Archive for the ‘ Life ’ Category

Math Is Hard!

Not really. I adore math and all its perfect logic. I’ve ranted before about math and smart girls and the general idea that being capable of doing something well has nothing to do with gender, race, sex, or your ass’ ability to sprout wings[ READ MORE ]

Ways To Kick the Ass of Student Loan Debt

Loathe student loan debt and all the evil it represents? Congratulations! You are super special and we are here to celebrate the unique perfection that is you, you trailblazing badass! Not really. It turns out you're just like the rest of us[ READ MORE ]

Bad SAT Scores? All Is Not Lost

Stop panicking, all is not lost. There’s work to be done, so pull your freaking out little self up, take a deep breathe, and get to it. [ READ MORE ]

Amy Poehler’s Speech for Harvard Grads

Amy Poehler gave a commencement speech at Harvard. I shouldn’t have to write another word. If you require one line to convince you it’s watch-worthy: Poehler seamlessly slips words of wisdom into a long string of funny[ READ MORE ]

The Girl Effect

Just something to keep in mind when joining in with the masses regarding how much the education situation here in the U.S. bites: The Girl Effect is a good reminder that at least we have an education system, imperfect though it may be[ READ MORE ]

Pay Attention When Scott Adams Gives Education Advice to College Students

Since he’s already got my respect, I had no trouble giving full focus to his article in the Wall Street Journal about why the average college student would benefit more from learning how to run a business than from all that chemistry, calculus, and art history mumbo-jumbo. I loathe business and can’t get enough of the mumbo-jumbo arts, hard sciences, and math, but his article made so much sense I was forced (against my will!) to agree[ READ MORE ]

Job Market Less Than Kind To Recent College Grads

The NY Times has the newest studies and infographics on how new college graduates are faring in this wicked-fun economy. Basically, the higher-educated are working for pennies in jobs totally unrelated to their fields of study. Debt resulting from all that higher-ed tuition and all those textbooks is insane ($20,000 is standard), and must sting [ READ MORE ]

“Unbundling College: How to Avoid Spending $100,000 (or more) on a Credential You Don’t Really Need”

I’ve been a fan of Ramit Sethi for a long time. He’s smart and I like the way he thinks---simple and logical and rarely what I’m expecting. He comes from a money/business/finance direction, so reading what Ramit has to say about higher education, graduate degrees, necessity and money had to be done[ READ MORE ]

Positive Outlook for Future Careers in Alzheimer’s Research

When the sh*t is actively hitting the fan in large amounts, everyone who was supposed to be dealing with the crap in the first place suddenly starts running around like their hair is on fire, desperately scrounging for a solution. [ READ MORE ]

Making the Summer Internship Work for You

There seems to be some theory in the offing that insists there's a direct correlation between one's future trajectory and one's summer break activities. [ READ MORE ]