College Success What does it mean to be successful? Many people look at the word success from different views. The dictionary defines success in two ways: the accomplishment of one’s goals and then the attainment of wealth or position. I believe you can be successful in two ways as well: you can be successful in your career and you can be successful by doing what makes you happy and living a fulfilling life to your standards. You don’t have to have a huge mansion on top of a private hill looking
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College: Worth It or Not “College is a Waste of Time and Money” by Caroline Bird suggests that a college education is forced upon those who attend. As a student you shouldn’t lack the enthusiasm or motivation or it won’t be what you thought it would be. Bird states that those who think that going to college is a way to prepare for your future job are wrong‚ for there are students who are successful because of their family background. Bird makes valid points in her essay‚ but it isn’t all true
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wait eagerly. As I wait‚ I think about what everyone always says about me. If you asked Mr. Moore‚ my counselor‚ he would say that I’m strong. He always told me‚ “you’ve made it this far‚ and that says something”. To myself I think‚ sure I’ve beaten all the big bumps on the path I’m walking‚ but there’s plenty more ahead of me. Since my boyfriend can’t think of anything other than being “loving” or “beautiful”‚ which isn’t going to get me into college‚ I decide to pick determined. I’m still walking
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COLLEGE DRINKING: SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW Alcohol – one of the most misused drugs today – is one of the most popular and readily available of all types found on contemporary college and university campuses. Waking in a stupor after the previous night ’s party‚ missing classes‚ falling behind and ultimately losing whatever funding may have accompanied one ’s higher education is but one representation of how drugs can detrimentally impact one ’s college experience. Many students think college
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school. For me to even think about the idea of going to college is a dream come true. To me college is a great opportunity to further my education and to plan and work on my future career. Being only seventeen I would describe myself as a kind‚ hardworking‚ and respectful person. I believe in life that no matter what someone says always go after your goals and hard work pays off. I want to go to college to soon work in Real Estate. Going to college will help me set my future of what I want to work as
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College Education College education is a highly talked about subject among the presidents. For many years college education was not highly sought after or looked for‚ then when people who did go to college started getting better paying jobs than everyone else more and more people started to go to college. Since college is such a hot commodity these days the price of a college education is on a steady rise. Some experts have a very strong opinion as to why college education is on a rise and
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GRADUATE TRACER STUDY (GTS 2012) About: A research study of the College of Education of the De La Salle University-Manila with a grant-in-aid from the Commission on Higher Education. Its main component is an online survey that seeks to examine the employability of Philippine college graduates from batch 2006 to 2010 from 837 colleges/universities. Survey link: www.knowledgecommunity.ph Duration: Survey will run from July 13 to October 31‚ 2012 Target respondents: The target respondents
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Imagine receiving a five dollar check biweekly at your part-time job. Now‚ imagine if that job was the only employment opportunity you had. This scenario is typical for individuals with disabilities. After working for 3 hours‚ Jay‚ a man with a developmental disability‚ made $4.86 at subminimum wage workshop in Chicago. The minimum wage is $10.50 yet there are people making less than five dollars in the city. The city of Chicago must enact legislation that allows people with disabilities to have
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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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student to private or public college‚ and I would recommend public college because they are cheaper compared to private colleges and the student would have less stress because of a small debt. During senior year of high school‚ students search for colleges which have their majors and meet their affordability. They try to score high on the SAT’s‚ keep their GPA high‚ do volunteer services‚ and extracurricular activities so that they get accepted to the applied colleges. Most of the students dream
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