“What is College For?” – The Review In the article‚ “What Is College For? (Part 2)” written by Gary Gutting we see a description of his ideal vision to improve education and the intellectual culture of our citizens. Mr. Gutting emphasizes that preparing students for employment should be the job of the elementary‚ middle and high school rather than college. He argues that higher education is basically unnecessary for the practice of many professions. At the beginning of this article he states
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student to private or public college‚ and I would recommend public college because they are cheaper compared to private colleges and the student would have less stress because of a small debt. During senior year of high school‚ students search for colleges which have their majors and meet their affordability. They try to score high on the SAT’s‚ keep their GPA high‚ do volunteer services‚ and extracurricular activities so that they get accepted to the applied colleges. Most of the students dream
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I personally don’t believe that college should be free. Making it free would only serve to limit the value of the education while filling colleges with students that have no business/need there. College would become nothing more than a 4 year extension of high school if it were free. As things are now‚ society needs about 25% of the population to have a college degree for the jobs that require one and about 30% of the population has a degree. As a result‚ you hear from a lot of people that believe
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College was a topic that was often brought up in my household. My brother was the first person to go to college and graduate in my family. My parents wanted me to go to college and be better than they were. Not going to college was not an option; the rules were your either went to college or you had to leave the house. At the same time that I graduated from high school ‚ my brother also graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In order to prepare me for college‚ my brother and his friends
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Petersburg College‚ a community college (now state) nearby my neighborhood. I thought it was too good of an opportunity not to apply‚ and I was accepted into the program for my Senior year along with a few of my friends. Learning in college was a lot different than high school‚ but all of my professors were great at making sure all students understood curriculum and did what
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http://EzineArticles.com/90219 Small Colleges Vs. Large Colleges When choosing a college‚ one should take many aspects into consideration. Consider such things as location‚ majors and minors offered‚ campus size‚ sporting events‚ and student population. The most important feature is the size of the school and student population. Although there are some superior advantages about going to a larger college or university‚ attending a smaller school definitely has more. Smaller college campuses are more beneficial
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Pakistan is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources but also one of the poorest among them in their management. The country is abundant in the vital resources including that of energy‚ agriculture‚ minerals‚ population‚ and geography‚ but unlike the developed countries‚ these have not been properly exploited due to poor management. This dismayed situation is caused due to several‚ both chronic and acute‚ flaws which have led to poor governance of country since its
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Human Overuse of Resources Calls for Second Earth According to a UK study‚ growth of the population and an increasing consumption of resources could leave humans in need of a second planet as early as 2030. Human demands on natural resources have doubled in less than 50 years‚ according to the Living Planet Report. The rate at which resources are being utilized with the population as is – or growing – will exceed the capacity of the planet in about 30 years. The report also said tropical
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responsibility toward the natural world? What power do we have to influence events? Of course‚ the word resource - implies something to be used‚ yet how far do we go?” These questions are just a few of the questions we were asked to respond to. In the following few paragraphs I will describe in more depth in my opinion what our responsibility is. As well as how much power we have‚ and how much of our resources we should use. I had a bit of writer’s block when beginning this writing assignment. I knew
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18.2017 Is College Worth It? Is college worth it? Yes‚ college is worth it because it gives one the education that they need for one’s future job. Also college is worth it because it prepares one for success in life. Finally‚ college is worth it because it gives students more opportunity on getting a job or career that a student wants. College is worth it. The first reason why college is important is that most jobs today require a college degree. According to an article on College Education it
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