the bottom quarter of family income went to one of the 238 most selective colleges‚ compared with 78 percent of students from the top quarter (Markell). Certainly‚ these numbers show that students that come from low income families aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve. With college costs going nowhere but up‚ students from low-income families face tough decisions. Some students choose to attend community college while some make the decision to take out additional loans. There are also
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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 small community‚ I am looking
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presented with a host of exciting new opportunities. The Kent State University Honors College is one opportunity I am particularly excited about. I decided to apply to the Honors College because I am a student who loves to be challenged. At my current university‚ I am not enrolled in an honors program‚ or am taking honors level classes. The reason for this is that as an incoming freshman‚ I was anxious about what my college workload would be like‚ and chose not to apply to the honors program. This is
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Colleges Don’t Need More Students‚ They Need More Funding Recently‚ it was announced that the President is trying to make community college free for all.Most of my friends will be going to community college next year. Some are going there because it was the only option for them to further their education‚ others because they did not have enough financial help to go to a four-year college. So wouldn’t a free community college have a good impact on them? Supporters of this idea say that it can persuade
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Racism in Colleges Racism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most troublesome areas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this would be a major step towards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought of a solution yet‚ and racism will be strong as long as there isn’t one. It all started back when the colonists traded certain goods for slaves. They had never seen a black person before and thought of them as lower human beings because they did all of
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technical college or a four year university as a way to increase their education and marketability when seeking a job. There has been an increase in the number of students choosing a technical college over a four year university due to cost‚ non-traditional students‚ job placement rate‚ and teacher to student ratio. Overview For some student‚ your junior and senior year of high school is spent with trying to make the decision to go to a technical college or a four year
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Institutions of higher education consist of community colleges‚ four year colleges‚ and universities. Community colleges are known by many names including: technical colleges‚ junior colleges‚ city colleges‚ or two year colleges. They are mainly public two year institutions that provide a lower level education‚ certificates of completion‚ associate’s degrees‚ and also provide higher learning for undergraduate education. Each institution has its own unambiguous and individual mission. When choosing
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junior year of high school the topic college starts to appear in your conversations more often. You start to think about what college you want to attend and then soon enough you start the application process. Some students have the grades and funds to venture off into the collages they want. On the other hand‚ there are some students who start their college experience at a community college because they don’t have the grades or funds to venture off to their dream college. To some‚ community college
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school with my friends ‚ not knowing these would be the most drama filled ‚ fatiguing ‚ happiest and saddest 4 years of my life . I had no idea what being a teenager would actually be like ‚ all I knew was that I was finally going to be in high school and I felt grown and independent. I thought I could handle any and everything ‚ but I was completely wrong . Freshman and Sophomore year I was all about my friends and my social life. I was always hanging out with my old friends and building relationships
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College and high school have the same goal; which is to educate students and give them knowledge that will help them along the way in life. They both allow for growth and development‚ but have two completely different experiences. While high school is mandatory and helps prepare students for college academically‚ it can also teach life lessons that will never be forgotten. College is typically for students who would like to continue their education at a higher level and work towards achieving their
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