time half. Community college is easier than high school but only for students who have study skills learned […]
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College Search and Why you are doing it WRONG
I have a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California — Berkeley. Sequentially, I earned a master’s degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University. It took me a total of eight years and over $100,000 tuition, not including the living expense. After graduation, it took me 2 more years to figure […]