I quit my Ph.D. program to be a wife and mother at 23. It's not what I expected for my post-college life, but I'm happier.

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The author, left, wanted to be a mother and wife – not an academic.

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Elite tutors can earn $180,000 and travel the world, but are risking a 'Faustian pact' with the superrich

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My son decided to go to a college across the country. I'm already dreading my empty nest, but it's time to let him go.

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The author, not pictured, is dreading her empty nest when her son goes to college.

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Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report

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"Only one-in-four U.S. adults say it's extremely or very important to have a four-year college degree in order to get a well-paying job in today's economy," the Pew Research Center said in a report on Thursday.

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My high school graduation was ruined. I'm now graduating from college and getting the ceremony I deserve.

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The author, not pictured, just graduated from college.

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Emory students won a $10,000 prize for their AI tool. Then the university punished them.

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Emory University students (not pictured) were disciplined for creating an AI program.

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I'm a recent college graduate. No one told me it would be this hard to make ends meet.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college graduate who can't make ends meet.

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22 valuable pieces of advice from graduation speeches through history

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Tim Cook speaks at Tulane University's commencement in 2019.

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Colleges started ending academic years earlier in the 1970s to avoid 'protest weather'

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Musician Tom Morello performs at a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the University of Southern California.

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I was accepted to Yale. Here's everything I included in my successful Ivy League application.

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The author got into Yale with his successful college application.

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