{"id":16827,"date":"2025-09-17T13:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=16827"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:48:19","slug":"career-prep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/admissions\/career-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"garcia_Piper_Center_20240924_053 (1)\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/garcia_Piper_Center_20240924_053-1-e1758255286462.jpg?resize=1600%2C747&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n                \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69dc1d72459b2\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle no-height-set\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 400; padding: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; border-radius: 10px;\"><b>Ole Career Launcher<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: center;\">Our alumni network of more than <span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 900; padding: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px;\"><b>35,000<\/b><\/span> Oles is ready to connect with students during their four years on the Hill and offer mentorship, career insights, and support as they launch their lives after graduation.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #6e3a5d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px;\">We help reveal the launchpad to your future. The Ole Career Launcher provides hands-on, skill-building opportunities for St. Olaf students to connect, learn, and accelerate their careers.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The program offers different tracks designed to last anywhere from a few weeks to an entire semester. Each program provides students with a mix of practical skills for specific careers, useful work mindsets, and powerful networking opportunities with experts \u2014 often including accomplished alumni.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #b11556; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 400; padding: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #6e3a5d; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; border-radius: 10px;\"><b>91%<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px;\">of our graduates participate in an internship, research or field experience, community service project, or similar experiential learning opportunity.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #b11556; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 400; padding: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #6e3a5d; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; border-radius: 10px;\"><b>84%<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 40px;\">of our graduates report finding satisfying jobs, with 78% saying they&#8217;re leveraging skills developed at St. Olaf.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #242121; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: center;\">We rank <span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 900; padding: 2px; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242121; font-size: 20px;\"><b>7th<\/b><\/span> among the nation&#8217;s baccalaureate colleges in the number of graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"color: #242121; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 900; padding: 2px; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242121; font-size: 20px;\"><b>71%<\/b><\/span> of students who applied to graduate school were accepted to their first or second choice graduate program (Class of 2024).<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"color: #242121; margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 900; padding: 2px; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #e4a01b; color: #242121; font-size: 20px;\"><b>84%<\/b><\/span> was the medical school acceptance rate for competitive* applicants for the 2023-24 cycle.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'calluna sans';\">*GPA of 3.7 or higher and an MCAT score of 510 or higher.<\/span><span style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; font-family: calluna sans;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\">\n<div class=\"wp-embed-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-lazy\" data-js=\"lazyload-embed\" data-embed-provider=\"st. olaf college\" > \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/?p=667\" data-embed-href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/embed\/p667?autoplay=1\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger\" data-js=\"lazyload-trigger\" title=\"Find What&#039;s Next - The Piper Center for Vocation and Career\" data-embed-id=\"p667\"> \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__image lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/components\/poster\/p667\" alt=\"Find What&#039;s Next - The Piper Center for Vocation and Career\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-embed-lazy__caption\"> \t\t\t<i class=\"wp-embed-lazy__icon icon icon-play\"><\/i> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger-label\">Play Video<\/span> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__title\">Find What&#039;s Next &#8211; 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