Community college is the first step to becoming closer to your career. You want to make the most out of your time as a student by being productive. In order to be a successful community college student you need to set goals‚ participate in your classes‚ and manage your time wisely. Setting goals is an effective way to be a successful community college student. One way to set a goal is to write down what you want to achieve in school. For example‚ if you have a test in a week and you did poor on
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arguments over the past decade of whether or not college athletes should be paid to play. Many argue that they do not have time to get real jobs because the requirements for the sport that they participate in are far too demanding. Others cite that these athletes are provided full scholarships to attend the schools at which they are playing the sport. However regardless of the argument‚ I still feel that college athletes should not be paid to play. College athletes are not forced into playing the
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Deciding whether or not to go to college can be an enormous decision in someone’s life. In recent years‚ plenty of people have debated if attending college is worth all the time and money. Some argue that students come out of college with so much debt that you would make more money if you didn’t attend. Even though college can be pricey‚ there are many benefits and opportunities gained by getting a college degree. The main reasons people should go to college is that you are more productive member
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Running Head: Effects of College Life on Students 1 Effects of College Life on Students Jeremy Hammock English 102 Nevada State College-related Running Head: Effects of College Life on Students 2 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to give an explanatory synthesis to the 2007 article “
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3rd‚ 2014 Is College Worth the Cost? Many people argue that college is not worth the cost. Some individuals say that college is too expensive and when they graduate they are not able to find a job with their degrees. People also say that college is not worth the amount of money they have to pay back in loans after they graduate. Those are all points stated in Rodney K. Smith’s essay “Yes‚ A College Education is Worth the Costs‚” as he argues his point on why going to college and receiving a
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the ‘Typical’ College Student” by Tressie McMillan Cottom. A writer for Slate and PhD candidate in sociology at Emory College. Tressie argues that higher education reforms should reflect nontraditional students more because they are older with more responsibilities and obligations. The article is discussing Obama’s affordability plan and how it is not beneficial to most students attending college. A nontraditional college student is typically a student who is older and attending college years after
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waste of time and money to go to college. Others say it is a smart investment and the money can eventually be repaid through the education you receive. College is a valuable experience‚ despite the incurring debt‚ because a college degree will lead to more money‚ you’re more likely to find a job‚ and college graduates are able to explore many career options. Although it used to be easy to find a job with just a GED‚ more and more jobs are beginning to require college degrees for their employees. During
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April 3‚ 2010 Dear College Friend‚ I first want to welcome you to Heald College. I know this must be a very exciting and challenging time in your life. Making a decision like this one‚ could be a dramatic change. I like to think of this as a Fresh Start. I can’t say how important it is to prioritize yourself. First you can start by deciding what is the most important thing that you would like to accomplish. Then start on your daily lifestyle by using a daily planner. Figure out a short and
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it has been stressed that only by going to college will a student become successful in the ‘real world.’ However‚ today students are faced with a multitude of choices regarding their future. Nevertheless‚ a college education has the ability to prepare students to be successful and the skills‚ knowledge‚ and character build from attending college makes the benefits of college significantly outweigh the costs. Critics of the cost and demand for a college education argue the “social pressure for students’
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College Costs and Prices One thing that is stressed the most in today’s society is a college education. Not only do parents want their children to have one‚ something that is even more stressed is the price we pay to obtain one. Something that needs to be understood is the difference between college costs and college prices. College costs refer to what the institutions spend on education and related services‚ while college prices are what the students and their families are charged for a higher
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