Raiderland: A Career In The Education System
John Dewey once said, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” This is something you might keep in mind when going to college, but you also have to know what college you want to attend. For me, I know. Texas Tech University, also known as Raiderland, is ranked as one of the top schools in Texas and will allow me to learn about careers in the school of law. Texas Tech offers a large variety of programs for students. According to www.ttu.edu, they have more than 150 degree programs, over 104 masters programs, 56 doctoral programs, 53 certificate programs, and the school of law is a leader among Texas schools. So students can go into any field that they desire, and that is a really positive up-side. Although, you need
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to keep other things in mind before you decide to go into your major, or even going to college. Location and statistics are a big factor on what college you are wanting to attend. Texas Tech University is located in a well-populated city. It is located in Lubbock, Texas which has a population of about 239,538 people. You don’t only need to know about the city, though. The school itself has about 35,893 students, and 83% of freshman decide to stay for their sophomore
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Also, students’ expenses are at an affordable cost. They are not completely blown out of the water like some other colleges. On www.colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com, it says that in-state tuition is $9,228, while out-of-state tuition is $22,861. In and out-of-state are different too. In-state is $235, while out-of-state is $625. Room and board is $8,928, and books and supplies usually add up to about $1,200. While keeping this in mind, you have to know what it takes to get into the school and how it is while you’re in school. Texas Tech’s requirements to get in school are not very tough if you are willing to put in the time and effort. The minimum ACT score at tech is 24, while the minimum SAT score is 1180. Although, these are not required if you are in the top 10% of you graduating class. Also, . www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org says that students are required to live on campus until they have completed 30 hours of course work. However, 93% of first-year students live in college-housing anyway. It is basically your choice of what you want to do. So now that you know everything about Texas Tech University, it is your choice if you want to attempt to attend. Do you want to be great? As Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the
world.”
to keep other things in mind before you decide to go into your major, or even going to college. Location and statistics are a big factor on what college you are wanting to attend. Texas Tech University is located in a well-populated city. It is located in Lubbock, Texas which has a population of about 239,538 people. You don’t only need to know about the city, though. The school itself has about 35,893 students, and 83% of freshman decide to stay for their sophomore
Thomas 2
year.
Also, students’ expenses are at an affordable cost. They are not completely blown out of the water like some other colleges. On www.colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com, it says that in-state tuition is $9,228, while out-of-state tuition is $22,861. In and out-of-state are different too. In-state is $235, while out-of-state is $625. Room and board is $8,928, and books and supplies usually add up to about $1,200. While keeping this in mind, you have to know what it takes to get into the school and how it is while you’re in school. Texas Tech’s requirements to get in school are not very tough if you are willing to put in the time and effort. The minimum ACT score at tech is 24, while the minimum SAT score is 1180. Although, these are not required if you are in the top 10% of you graduating class. Also, . www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org says that students are required to live on campus until they have completed 30 hours of course work. However, 93% of first-year students live in college-housing anyway. It is basically your choice of what you want to do. So now that you know everything about Texas Tech University, it is your choice if you want to attempt to attend. Do you want to be great? As Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the
world.”