The Daily Stat: How College Experiences Shape Adult Lives, According to Gallup

 

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May 14, 2014 How College Experiences Shape Adult Lives, According to Gallup High levels of well-being and engagement with work in adulthood are linked to 6 experiences in college, according to Gallup: having at least one professor who generated excitement about learning; feeling that professors cared about students as people; being encouraged by a mentor to pursue goals and dreams; working on a project that took a semester or longer to complete; having an internship or job that allowed for the application of ideas learned in the classroom; and being extremely active in extracurricular activities and organizations. Although few people report having had all six experiences, those who had the first three are 2.3 times more likely to be engaged at work and 1.9 times more likely to experience high well-being. SOURCE: That Ivy League Degree Won't Make You Happy in the Real World

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