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COVID Hit 'Pause' on Higher Education.

We are so appreciative to the team at Alice for their fantastic write up on Amperand. They clearly understand the vision of what we are creating and we are extremely grateful.

Some of the awesome points they made:

  • The pandemic has encouraged more than a fifth of college students to take at least a year off from their studies. But are these gap year experiences preparing students with tangible skills for their futures?
  • The Hechinger Report says that college students take an average of 26 unnecessary college credits as they determine their interests, paying thousands of extra dollars in tuition.

“I fundamentally believe that if we can get more diverse populations into internships, that it could change the boardroom down the road,” [Allie Danziger] says.

Read the full article here.