Thursday AP Comp. College -- the important four-year period in which a student grows in knowledge of their preferred career and steeps in new and different experiences. It is important for me to leave college with a close community‚ a better knowledge of my future job‚ and the experience of studying abroad. These three things would help me in post--school life‚ and also give me vivid memories. It is essential for me to leave college with a close community. Having grown up in a
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the tuition for the education sought out for is too steep for most young adults. A survey done by The Haratio Alger Association‚ “shows that out of 1500 students surveyed around the country three of every four had “some” or “major” concerns about whether they would be able to pay for college”. This statement is unfortunate because from a young age kids are taught that education is key‚ only to grow up‚ go out into the real world and discover that the key is actually money. Increased tuition forces
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hands and to work out my own problems‚ knowing I was the dictator of my consequences and decisions. In this situation‚ I learned how to set my priorities‚ a skill that has taken me a step toward preparing for college. Knowing that education would provide the foundation for my future in college and beyond‚ I placed it at the top of my values‚ so even in the excitement of new friends and complete independence‚ I had to maintain it as my first priority. Though it proved difficult to discipline myself
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College Costs Introduction It’s no secret that financing a college education is getting tougher. College costs have skyrocketed over the past decade or so‚ and there’s no relief in sight. Average tuition at four-year colleges will increase 7 percent this school year‚ double the rate of inflation. Student aid is not increasing fast enough to plug the growing gap between tuition and family finances. In addition‚ there is a growing number of older students entering college today. These students
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Ignorance: The One Thing More Expensive Than College Although a good education for all Americans is essential for individual success and national economy‚ the truth is it has become increasingly expensive and doesn’t even guarantee a job after graduation. What exactly qualifies as a “good education?” Most people associate higher education with good education. Every year students will have to pay 3-4% more over inflation due to available subsidized loans and increased aid (McArdle). This
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are numerous points of view regarding going to college and earns a college degree. Some people say that college degree is not important‚ others says that it is important to each person. Nowadays‚ college degree is important to the person’s life‚ and it gives the person several positive things which affect their future life in a better way. Therefore‚ going to college and gets a degree is important. To begin with‚ most of the people who have a college degree have better jobs. According to the U.S
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College is a vital part of life for most successful people; most often giving graduates an edge over less educated counterpart for employment. More jobs than ever before now require a college education. Somewhere between living life‚ paying for life‚ and striving for passing grades‚ there many reasons why students fall short of acquiring the almighty degree. These students may temporarily or permanently negatively affect their earning potential and quality of life by dropping out of college. One
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education. In dollar terms‚ 1973 college graduates earned 45 percent more than high school graduates; by 1994 they earned 65 percent more‚ based on real average hourly wages for college and high school graduates (Baumol and Blinder‚ 1997). The increasing income disparities between groups of differing educational attainment raises concern that access to postsecondary education (PSE) may not be as widespread as desired. President Clinton urged for the goal of universal college access in his 1997 State of
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Higher education gives a future and gives opportunity for those students that attend college and gives them a chance at a career that they are interested in. Now‚ it seems that in every common household their is at least one family member who attends college. But with the drop out rate going up students seem less interested in learning at college and their priorities change from their original goal of graduating. College is misunderstood by many incoming freshman‚ they think its going to be as easy as
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starting college always tends to set in on students in various stages of their life‚ this of course‚ causes panic when they do not believed that they are prepared for this upcoming experience. While it is important to stress the importance of being college ready‚ too much can be excessive‚ and too little can be well‚ hazardous. College is just like any other school‚ except it has an abundance of enforced rules‚ very strict deadlines‚ and many more objects that contribute fully to what college is supposed
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