career Archives | IvyBoost Education College Admissions Counseling Boosts Your Opportunities for Top Selective Colleges Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:27:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://site.ivyboost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-ivyboost-favicon-32x32.png career Archives | IvyBoost Education 32 32 My Path to Chemical Engineering https://site.ivyboost.com/my-path-to-chemical-engineering/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:27:06 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=17726 by Abigail G. As a high school student, you’re at a crossroads, making decisions that can quickly shape your future. Around my junior year of high school, I clearly knew that I loved chemistry and biology, and I was also pretty good at math. But when it came to choosing a college major, I was a bit lost. I thought I wanted to study chemistry until a suggestion from my

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Attention High School Job-Seekers: Consider This Job for Soft Skills https://site.ivyboost.com/attention-high-school-job-seekers-consider-this-job-for-soft-skills/ Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:51:16 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=16671 by Justin B. For high school students, finding a job can be tough! Most find themselves working at a restaurant, retail store or movie theater, and while these jobs can be worthwhile, many students are looking for opportunities that are better aligned with their future career aspirations. Unfortunately, most entry-level paid employment opportunities in STEM, law and other pathways have advanced training and certification requirements that a typical 16 or

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Is There a Career Combining Humanities and STEM? https://site.ivyboost.com/is-there-a-career-combining-humanities-and-stem/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 23:14:18 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=16634 by Jennifer L. Yes!  There are many career possibilities in which humanities and STEM go hand-in-hand.  You don’t have to pick one over the other, but can pursue a career that balances both.  One of these paths is a patent attorney.  A patent attorney is a lawyer-scientist who understands advances in the scientific fields and explains and argues differences in technology to judges, juries, and Patent Office Examiners. Patent attorneys

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Want to be a Software Developer? LinkedIn Says to Consider These Colleges https://site.ivyboost.com/want-to-be-a-software-developer-linkedin-says-to-consider-these-colleges/ Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:38:55 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=6651 According to LinkedIn, if you are a student with an interest in a career as a software developer, there are several colleges they would recommend from the thousands out there. Based on LinkedIn data, budding software developers may want to check out these 5 colleges: 1. Carnegie Mellon University 2. Caltech 3. Cornell University 4. MIT 5. Princeton University   Those who specifically wish to work as a software developer

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