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[Read More](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/a-force-for-change-classical-christian-grads-become-influencers) [![](https://info.veritasacademy.com/hubfs/woman-in-yellow-jacket-holding-red-book-3762800.jpg)](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/college-career-preparedness-how-do-classical-christian-alumni-measure-up) ### [College & Career Preparedness: How Do Classical Alumni Measure Up?](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/college-career-preparedness-how-do-classical-christian-alumni-measure-up) Posted by [Ty Fischer](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/ty-fischer) on Jun 16, 2020, 3:53:50 PM *If you are new to this series of posts, please check out these two posts that explain the Good Soil Report (LINK HERE) and the [Read More](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/college-career-preparedness-how-do-classical-christian-alumni-measure-up)* *[![](https://info.veritasacademy.com/hubfs/kindergarten-girl-prudence-web.jpg)](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/too-good-to-be-true) ### [Too Good to Be True? Data on Classical Christian School Speaks Volumes](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/too-good-to-be-true) Posted by [Ty Fischer](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/ty-fischer) on Jun 12, 2020, 8:12:25 PM Have you ever read a sentence or seen some data and thought that it's too good to be true? 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