To University and Beyond

About the Authors xi
 
1 Why We Wrote This Book 1
 
David Teten 1
 
Mandee Heller Adler 3
 
Mandee and David 4
 
2 College is Not for Everyone: Get Paid to Learn 5
 
3 Before Your First Class 9
 
4 Who Do You Know? Who Knows You? 15
 
Character 20
 
Competence 21
 
Relevance 25
 
Information 27
 
Strength 28
 
Number 32
 
Diversity 33
 
5 How to Get the Most Out of Virtual Classes and Events 37
 
6 If You're Not at the Table, You're Missing Out: Plan Your Career 43
 
In Your Final Year Before Graduation 48
 
7 Top 10 Myths Students Believe 51
 
8 Write a Resume That Sells 57
 
9 Prepare a Personal Marketing Plan 65
 
10 Start Your New Job and Don't Get Fired 67
 
11 Write a Memo People Actually Read 71
 
12 Present So People Will Hear 73
 
13 Easy Career Kickstarts That Most People Don't Do 79
 
14 What You Will Know by Age 45 83
 
15 Internships and Other Work Experience, Locally and Globally 85
 
16 Get Paid to Study: Ridiculously Generous Scholarships 89
 
Scholarship Databases 89
 
The Elite Scholarships 90
 
Technology 93
 
Science, Engineering, and Math 94
 
Social Impact 96
 
17 Politics and International Relations 97
 
Internships with Politicians 97
 
Political Science 99
 
United States-Europe Relations 101
 
United States-Asia Relations 104
 
Libertarian/Classical Liberal Politics 105
 
Conservative Politics 107
 
Progressive Politics 108
 
18 Women, Racial Minorities, and Other Underrepresented Communities 111
 
Women 111
 
Underrepresented Minorities 113
 
19 Religious Groups 117
 
Christian 117
 
Jewish 118
 
Muslim 119
 
20 Mini-Universities: Conferences and Communities for Further Learning 121
 
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MANDEE HELLER ADLER is Founder and Managing Partner of International College Counselors, LLC, and its subsidiarity Edit the Work. Her firm is one of the world's largest educational consulting businesses, serving clients from over 13 countries and across 20 U.S. states.
 
DAVID TETEN is CEO of Versatile Venture Capital and Founder of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of NY. He was previously a Managing Partner with HOF Capital, Partner at ff Venture Capital, serial technology entrepreneur, investment banker, and strategy consultant. He writes at teten.com.