#college degrees


# education    

the absurd post-college guessing game

American higher education is no longer just problematic. It's a Kafkaesque maze where almost every turn leads somewhere you don't want to be.
the absurd post-college guessing game

# education    

should you really consider a foreign university?

If you're going to attend a foreign college, make sure you know what you're getting into and pick your host country wisely.
should you really consider a foreign university?

# education    

why a phd may just not be worth it, redux

In computer science, a PhD offers fewer jobs for slightly more money and fewer opportunities for growth.
why a phd may just not be worth it, redux

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why we need to rethink higher ed once again

In light of eye-opening reports about higher ed, Americans need to start asking themselves a fundamental question: how many people really need to go to college?
why we need to rethink higher ed once again

# education    

go to college, get a degree, and then what?

A study of over 2,000 students found some very disturbing facts about the American college system.
go to college, get a degree, and then what?

# tech    

the right and wrong reasons to study computers

Regardless of what you may have heard, computer science will not make you a better writer or communicator.
the right and wrong reasons to study computers

how to highlight colleges' existential dilemma

Humanities scholars are still on a campaign to discourage the rise in STEM and vocational majors.
how to highlight colleges' existential dilemma

# education    

is it time to rethink what we mean by higher ed?

College education seems due for an overhaul and the first step may be admitting that not everyone needs it.
is it time to rethink what we mean by higher ed?

an example of really, really bad college advice

As more Americans are rethinking the value of a college education, some humanities scholars are advocating not just more college, but the least employable majors possible.
an example of really, really bad college advice

badmouthing college, the start of a trend?

Hedge fund manager James Altucher has a radical solution to college debt and degrees with little utility in the job market. Just don't go to college. But is that a realistic option?
badmouthing college, the start of a trend?

are the benefits of higher education shrinking?

Higher education in America is turning into a credentialing arms race and leading students to ask if the debt and effort are really worth it in the end.
are the benefits of higher education shrinking?