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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Selected Business Article !
Which college will land you
the highest-paying job?
http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/12/news/economy/debt-ceiling/index.html?iid=HP_LN!
2. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
"Harvey Mudd College among the highest
earning post-grad!
3. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Summary!
• Average mid-career salary: $124,300!
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics)!
• The more money people make, the better
they like their job.!
4. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Social Circumstance!
Social Group: people 18-25 !
Circumstance: Students applying to university/
students currently enrolled and intended major!
5. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research
Fall Open House Admission Center!
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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research
Bernon Hall: Admission Center!
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Chivers
Ethnographic Research
Welcoming Sign!
Professor
Klinkowstein
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Chivers
Ethnographic Research
Washington Park: NYU!
Professor
Klinkowstein
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Chivers
Ethnographic Research
Sara Fox!
Professor
Klinkowstein
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Chivers
Ethnographic Research
Diana Pedra!
Professor
Klinkowstein
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Chivers
Ethnographic Research
Billy Cohen!
Professor
Klinkowstein
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Chivers
Ethnographic Research
Conner Milfred!
Professor
Klinkowstein
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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Observations
• 15 people present at the fall undergraduate
open house. !
• Divided into groups!
• Prospective students were talking with currently
enrolled students at Hofstra. !
14. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Observations
• Boy was looking rapidly through his Hofstra
admission guide!
• The girl across fidgets with her phone constantly!
• The parents are attempting to connect with one
another, boasting about their children. !
15. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Observations
• Every prospective student is with a parent!
• Parents taking over most of the conversations,
rather than the student. !
• The students are dressed with clothes that may
possible be considered casual: jeans, leggings,
jackets, blouses!
16. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Findings
Sarah Fox:!
What is the component in choosing a college?
• Location, location, location!
What was your first choice? Why?
• New York University: They had a
great business program. !
What major and why? Is it money or
aspirations?
• Entrepreneurship in order to
create a business for the world!
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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Findings
Diana Pedra:!
What is the component in choosing a college?
• Nice campus and a small class !
What was your first choice? Why?
• Providence college: campus
size, prestigious !
What major and why? Is it money or
aspirations?
• Undecided: “I don’t really know
a career that is a perfect fit.”!
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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Findings
Conner Milfred:!
What is the component in choosing a college?!
• Study abroad programs, and a
business school.!
What was your first choice? Why?
• Columbia: met all requirements!
What major and why? Is it money or
aspirations?
• Business management because
they wanted money for the future. !
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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Findings
Billy Cohen:!
What is the component in choosing a college?
• Their father wanted them to
attend a business school. !
What was your first choice? Why?
• Boston University, because of
previous relatives. !
What major and why? Is it money or
aspirations?
• International business,
because it the parents wish. !
29. Brandon
Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Combination: Black & White!
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Chivers
Professor
Klinkowstein
Proposal
• Building from previous college search engines, such as College
Board, the resulting product will give a variety of options in creating
the perfect college/university match per individual. Which will be
based upon big data (social media), major, money options, and postgrad career retention. An additional proponent of an MRI, which will
evaluate through a neurological exam, will then determine the
accuracy of a decision based upon neurotransmitters that react at
the receptor to a list of probing questions. Giving the student an
overall match that is better personalized then previous surveys.!
