Advice to the high school college lookers
What a FANTASTIC day, especially for a Monday. I got up, dog-tired, went to class and was done by 11. The teacher in my first class woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, but what can you do. By the time class was done, the sun was shining, it was a beautiful 72 degrees, and not a cloud in the sky. I spent the entire day outside!! It was amazing. This is the first warm beautiful day in Oxford, Mississippi in what seems to be forever!
A visit to The Fairhill School in Dallas
I was honored to be asked by The Fairhill School to give a talk about college fit to their sophomores and juniors. It was a great time, with interested and bright students. In case you don’t know, The Fairhill School is a “private, non-profit college preparatory school serving students in grades one through twelve.
Cool Majors: Psychology
Popular Jobs for Psychology Majors
Methodology Jobs ranked by popularity among graduates. Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees from all colleges. See full methodology for more. |
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Everyone loves psychology…but do you really know what it is? According to Wikipedia, psychology “is an academic and applied discipline which involves the scientific study of human (or animal) mental functions and behaviors. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist, and is classified as a social or behavioral scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the underlying physiological and neurological processes.” There are many possiblities for this major. (more…)
Avatar
I know that movie is old news, but I was raiding wikipedia like I often do and I came across this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themes_in_Avatar
It’s pretty long as far as wikipedia articles go. I saw Avatar in imax 3-D and it was cool. I mean it was long… and it was Pocahontas… but a lot of things exploded and got eaten by those dragon things and got shot, that was entertaining. (more…)
Don’t know what to major in? You are not alone.
Most of my students start out having no clear idea of what they want to do with their lives. Often, students seem worried about that, but actually it is completely normal for a 16 or 17 year old to be unsure of what they want out of life. I’d be more concerned if they had it completely mapped out! (more…)
Busy Busy Girl
I have been so busy, with this little thing called college. I have all of my midterms coming up in the next week or two, so all I have been doing with my life is studying.
USA Today: High School College Counselors get “poor” scores
60% of high school students rate their high school college counselors poor or fair at best, according to a story in the USA Today. That really is not surprising when one considers that high school counselors are not trained to give college advice, they have so many other guidance tasks to fulfill, and they have far too many students to work with. (more…)
Do Party Schools Pay?
Top Party Colleges By Salary Potential
Methodology Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 2 years of experience; mid-career have 15 years. See full methodology for more. |
” alt=”" />Payscale.com took Princeton Review’s list of top party schools and looked at the starting median salary and the mid-career median salary. I don’t think these students have anything to worry about! (more…)
Lowered Standards
I should be in bed since I have to be up before the sun tomorrow for my 8 AM teaching class, but I couldn’t go to bed without talking (or in this case typing) about what I discovered tonight. Baylor University has been said to be “lowering their standards.” (more…)
