Coon Rapids, Minnesota
How to Get Out the Vote?
Have any professionals been involved in civic engagement? I want to get more young people on my college campus involved in voting and the political process, and I would love to draw on you experiences. I'm a member of the College Democrats, Ignite, AAUW, and SGA; all of these organizations are...
What specific skills do I need to be a community organizer?
Right now I am a social work major with a minor in political science at a university in Texas. I want to go into community organizing in the local area, and in the future in other areas. I have a broad idea of what a community organizer does, but I would love to get firsthand information about...
Becoming a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, I want to know whether its better to teach middle or high school?
Im going into my third year of college, and I'm debating whether I should teach middle school or High school when I finish. I know there are pros and cons pertaining to each grade level but Im afraid that if i teach middle, they won't fully grasp the material or lesson.
#teaching #teacher
What other jobs can you go into that has good pay other than teaching with the degree of Family and Consumer Sciences?
I plan to become a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher and I would like to know the other alternatives I can go into if I end up with a bachelor degree and there isn't a teaching position available for me.
#Education #FamilyandConsumerSciences #FCS #teaching #teacher
Do employers care more about educational background than in-field experience?
If I am going into journalism, is it more important for me to attend graduate school or simply to obtain an internship and begin my hands-on practice right after receiving my undergraduate degree? #mind-over-matter
How can I make the most of my college experience in order to ensure a successful future career?
#makeitcount #UIowaJournalism
What exactly is pre-med?
I've realized that pre-med is not a major, but it's defined as a path. What encompasses the pre-med path, and what would I major in? #premed #medicine
Do you need to major in science to go to medical school.
All of the prerequisites for medical school overlap with many of the sciences #science
What is the most important thing medical schools look for besides your GPA or MCAT?
I have all of these options and I know I need to do something to show on my application. It is nice to be involved and well rounded. #medicine #med-school -school #doctor #admissions #college-admissions
What do I need to learn how to do before moving out and living on my own?
I wasn't taught a whole lot at school about what living on your own entails, and now the time has come where I am becoming an adult and have started preparing for my future. I have yet to learn how credit works, as well as interests and loans. I dont know how to do my own taxes or what...
How achievable is it to open up my own architecture firm?
I am a woman who plans on being a licensed architect with a Master's degree, and also plans to have a home and children. How difficult would it be to open my own firm? How will debt come in to the equation, and how long would it take? #architecture #architect #architecture-and-planning #math...
How can I afford to attend my dream school?
My dream school, University of Texas-Austin, is $50,000 per year for cost of attendance. I want to attend, but it's out of my price range. What are my options?
#BigLeapForABigPrice #Cuttingthecost
How can I incorporate my interests into my future career?
#Bio-Journalism-Double-Major #How-to-take-the-next-step #What-does-it-take-to-study-both
Do You Think I Should Settle or Do Something I Love?
I've been on the fence as to whether I should pursue something I love for my career, something in the arts like photography and dance, or if I should pursue a career that I can at least put up with so I can support myself enough to be able to do the things I love? I'm torn and I am horrible at...
How Did You Figure Out What Your Dream Job Was?
I'm a high school senior who has wanted to be a veterinarian ever since middle school, but after shadowing every veterinarian in my area, I realized that I did not want to be a veterinarian anymore. Since then, I have changed my "career path" numerous times. I thought I wanted to be a wildlife...
What's the best way to approach student loan payments after graduation?
#finances #financial #loans #studentloans #postgrad
Do I need to go to grad school to find a decent job?
#gradschool #after-college
What of my interests would be worth making minors/majors on my planned degree in environmental engineering?
I plan to get a degree in environmental engineering, but I also love biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and non-science-related Spanish. Would it be too difficult, expensive, or otherwise to add any of those as a second major and/or have the remaining be minors? Especially in the case of...
Is it worth earning higher than a bachelor's when pursuing a career in environmental engineering?
I plan to get a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering for sure, but would it be worth the time, money($40K/yr at the school I am looking at), and effort to work towards a master's or PhD? #engineering #environmental-engineering #money #debt #degrees #bachelors-degree #bachelorsdegree...
What are some possible job position with CS degree?
Hello, I am going to CS major. I wonder what are some job positions with a CS degree. What is annual salary for those jobs? Is it easy to find those job? How should I apply for a job? Does the company I worked for matter? What are some great quality of a company I should look for?...
How to become a data scientist?
Hello, I am going to a liberal art college in a fringe town next school year. The school does not have a data science major but I am highly interested in data science. (I will be going to double majors in Computer science and Statistics.) What are some steps should I do to become a data...
how can i meet people in college?
in high school i was very quiet and by myself most of the time. i want my college experience to be different and i also want to have people to go to if i need advice or help with my classes.
#college-life
How do I make sure which college is right for me?
I get stuck with deciding on which college is the right choice for me. I have applied and heard back from 7 colleges. I know visiting a college also gives me an idea about the college and if I would like it there but I also want things other than a college makes me feel safe or has a good...
Why do I fear College?
Talking to my friends who are already in college, they describe college as being not much harder than high school. So why do I fear from college? I do want to go but when I go why is it that I still fear it. People have put the view of college in my head as being the same. Is it because I don't...
Where or how do you start looking for jobs once you've gotten your degree?
I want to be a Dietician and personal trainer, but I always get scared when I think about what should I do after I graduate? Should I got to hospitals? I'm really confused on that part. Could you give us some tips on where to start looking? #life-after-college
What are the best tools for staying debt free when going to college?
I've heard stories of people getting "full rides" to college and I want to know how? Does that mean they will get their education at no financial cost? And if so, how can all of us students do that? I want to get my degree as a Dietician and am looking for colleges that aren't ridiculously...
What would be recommended if I was considering between majoring in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or mechanical engineering?
I have been struggling over my years of high school in determining which type of engineering I should pursue in college. #engineering #biomedical-engineering #chemical-engineering #mechanical-engineering
How can I incorporate my interests in business and engineering post college?
I have always wanted to be an engineers since the beginning of high school but I have recently taken and interest towards business and I would want to integrate business in some way into my future career. How would I go about doing that? #engineering #business
how do i decide which one i would want as a career?
I'm stuck between a few majors and their completely different. I have many interest and I want to narrow them down so I won't be stuck taking a million different classes trying to figure out what I want.
#criminaljustice #graphic-design #nursing #mathematics
Living on campus or living off campus?
When coming to college, money is the biggest problem for me. I feel like living on campus is way better because all my resources are around me but I don't have enough money to live on campus. Living at home will be cheaper but harder for me to get to places. What should I do? I do not want to...
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