challenging to attend a college. (Source C) Although this is true‚ colleges provide student with unparalleled experience of learning and increase their quality of life as well as help to explore their passion. While critics argue that if the aim is to be able financially‚ one must not go through the hassle of college merely to earn a living. (Source A) However‚ college also elevates the freedom of creativity and expressions of new innovations and ideas. Foremost‚ college implements an adventure
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me want to get as far away from California as I could for college. UCLA‚ a 50-minute drive from my home in Irvine‚ did not seem as exciting as going off to the east coast by myself‚ which was always how I envisioned my college experience. As a naïve 18-year-old‚ I figured I no longer needed my parents’ help. I would go to Baltimore and be fine on my own‚ because after all‚ it was through my own hard work that I had been accepted to college. My mom‚ having left her home in California to go study in
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Some people may be concerned if college is worth it or not. College is for those that actually want to learn and it is not to be taken lightly. It is the final preparation before you go to the outside world‚ so it may seem scary to some people because of the social situations and debt. However‚ it prepares you for the rest of your life. College gives students more than just educational knowledge‚ it teaches the students about life and a lot about themselves but there’s a huge debt behind all of this
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The main purpose for me wanting to go to college is to have the education and training requirements for the profession I want to pursue. All through my early life people have constantly told me that you cannot be the things you want without going to college. College is what gives people a sense of meaning in the world‚ when you go to college you open the first chapter of your new life. Furthermore‚ college is the primary basis of my career choice. My dream profession is to become a General Surgeon
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“Curbing College Drinking…” The consequences of college binge drinking are more destructive and life- changing than students realize. In the article “Curbing College Drinking Starts with a Change in Attitude‚” by Sara Fritz‚ published in Pearson’s The Effective Reader in 2011‚ the author explains the problems resulting from excessive drinking on college campuses. Due to the seriousness of drinking‚ colleges find‚ it will take the combined effort of parents‚ students‚ and college staff to
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scholarship to play softball at a college. To be able to play at college level in a sport I have dedicated my whole life and worked so hard at would be a dream come true and such an accomplishment to know that I have finally made it. Through all the sweat‚ blood‚ and tears. The scorching heat‚ or the freezing cold‚ or the endless hours of practicing. It will have all been worth it in the end because I ended up exactly where I’ve always wanted to be; which is on a college softball field. I can just imagine
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Weight gain in college is a big issue in America due to busy lifestyles‚ lack of exercise‚ stress‚ easier access to fast food‚ and larger calorie intake. Students today are faced with the serious reality of unwanted weight gain as they enter college. College weight gain can become a big problem and later lead to Obesity. When students enter college most of them leave sports behind them. These students that were used to practicing five or more times a week for hours at a time are now left with no
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The College Board document encourages college counseling and career counseling to be integrated in a program of instruction that starts in elementary school. College and career counseling at elementary school! At first thought this seems too early. However‚ the skills needed to be effective in the workforce require a solid foundation in reading‚ writing and basic math. These basic skills are all learned in elementary school and are essential in a modern economy. In the 21st Century the journey
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College is an open door to many opportunities especially for someone like me who comes from a conservative culture in which most believe the working field is not for women. Times have changed and yet an employed woman is looked down upon. Many girls dream about having a bright future only to see it shatter once they become older and their opportunities are seized. I want to be able to beat the odds and go against the old-fashioned beliefs of my culture. To do so I need to achieve a higher education
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I am doubting myself‚ physically and mentally. Will my body be able to handle college athletics after everything I’ve put it through? Am I smart enough to maintain the grades I have been expected to have my whole life? But before I can even think about these things the real question is constantly making an appearance in my head: do I even really want to be a college athlete? I could never imagine that part of my life gone and knowing that all those practices and games were
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