This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Strayer University. The opinions and text are all mine. In 2010, I decided to start all over and get my MBA. I intentionally decided to pursue my graduate degree in the evenings with no idea what the outcome...
You probably know a friend or two who dropped out of college. Yeah, I was one of those people. I flunked out of college twice. Not because I couldn’t do it, but because I didn’t try. Now, I’m 28 and going back to get my bachelor's degree. Why do I think I’ll succeed...
“Those who can’t do, teach, and those who can’t teach, teach gym,” Woody Allen’s character, Alvy, famously said in Annie Hall. Alvy added that those who couldn’t do either were teachers at his school. The path of an educator, despite Alvy’s experience, is not easy....
Universities offer a wide range of MBA courses to students now. Many students think they are taking advantage of a wonderful deal by going with part-time MBA programs, but they are missing out on so much. If you are having trouble deciding on a part-time or full-time...
Earning an MBA is not exactly what you would call easy. There are tough entry requirements that have to be met, the program is expensive, and the work involved in earning one is very demanding, taking a great deal of your time and challenging your mental capabilities....
Done with college? Now, it's time to find your dream career. Overwhelming right? The secret to battling overwhelm when searching for your first job is to plan your future out step-by-step. Nobody can turn their lives around overnight, right? There are five stages to...
According to the Council of Graduate Schools last year, post-secondary institutions that took part in its graduate enrollment and degrees survey received north of 2.1 million applications for the fall of 2014, and they extended more than 850,000 offers of admission...
There may be a number of reasons why going back to school isn’t an option in your life right now. It could be that you feel those years are behind you and you are now in the workplace. Or, it could be that due to a variety of different reasons, maybe you never really...
Graduating is a big deal. One of the most fun and exciting periods of your life is coming to a close and you'll be saying goodbye to friends and classmates who you’ve spent the last few years of your life with. You'll also be finally done with a long period of...