But maintaining a high GPA can make life easier for students while they're in college, and after they graduate and apply for jobs or graduate school. “GPA isn’t really a reflection of learning, it’s a reflec
“I think that just because you landed at Harvard or Yale or Princeton for college doesn't necessarily mean you're a shoo-in for graduate school at a university that's on par with that or even a slightly lower-tier university,” Willmott says. “We do sometimes see students w...
At the Ivies, the percentage of students majoring in the humanities and the softer social sciences is, in almost all cases, the smallest it’s ever been in the history of these universities. You’ve seen a massive switch in undergraduate interest into predominantly two fields: economics and po...
My guest today is Joseph Henrich, a professor at Harvard, and an expert on the evolution of human cooperation and culture. I am a big fan of his book, “The Secret of Our Success” and he just published a new one called the Weirdest People in the World about people who fall under ...
GPA stands for “grade point average” and is usually calculated using a scale of 0 to 4. Four is usually the highest GPA you can receive and corresponds to an A grade, and 0 corresponds to an F grade. How to calculate GPA? Students receive a grade or a percentage for each assignment...
7. Innovations in teaching: Engaging university students in these collaborations with schools (teaching). F. M. Reimers (*) Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, USA e-mail: Fernando_Reimers@harvard.edu F. Marmolejo Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar e-mail: fmarmolejo@qf.org.qa ...
A McKinsey survey found a 27-percentage-point gap between Black and white employees who report feeling accepted at work. But these dynamics can be changed. A number of companies have established formal mentoring and sponsorship programs; others are incorporating diversity go...
Students might specialize in entrepreneurship, consultancy, or international business through optional courses. Executive MBA An Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) is a graduate-level program developed for mid-career professionals and executives who wish to improve their business acumen and ...
This is not to say an expensive MBA is a requirement to become a business leader; the private school alumni still only make up 1 in 3 of the executives. Moreover, according to data collected by the Wall Street Journal, some of the private institutions, like Harvard, Stanford, and MIT...
However, as many as 61% of those surveyed indicate that universities do not meet their expectations, and for 2.38%, the gap is the maximum gap (i.e., expectations scored 5 points, whereas the realisation scored 1 point). The highest percentage of students for whom expectations coincide with...