Author Archives: Bailey
3 Things To Do BEFORE Fall Exams!
For high school juniors/seniors and college students alike! 1. Email All Your Professors ~ so they know your name! Email every professor, TA and advisor separately. Ask a question about the text, or If you’re genuinely interested in the course, invite the professor to coffee Academic references will sweeten your résumé. A good connection with [...]
Can I go to college without perfect grades?
To celebrate College Liftoff’s two-year anniversary, we’re answering over a dozen of the most common college planning questions. You can submit your question to writingcenter@collegeliftoff.org. Q: Can I go to college without perfect grades? Aaron Greene‘s answer: Yes. I did. Many people do. It’s tougher – but you can do it. Treat college as your [...]
How much does college cost?
To celebrate College Liftoff’s two-year anniversary, we’re answering over a dozen of the most common college planning questions. You can submit your question to writingcenter@collegeliftoff.org. Q: My dream school has a huge sticker price. Help! Should I give it up and go to the state school? How much does college actually cost? Aaron Greene‘s answer: [...]
What should a college plan look like?
To celebrate College Liftoff’s two-year anniversary, we’re answering over a dozen of the most common college planning questions. You can submit your question to writingcenter@collegeliftoff.org. Q: What should a college plan look like? Aaron Greene‘s answer: 1. Career Choice(s) When you begin your junior year of high school, starting seriously exploring careers. Shadow people in [...]
Career Advice for Teachers by Jay Pendrak
Earn your degree in a field you love. Then REALLY learn it – by teaching kids all about it! That’s how thousands of college graduates are revolutionizing education. They join the Teach for America organization, spend two years in an at-risk school, and learn fantastic leadership skills for life. To inspire the many College Liftoff [...]
Huffington Post’s 9 Forward-Thinking Colleges
Chairs, Desks, Lectures, Tests – what’s education really all about? This Huffington Post article showcased 9 colleges who are redefining the idea of learning. Here are our favorites. Read the entire article by Danielle Wiener-Bronner here. Olin College of Engineering Founded in 2002, this Massachusetts creative engineering school has caught the public’s eye with innovative approaches [...]
Ask A College Planner!
This May, College Liftoff will our anniversary by posting the top questions we’ve received from students and families across the country! We’ll start with the most popular – “how much is my degree really worth?” and dive into a great selection of questions covering financing, student loans, majors, internships and long-term career planning. You can [...]
Career Advice for Freelancers by John P Hays
Freelance web developer and photographer John Hays shares career insights with College Liftoff.
NPR: New book asks “are students learning?”
University professors Richard Arum (NYU) and Josipa Roksa (U Virginia)’s new book Academically Adrift asks a tough but vital question: are college students really learning anything? NPR interviewed Arum this week, discovering that after four years on campus, one-third of college students fail to improve their critical thinking or writing skills. The article continues: As [...]
Career Advice for PR by Andrea Slesinski
Andrea Slesinski has steadily worked her way up in the PR /media relations world since graduating from Ohio State four years ago. She loves placing excellent news stories in major media outlets. Today, she’s the news story, sharing her experiences with College Liftoff students. What do you do for a living? I’m a media relations/public [...]