Career Prep

For decades, conventional wisdom has been that in order to get a good job, one must graduate from college, preferably with a strong academic record. But when it comes to actually applying for jobs, how often do companies confirm the education credentials, such as school attend... Read More

Key findings: 69% of men think it is extremely or very likely that sexism will prevent them from achieving a C-suite position, compared to 51% of women 49% of men say sexism has made it extremely or very difficult to advance in their career, compared to 41% of women �... Read More

The pandemic as well as the social and political events of 2020-2021 will have a lasting effect on American society. Although it remains unclear what long-term impacts the past year or so may have on younger generations, it’s likely that the time period was influential. Inte... Read More

Earlier this year, Netflix debuted "Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal." The documentary details the 2019 FBI investigation into a ring of college admissions counselors, coaches, and parents who helped their children secure admission to elite colleges through... Read More

From 2009 to 2019, U.S. student loan debt increased 107%, from $772 billion to $1.6 trillion.  During the same period, the average amount individual students borrowed increased by 26%, from $24,000 to over $30,000. One doesn’t have to look far for at least a partial explana... Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed over 450 thousand lives in the United States and over 2 million globally. To make matters worse, millions of Americans have lost their jobs, making it difficult to pay for basic living expenses, much less rent, mortgage payments, and colle... Read More

With the rising cost of high education and cost of living many high school students are considering whether a four-year bachelor's degree or other type of postsecondary education is right for them. A November 2023 survey of 800 U.S. employers conducted by Intelligent.com offer... Read More

The Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action disrupted the college admissions landscape for both colleges and applicants. As the first group of college applicants in the post-affirmative action era, the class of 2024 faces new questions about including race and ethnicit... Read More

A recent New York Times article covered Americans’ declining faith in the value of college, and recent polls have shown that Americans’ opinions of higher education have dropped over the past decade. To get a better understanding of how valuable Americans think college is ... Read More