universities took on greater meaning‚ my mother and uncle‚ both alumni of the University of Michigan‚ took me to see their old stamping grounds. From first sight‚ the university looked frightening because of its size‚ but with such a large school comes diversity of people and of academic and non-academic events. In Springfield High School‚ non-academic clubs such as the Future Physicians and the Pylon‚ both of which I have belonged to for two years‚ give me an opportunity to see both the business world
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Discrimination in College/University Admissions There can be many factors that determine whether or not you can get into a college. Do you have the grades‚ are you involved in your community‚ have you been convicted. Many questions like those listed above have been commonly asked to applicants who apply for major colleges universities. However‚ you are never asked your ethnicity during an interview‚ usually they give you an application to fill out and they have a space that allows you to check
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History). This order was later revised by president Lyndon B. Johnson with executive order 11246 including non-discriminatory policies in the work place and branching out to protect women (A Brief History). Today affirmative action is used to increase diversity in higher education‚ and offer underprivileged
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College is one of the most important parts of a person’s life. Not everyone gets to go; therefore‚ attending college has become a personal aspiration for me. I am attending college to better my chances at having a happy and productive life. As stereotypical as that statement sounds‚ it is the very truth and foundation that keeps me pursuing a postsecondary school education. Attending college would bring my future a myriad of opportunities. I am often asked about what I expect from my college experience;
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Christendom College offers many compelling reasons that have increased my desire to attend this great school. Some of the things that I love about my high school are found at Christendom‚ such as its challenging‚ yet enriching curriculum. When looking at the list of classes that come with the curriculum as well as attending the Summer Program‚ it reminded me a great deal of the incredible education I have received at my High School‚ Saint Thomas More Academy. At Saint Thomas More the curriculum was
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the opposite‚ would be the best thing for me to branch out and explore. No matter how hard I tried‚ I did not have anybody to look up to. I never knew of anybody in my family that had a Bachelor’s degree and even though I knew I wanted to attend college‚ I needed a role model. It was not until my mother began to attend the University of Texas at Brownsville that I began to have some inspiration. My
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Not only did they guide me through the process of college applications‚ but they also treated me like family. I had realized that maybe this change too‚ was a good one. It had certainly been very busy 4 months as I was studying for the physics SAT‚ math SAT and the normal SAT on top of my school work which helped me become a better time manager and organizer. These two skills that I now possess will benefit me for the rest of my high school‚ college and work career. But that wasn’t the most important
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Bias in College Admissions There is no mistaking that getting into college is highly competitive‚ a college degree is now more necessary than ever. There are many kinds of bias race‚ gender‚ grade point average‚ financial ability and more important class. The Oxford American College Dictionary defines bias as "Prejudice on favor of or against one thing‚ person‚ or group compared with another‚ usually in a way considered to be unfair. Many in this country view the college or university admissions
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I believe that I would be an ideal candidate for guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Pharmacy Program because I always look to challenge myself‚ I have an extremely strong work ethic‚ and I’m motivated to succeed in everything. As a swimmer‚ I’ve been trained to push through the pain and accept it. I always try my best in everything‚ because I’ve learned that hard work is necessary for greatness. Sophomore year swim season‚ we had a new coach who really worked us to
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Attending school is a reality that can date back to years in your life that you must strain to remember. From show and tells to college term papers‚ education is one of the longest lasting and most defining events of your life. Education can be defined as the knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process. This knowledge‚ of course‚ is in the hands of a particular teacher to pass on to a group of students willing to learn. Whether it be an introductory art class or an advanced
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