| Medical Doctors are often associated with being | | | | The variety of courses required in college will prepare |
| wealthy, yet did you know that the average student | | | | you to deal with unexpected situations, present your |
| debt for a medical student is more than $120,000? But | | | | work, brainstorm in teams, develop projects and |
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| can make anywhere from $130k to $168k according | | | | mistakes there won't be real-world consequences - |
| to Imagine a 6-figure job that will cost you $26,340 at | | | | your teachers won't "fire" you if your proposal wasn't |
| a 4-year public university. | | | | perfect. In other words, in college you can make the |
| Income is affected by many factors, including bigotry, | | | | mistakes you can't afford to make in the real world. |
| sexism and a glass ceiling that sometimes could affect | | | | Even if you aspire a talent-based profession like |
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| When it comes to males, the 1999 U.S. Census | | | | get a job after graduation. Another advantage of |
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| controllers earn on average $115k, physicists and | | | | opportunities which include the lifetime bonds created |
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| Labor Statistics, art directors earned an average | | | | works there? Just like LinkedIn, instead of contacting a |
| yearly income of $88,510 in 2008. Sometimes there's | | | | faceless corporation that throws your resume in the |
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| play writer makes. | | | | education is constantly changing with new careers, |
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| 1. Increase your knowledge and skills. | | | | anyone. Don't go on this journey alone, speak to |
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| 3. Manage abstract concepts and theories. | | | | education that will transform your life for the better. |
| 4. Improve your knowledge of the world. | | | | |