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Is college worth the cost?
For most middle-class millennial's, college is seen as a luxury most cannot afford. However, we see the difference an education can make in our standard of living. But, how can any person who wants to acquire a higher socio-economic status achieve this if the cost is more than what we can...
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What is the most challenge about your job?
I know that being a Vet Tech isn't rainbows and sunshine, I want to know like what you think is the hard thing you have to do. #veterinary-technician
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What classes should I take to become a Vet Tech
I want to know because each time i search or ask it change #veterinary-technician
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Is it important to know multiple languages in your job?
This is regardless of the job. Personally I plan on being in tech but all my teachers say it's very important to know more than one language. Personally I struggle with learning languages. Will I be at a large disadvantage? #general #language #first-job #technical #spanish
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Will there be opening jobs in computer science with only having a bachelor’s degree?
My family is pressed about the money for college and I think it would be best to find a job that would only require a bachelor’s degree. Would it make sense for someone who wants a tech job to go for masters? I know it would help but if i had good grades at a 4 year public state university...
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When pursuing graduate school, what are some things to keep in mind and look into?
I'm in the process of compiling a list of graduate schools to apply to in the fall and would like some advice on how to narrow down the list. Right now a big thing for me is location, so I'm only looking at particular states. But I'm sure there are other things that one should keep in mind when...
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If you're trying to make a field switch (say math to engineering) what advice do you have for a smooth transition?
A little bit about me: I am a rising undergraduate senior majoring in math but I am interested in pursuing industrial engineering. I've been looking into pursuing graduate school simply because it seems like the only option, being that I have no formal knowledge of engineering. Are there any...
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How do you go about finding a summer internship?
I have just finished my sophomore year at the College of Charleston and was not sure how to go about finding a summer internship before I headed back home to New York. I'm a double major in Business Administration and Hospitality and Tourism so at my college there is a list server for Tourism...
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Where can you find the best financial aid support?
I am a current junior in high school and looking for financial options that allow college to be more affordable. #financial-aid #scholarship
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When is the right time to take the SAT's and how many times should I take it?
I am a current junior in high school and I am taking the upcoming SAT on June 4, but wondering if I should take it another time. #sat
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What are benefits of having a minor in Linguistics?
I am currently thinking about minoring in Linguistics, and my career goal is to work in the Education field. #school #college-minor #k-12-education #linguistics
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If I want to work at a record company in their PR division, how do I get started?
Thanks for the help #pr #record-labels #record #public-relations #music #performing-arts
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What is the difference between hard and soft skills on a resume?
One resume asked me for hard skills and soft skills, and I want to know the difference. #resume #interviews #general
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What are some of the concepts needed to know before taking Physical Therapy classes?
I am thinking about pursuing this career but do not know exactly what is to be studied. #pre-med #therapy #physical #medicine #hospital-and-health-care #physical-therapy
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How does the process of college work? Do people help you, guide you, through college or is it more independent?
I am asking because I am currently being pressured to start my college search and applications and do not know exactly how the process of collefe works. #education #leader #college-teaching
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Do school counselors' role vary depending on the grade of school they are working in?
I want to know if a school counselor's role differ in an elementary school, middle school, high school, and college due to students' age and their behaviors. I can see a school counselor in a middle school would likely to deal with behavioral issues where as high school can be different....
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What is the best way to overcome test anxiety?
I have struggled with test anxiety beginning in early elementary school. I am looking for advise as to how to overcome this issue
so I can be the most confident when tests are presented. #test #anxiety
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What subjects do you feel are the most imortant when looking to pursue a career in sports marketing or sports management?
The university I am going to attend does not specifically offer a major in Sports Management. I will be majoring in Business Management/Marketing.
I want to take advantage of any courses that you feel are 100% necessary to help me be successful in my career. #business #management #sports
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How much human contact to Biomedical Engineers generally get at their job sites after college?
I am high school senior who will be attending Columbia University next year and I plan on majoring in biomedical engineering. #engineering #engineer #biology #higher-education
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How can I use an MBA degree after attending business school to help me bring my Biomedical Engineering expertise to the business world.
I am a high school senior who will be attending Columbia university next year and I plan on majoring in Biomedical Engineering. #business #engineering
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Do you think these two majors are a good combo?
I'm going into computer science and computer art. My endgame is to make video games. #science #computer
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What are good websites to use to learn coding?
codeacademy? code . org? #science #computer #tech
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How should I start learning on my own?
I don't want to go in completely blind and fall behind. I took a computer science course in high school but I think that it's not really enough. #science #computer
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How hard was it to go from knowing nothing to learning about Computer Science?
I don't know much about the field other than a very VERY basic understanding and I'm worried I never will. #science #computer
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Is it more sensible to enter an RN program vs a LPN in nursing since the LPN part time is 2 academic years?
Weighing options #nursing #medicine
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Is it common for medical students to enter the medical field and have a nervous reaction to the sight of blood (blood phobia)?
I was accepted into a nursing program which begins at the end of August and am dead set on overcoming the fear. I believe that maybe with enough exposure, you become de-sensitized to it?? #medicine #nursing
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How vast is the overlap between a career as a translator and a career as an interpreter?
At the moment I am studying Spanish Translation & Interpretation in undergraduate school. I adore reading and writing, but I also value the spoken and listening aspect of language as well, and therefore feel that I would be suited professionally not just for translation, but also for...
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How does a PhD program work as opposed to a Masters program? What does it entail?
Hi, I'm an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Spanish Translation & Interpretation and I'm interested in pursuing a Doctorate after I graduate. However, I've heard a number of different explanations of what a PhD program entails and I am honestly so...
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Is working for an NGO or a Government entity more useful for helping enact a positive change and gain practical experience?
My undergraduate research used data from both governmental and non-governmental agencies to assess local water quality. I wanted to know which route would provide me with better experience? #environmental-science
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In the field of environmental science, how relevant will a Ph.D or Master's degree be?
I just finished my undergraduate career and will be entering into a Master's program this fall (2016). I am attempting to figure out whether a Master's degree is sufficient to begin a career or if it would be better to persue a Ph.D immediately after the graduate program. I know it's a little...
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