Going to College For people who have already finished high school‚ one of the choices they will have to make is whether to continue to higher education‚ which means going to college‚ or to start working and planning their life right away. Different people will have different choices of their own‚ but for me‚ I think there are a couple of reasons why I should attend college. I decided to go to college to get a bachelor’s degree in engineering‚ which will help me find a better job‚ learn more skills
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English 101-04 April 1‚ 2012 “You go to school at a community college? It must be so easy since it is not a real college/university!” They say that community college is a lot worse than a four-year college or university. They say only slackers go to community colleges so they barely have to do any type of work. They say professors are terrible and do not know what they are doing at all. They say that anyone who goes to a community college will not get a good job in the future. They may say all of
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College Education Soon after we graduate from high school we look to the immediate transition; college. We stress and stress the importance of college‚ and how it is the road to the development to the rest of our lives. Examining the effectiveness of college may vary for some but can overall serve the same purpose and cause the same effects. College enables students to examine being an adult and expanding ones education on a career path that ideally you will take after graduation and completion
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College Fraternities A fraternity‚ as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a chiefly social organization of male college students‚ usually designated by Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition‚ however‚ is very limited and leaves plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by the popular media‚ where fraternity members are depicted as drunks who accomplish nothing either scholastically or socially. Unfortunately‚ both this definition and media
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College Student Challenges facing college student College life is changing for nearly every student. From meal plans and roommates to study abroad and college finances. College life can be a difficult thing to get used to and handle. There will be a lot of time where you doubt yourself and your decision.A lot of student became overwhelm by the requirement of college‚ the change that took place too fast. No matter how prepared you think you are for college‚ there are still of shock when
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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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College Comparison Essay Choosing a College or University is very hard to do‚ especially when each one is different. We as students need to decide what we want and are looking for in a college/ university. I believe that there is one right university for me out there‚ but I have to look very hard. When looking for a college/ university I have to know what I want to major in‚ and do for the rest of my life. While I was looking for my two colleges I went by a list of items and narrowed my picks down
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COLLEGE STRESS : THE MAIN REASON FOR SUICIDE Many of us have seen our parents idealizing their college experience and remembering it as that idyllic time when they had few worries or responsibilities. However‚ to most of u sitting here and to all those currently attending college‚ the process is often extremely stressful and frustrating. The feeling of intense pressure to obtain high grades‚ taking final exams‚ trying to establish a social life and dealing with costs of college and possibly giving
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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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MY COLLEGE LIFE The college years are the best time in a person’s life. College is when a child develops into an adult‚ a child gets out of school‚ faces a completely different world. This world poses different challenges and forces him/her to take up responsibilities. Indeed‚ I completely agree that college life is the best time in a person’s life. When I entered my college for the first day‚ I looked around with a mixed feeling of perplexity and joy. I was puzzled as I was not habituated
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