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by Loreal Lynch | May 12, 2011
The current one-size-fits-all U.S. education system is failing to prepare millions of young adults for career success. That's the conclusion of a recently-published study by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Moreover, students themselves understand the importance of a career-focused college education and make it a high priority, according to a recent AP-Viacom poll.
How do students solve this problem and succeed in obtaining an education that is more career-focused? By taking matters into their own hands. Below, we've mapped out five possible paths to a career-focused college education. (Click to learn more about each path.)
About the Author
Loreal Lynch is a content editor at QuinStreet who is passionate about issues of education. She received her Bachelor's degree in Spanish from Tufts University and currently volunteers as an ESL tutor in the San Francisco Bay Area.
