College Education It’s important to get a college education not only to be successful in the future but also to think for yourself and gain freedom through education‚ we can accomplish this by being educated liberally. Like Cronon‚ I think “a liberal education is about gaining the power and wisdom‚ the generosity and the freedom to connect” (Cronon; paragraph 18) to the real world. Finding a purpose to attend college should go beyond college itself‚ you should be motivated to learn something
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Jon Wilson Mr. Bushnell English 102 April 17‚ 2013 College Decisions: Dorms vs. Apartments When senior year of high school rolls around the students are confronted with decisions that will affect the rest of their life. Once they have finally decided what school they want to attend‚ and get accepted they have more decisions to make that may have never crossed their mind before. What seems to be the biggest is if you are going to live in the school dorms‚ or apartments on and around campus
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The major that I’m interested in is mechanical engineering. The Three schools that I decided to research were Rochester Institute of Technology‚ Stony Brook‚ and The City College of New York. Rochester Institute of Technology is a four year‚ private university. The school’s average SAT scores for critical reading‚ math and writing are 630‚ 648‚ and 618 respectively. The average GPA for Rochester is 3.62. The required high school units for RIT are: 4 units of English‚ 3 units of math‚ 2 units
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December 28‚ 2013 Poll on Electoral College The Electoral College is a process that consists of 538 electors that which elect candidates for the office of President and Vice President of the United States. These electors are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis. When voters cast their ballots for a presidential candidate‚ those votes actually count towards a group of electors who pledge to vote for a specific candidate when the Electoral College meets. The presidential and vice-presidential
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE : The reason why we use the electoral college in the U.S. is to decide who is going to be the next president. The presidency is not always won by popular vote. The founding fathers opted for an electoral college ‚ because they wanted the president to be chosen by those who were well informed ‚and qualified enough to have the ability to chose a president. The main argument against the electoral college is that the presidency should be won by popular vote alone. It shouldn’t be that
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the economic benefits of college compare to the costs? Under what circumstances-if any-is college worth it? I think that it depends on what you would like to do‚ whether a college degree is really worth it. I know for my future career goal of becoming a nurse‚ it is definitely necessary. But‚ if you chose to be a restaurant manager or become a police officer/fire fighter a college degree may not be the most cost effective path to becoming successful. When I went to college‚ I thought that as long
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success is a college degree as society continues to label those with degrees as “smart” and creates an opinion of what success really is. However‚ taking a look at college dropouts that have become rich and successful like Steve Jobs and people with college degrees that are left unemployed‚ sparks the question: Is a college degree necessary? Yet‚ there is no simple answer to this question. With this question in mind‚ students are left with the choice
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Suburban College Writing Assignment # 2 October 13‚ 2009 College Life: Traditional vs. Vocational I knew when I graduated from high school a new beginning was ahead of me. College was the only thing that was important to me because I knew that I would have to get a good education to get a good job to start a great career. I would have never expected myself to bounce from a community college to a vocational school back to a community college. There are so many choices of colleges and how
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Shipley Dr. Hayes November 11‚ 2013 LA 100 College Problems College differs from high school in various ways. High school is used to prepare us for the real world and the basics of college. Yet‚ most high schools fail to do that for their students and encourage them to go on to college when the skill level is still not there. My high school for one was a joke in my opinion and did nothing to prepare me for what I am facing now at Franklin College. I am suffering from a lot of problems I have
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I said. WOW. Then I went next to my Chemistry Class. College life is a life of freedom. I remember my first day at college. I had looked forward to this day from my school days. Life at college meant for me a new 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 to the ‘college-ways’ of things. The students in batches were moving up and down the corridors for their classes. The professors
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