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Is Praxis Worth It? Insight from a Praxis Grad

Hi, I’m Hope Szymanski, a Praxis grad. I create value in people’s lives both personally and professionally by using my great people skills and my acquired hard skills. I am an excellent problem solver, …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Homeschooled and Ready for College? Here’s a Better Higher Ed Strategy

You’re a homeschooler. You’ve just graduated, or are getting close to it, and after you finish high school you’re planning on going to college. But why? Haven’t you spent your whole education avoiding the …

Written by Hannah Frankman

5 Foundations for Success as a College Opt-Out

Why would an academically-inclined student opt out of college? Most of the world expected I’d be college-bound. I thought I was too. But the more I thought about my future, the more I realized …

Written by Julianna Carbonare

5 Tools to Help You Master the Art of Self-Directed Learning

During the bootcamp experience at Praxis, our participants often take on several self-directed learning projects to gain the skills they want to develop and showcase via their portfolios. Self-directed learning is a skill in …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Meet Praxis Grad Randi Hill

We recently caught up with Praxis alumna Randalyn Hill. This post is focused on her reflection on her time in the program, and her advice to other people considering Praxis. Meet Praxis grad Randalyn …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Why Customer Success is the Ultimate Launchpad for Your Career

What is Customer Success? “Sales generates customers, but customer service keeps them.” — Drake Powell Customer Success is one of the most important parts of a business. It’s the support the company offers to …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

How to Create a Month-Long Project Showcasing Anything (a case study)

One skill we teach at Praxis is the art of the PDP (or personal development project.) It’s a way of structuring your personal growth in a way that signals your skills to others while …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Skills and Career Paths for Each High School Stereotype

“So do you have a career in mind?” Seems like this is the only relevant question people find to ask young people as they’re going through high school. It’s never fun to answer. In …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Don’t Fear the College Admission Scandal. Here’s What To Do Instead!

I never thought I’d see the words “college” and “scam” trending on a Twitter hashtag together. But all it took was one event to spark a whole new tone of discussion surrounding college. Let …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Alumni Spotlight- Sarah Iddings

This is Sarah Iddings. Known as the “energizer bunny” to most people, she spends her days creating value as a social media manager at Classical Conversations, a Praxis business partner. Sarah came to Praxis …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

What Do They Really Want? How Millennials are Shifting the Focus on Higher Education

There’s no question that college students are unhappy with the status quo. Just Google “college memes.” You’ll see what I mean. You get results like this: Or this: Or this: Don’t tell me college-age …

Written by Jenya Lestina

The College History You Probably Didn’t Know

A lot of people complain that college isn’t doing a good job preparing people for the workforce. They toss around statistics like “only 27% of college grads have jobs related to their majors” and …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Don’t Go to College for the Social Experience (How to Network Without College)

What do you think of when someone says the word “college”? Often the first picture that comes to mind is a college lecture hall. Add a professor, 2 students that actually care, and a …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Why Tech Apprenticeships are the Future of Higher Ed

So you’re sick of higher education but you don’t know what to do instead? You should get a tech apprenticeship. What is a tech apprenticeship? Apprenticeships are an old concept. For years, it was …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

How to Plan a Gap Year

A gap year can be an incredible experience for any young person who wants to get experience outside traditional school. But without a roadmap, it can be easy to let an entire year slip …

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