However, he warns that if you want to pursue the arts and social sciences, you should either combine the study with a more practical major or go for a graduate degree.

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You can read more about the study here, but perhaps its real power comes as a demonstration of the shape of things to come.

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Right now, more Indian students like you come to study in the United States than from any other country.

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The study is chock full of even more graphs and stats, which you'll find by hitting that source link below.

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If you would like to see even more details from this WOM study, check out the three-page report, available for download here.

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The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows you're more likely to have a second heart attack if you work in a stressful job.

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Based on a study of more than 220, 000 residents in New South Wales, researchers found that the longer you spend sitting down every day, the higher the risk of dying prematurely, even if you engage in regular daily exercise.

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But Levitin and his collaborators showed in a European Journal of Neuroscience study that, from the perspective of the brain, there may be more similarities among music listeners than you think.

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Although hard skills like sales and software knowledge can get you through the door, more companies are asking for soft skills as well from job candidates, finds a recent study by Millennial Branding, a consulting firm in Boston.

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