Why Do Lay-Offs Come in Waves?
The past year has seen many well-known technology companies lay off massive numbers of employees. According to estimates, in 2022, more...
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Dina
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Tech Industry Cooling Off, So How To Pick College Majors Now?
This year, global technology companies have laid off more than 120,000 employees, and Silicon Valley companies has accounted for...
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Dina
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Why Do US College Students Change Their Majors So Often?
When students choose their college majors, they are also choosing their future career trajectory. However, such an important decision can...
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enlighteens
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Harvard and Yale Law Schools Withdraw From U.S. News Rankings
Following Columbia University receiving a ranking of #18 in U.S. News' 2022-2023 Best National Universities Ranking, Yale Law School and...
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Dina
- Nov 6, 2022
- 3 min
40% Students Are Worse-Off Financially After Getting Master's Degrees
Elite U.S. universities have awarded thousands of master’s degrees in recent years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data...
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enlighteens
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
What Colleges Will Require SAT Scores This Year?
This March, after the first wave of test-optional policies came out under the epidemic, MIT announced the resumption of standardized test...
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Dina
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
At N.Y.U., a Hard Course, Student Complaints and a Fired Professor
If a college course is too difficult, is it the student's problem or the professor's problem? A few days ago, The New York Times reported...
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Dina
- Oct 2, 2022
- 4 min
The Brutal 80-20 Rule in American Academia
In the US, approximately 80% of university faculty with doctorates graduated from 20% of US universities. Inside Higher Ed conducted a...
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Dina
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
Does Applying For Financial Aid Affect Acceptance Rates?
For many parents of students applying to U.S. colleges, when it comes to putting together a college list, the main limitation factors are...
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Dina
- Sep 21, 2022
- 4 min
What Majors Do Graduates Regret Studying the Most?
2 out of 5 U.S. college graduates regret their college major. In 2011, under the shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis and the...
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Dina
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
Dual Degree vs. Double Major: What's the Difference?
Because of their wide range of interests, it can become very difficult for some students to pin down on one single choice of major. They...
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Dina
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
How Weird Can College Essay Questions Get?
The college application process is a tug of war. In addition to dealing with the heavy course load during 12th grade, the applicant must...
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Dina
- Aug 16, 2022
- 5 min
Same School, Same Major, 55% Gender Pay Gap
The latest statistics on the salaries of college graduates in the United States show that after graduating from college and entering the...
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Dina
- Aug 8, 2022
- 4 min
Upcoming Enrollment Expansion at University of California
The University of California announced an enrollment expansion plan last October, attracting widespread attention. So how will University...
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Dina
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
Northeastern University’s Ambitious Expansion Plan
In Spring 2020, in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of universities in the US were forced to close their campuses, switch to...
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Dina
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Switching to CS After Admitted Just Won't Work Anymore
As the hottest college major in the US today, Computer Science, is undergoing some major policy reforms. In short, it is much more...
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Dina
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
How Many Students Get in Top 50 Schools Every Year?
American Ivy League Schools enjoy worldwide reputation. The applicant pool grows larger and larger every year, and so the acceptance rate...
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Dina
- Jul 14, 2022
- 4 min
The Education Predicament of the Middle Class
There once was a time when the term "middle-class household" was synonymous with the majority social class with economic stability,...
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Dina
- Jul 7, 2022
- 3 min
7 Different Types of College Applications
Compared to college applications in the UK, Canada and other countries, college applications in the US is often regarded as the most...
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Dina
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Community College to UC Transfers: What do Admit Rates Really Look Like?
The University of California, the absolute leading institutions among all public universities in the US, has two main channels of...
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