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The job market is growing more
and more competitive,
forcing students to choose their
major accordingly in
order to be successful.
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“I go to CU. I feel a lot more pressure to stand out among my
peers academically at such a big school, especially when we
will all be competing for jobs once we graduate.”
-Sam Carrothers
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“I feel really confident about the job market. There will always be a demand for houses. The education I'm getting here at DU is totally preparing me to be successful. I'm in a desirable program; being a business student prepares me.” -Megan Long
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DU estimates that students will spend $1800 on books per academic year, in addition to the lofty tuition of $38,232.
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A lot of students have to take unpaid internships in order to graduate. The shaky job market makes student take on internships even after college. “I graduated right as the economy took a dive. Many of the people that I knew who graduated that same year had trouble finding jobs. I think many people opted for paid internships because that's what was available at the time.” -Janine Bissic
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Certain majors create better
opportunities post-graduation, according
to Megan Long, sophomore. The job
market is struggling. So are students.
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DU students spend an average of 15 hours doing homework or studying per week.
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But why all the studying?
According to a study done recently, 85% of
post-graduation professional success is
attributed to people skills and only 15% to the
actual technical skills colleges insist are
necessary for the job market.
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The DU Career Center offers advising to students on graduate schools, careers possibilities, resumes, internships, and interviewing.
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“The job market right now sucks. You have to have connections and graduate from a good school with a good GPA to be successful.” -Deanna Metropolous
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Only 11% of college students get quality sleep because of the pressure to perform well academically.
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Students continue to studylong hours and push their academic limits, in hopesof achieving successafter graduation.
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“Is college worth the debt? Within reason- absolutely! Smartest investment I made in myself. Do I love having a monthly loan payment? No. Was the personal growth and life-long fellowship worth the investment? Every single penny.”
-Janine Bissic