Archive for February, 2007

Getting Into College Without Taking the SAT

List of SAT / ACT Optional 4-Year Universities Fair Test keeps a list of schools that have dispensed with the standardized testing requirement. Currently, that list includes 734 schools, 28 of which are ranked in the top 100 liberal arts colleges in America by U.S. News and World Report. Notable colleges on the list include: [ READ MORE ]

Vocation Vacations – Test Drive Your Dream Career

How To Quell the Fear-of-Change Demon Inside You I love the Seinfeld episode where Kramer traipses off to a baseball fantasy camp and George, in a moment of nostril-flaring frustration says, “Kramer goes to a fantasy camp. His whole life is a fantasy camp! People should plunk down two thousand dollars to live like him [ READ MORE ]

Did Any 2007 Best Actor Nominees Attend College?

Many actors grow up on stage – spending their childhoods in a spotlight of some sort – why would they stop their careers to go to university? Very few actors actually attend college and if they do, a high percentage drop out. Famous college dropouts include: Jake Gyllenhaal – Columbia University, Woody Allen – New [ READ MORE ]

Fashion School Alumni at New York Fashion Week

All Art Schools has an interesting article on their site – Which Fashion Schools Did Fashion Week Designers Attend? Calvin Klein – Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) A native of the Bronx, Calvin Klein is no stranger to New York Fashion Week. He attended the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and launched his first line [ READ MORE ]

Best Careers: Physical Therapists

I posted previously about CareerJournal.com’s Best Careers List, for which they used their powers for good and not evil, to obtain. They surveyed career-focused people to find a list of common attributes people who are most satisfied with their jobs: -Good intellectual stimulation -Strong job security -High level of control and freedom in what to [ READ MORE ]

Best Careers: Management Consultants + Analysts

Management Consultants made CareerJournal’s Best Careers List. Their ranking criteria were based on which careers make for happy and satisfied working folks. Since the list wasn’t compiled based on salary alone, and instead was based on not being miserable in your career, I applaud the list and the editors of CareerJournal.com for initiating the research. [ READ MORE ]

Top 10 MBA Programs for 2007

The Financial Times released its 2007 business school rankings on January 29th. Categories include Top Global MBA Programs, Top European Schools, Top American Schools, Top Asia-Pacific Schools, Top Canadian Schools and Top Salaries. Top 10 Business Schools – Worldwide 1. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton 2. Columbia Business School 3. Harvard Business School 3. Stanford Graduate [ READ MORE ]