When I think of college‚ I think of self-improvement. The years that I will spend pursuing a degree will be a time of personal development. I will progress in various areas of my life‚ such as interpersonally‚ socially‚ and mentally. A new state‚ new friends‚ and new environment‚ are numerous reasons for why I want to attend college. However‚ one of the dominant reasons for me wanting to further my education is the “knowledge”. College is the next step in education as well as one’s maturity. I will
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What Are My Expectations For College? Having a good education is the key to become successful in life. Education is a very important aspect in our lives and one must go through many steps and hurdles to attain higher education. There are two levels of education I find very different; high school‚ and college. Even though they aim for the same goal but the demands‚ expectations and social atmosphere are extremely contrast. Moving from high school to college may be an exciting transition‚ but it
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How to Survive in College (Wendell M. Vendiola) Excited‚ nervous... those are some of the feelings that a freshmen feels during their first day in the University. Those feelings lead to the failure of some who can’t cope up in the college life. Here are some tips for us to survive in college: 1. BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CAMPUS- we must know the school premises‚ what room will be your classroom‚ or even where is the admin office. 2. KNOW THE PERSON TO TALK TO- when emergency comes‚ we must
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August 10th‚ 2010 How to be successful in college The transition for most of the high school student to college can be a difficult and stressful time. College life is not only change of study place‚ college is a huge different life change‚ this transition from high school to college include amount of new challenges. That challenges include‚ new friends‚ take own decision‚ time management‚ independence from parents rules‚ new social norms‚ and financial management‚ but how freshman student
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Hints on How to Succeed in College Classes The Key to Success: Study Time The single most important key to success in any college course is to spend enough time studying. A rule of thumb is that you should expect to study about 2 to 3 hours per week outside of class for each unit of credit. For example‚ a student taking 15 credit hours should expect to spend 30 to 45 hours each week studying outside of class. Combined with time in class‚ this works out to a total of 45 to 60 hours spent on
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How to Succeed in College For many students‚ transitioning from high school to college can be a nightmare; however‚ it does not have to be that way. Many high school students do not know what to study or where to study. In addition‚ they have many more questions about this academic process and how to succeed in their college career. Students need to know that college life is just like a marathon‚ which begins prior the first year of college‚ so they will need to prepare themselves before this new
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How I Learn Clifford R. Bielefeld COLL100 American Military University Professor Kenneth Reed How I Learn I have never really given much thought into how I learn‚ much less what style is best for me. Here‚ in this essay‚ I will give my own personal opinion regarding my learning style with findings from a couple of websites that help find what style is for each individual. I will also give a couple of reasons why‚ at this time‚ I am choosing to seek a college degree. First of all‚ there
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My Reasons to go to College By XXX Prof. XXX XXX XXX It is very understandable that most parents dream sending their children to college so that they are well prepared for the competitive job market. In my personal case‚ I have had several obstacles in life that prevented me from finishing college when I was younger‚ single and childless. The reasons why I have decided to go back to college and get a degree is directly related with my personal and professional life
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I still vividly remember my first day in college. I was so excited in meeting new people. College felt like a liberation for me since I was far away from my family. It was my first time to be separated from them. It was a bit difficult at first to be with people I never knew. I didn’t know how I should behave just to fit in. But eventually‚ everything went smoothly. I met wonderful friends whom are still my best buddies even until now. Every time we would meet up‚ we will never fail to recall
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My First Semester in College Submitted By: Sheila Fennimore Submitted to: Paul Cole Date Due: December 03‚ 2014 My First Semester in College I don’t know what I was thinking! I have worked in accounting/banking for the past 15 years and decided I needed a career change. I applied for Medical Laboratory Assistant‚ and was told I needed to take CAS Transition because I had not taken Biology or Chemistry in High School. I did not just want to acquire these two courses; I wanted to receive the CAS
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