Click here to learn about potential college majors and future careers. This is published by the College Board. It's an excellent resource for teens. Check it out!
For the last 10-15 years or more, all the talk has been on choosing a college major that most directly and quickly leads to employment. With hindsight, employers are seeing that those degrees don't always provide the soft skills required for a successful career. Read: Why 'worthless' humanities degrees might set you up for life article published by the BBC.
In the Spring of 2019, a scandal in college admissions was revealed in which a private counselor accepted exorbitant payments and then bribed several college athletics offices, as well as standardized test center administrators, creating a "side door" through which he slipped his clients. The revelation sheds light on the pressure to get into elite schools as well as the unfairness of the system as a whole. Listen the this 6-part podcast for details.
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