first-generation and continuing-generation students that was established between a four-year university. In this research‚ a questionnaire was given to first-generation students in the marketing department at Sam Houston State University. This experiment also focused on how well these students perform in school depending on their motivation. The research stated‚ “Research has shown that parental assistance and encouragement is one of the most important indicators of students’ educational desires” (Forbus et
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Consequences of a college student cheating on exams In today’s age when you look at the word “Cheating”‚ you may find many different definitions or meanings. Whether you cheat at work; known as fraud‚ cheat at home; known as dishonesty‚ or at school‚ this act of conduct can lead to many consequences made by ones choice. Cheating as a word to me means to not follow rules or standards brought up as a person. As we focus today on students cheating‚ the first thing that comes to my mind is cheating
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Argumentative Essay Dear President Kaufman: As a student of Georgia Gwinnett College‚ I want to share my views on the issue of limiting access to certain websites. I understand that Georgia Gwinnett College would like to block all access to all social media websites (Facebook‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ Tumblr‚ etc.) This has been the subject of much debate between the students with the faculty at GGC. I get the idea that some of the websites are inappropriate for use through the campus-wide
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Why Students Fail in College William H. Bigsby Jr. Southern Nazarene University 25 April 2013 Abstract The society of the twentieth-first century has put an extremely high demand on attending and graduating college. Some basic employment opportunities today require a college degree‚ where close to ten to fifteen years ago‚ the only requirement was a high school diploma and acceptable ability to perform the specific task. However‚ the twentieth-first century college experience has become
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As a first time college student I have come to realize that its takes hard work and dedication to be successful academically. In order to be successful there are many factors that will lead to a victorious academic career. These skills will help me become successful with my academic goals and a clear outline to the path of my education. It is extremely important to have a plan before the process beings. To achieve these goals there must be a system in place for time management and studying. While
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John Jackson 09/28/12 College Essay Pd. 1st My Advice Throughout my high school years‚ I have been through many obstacles that has shaped and improved me to help me be where I am today. I had jobs that I worked at until Midnight‚ and still had to come home and complete homework. I have risked receiving good grades for more rest. I have taken on extra responsibility knowing that I could not handle it. However‚ I have surmounted each barrier that has been placed in my way. If I were to
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A college student has many things to balance throughout their college career. College courses are more difficult than the courses previously taken throughout high school. College is typically the first time that students are living on their own. A student must be concerned with living arrangements and how to pay for them. They are often working at the same time as attending college. Adults as college students have even more life issues to factor in. Many adult college students are juggling
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1. Studying‚ Money‚ Jobs‚ Homesickness‚ Depression‚ Sickness/Health Conditions‚ Friends/Roommates‚ Partying‚ Relationships & Choosing majors are considered to be the top ten common problems students face during college. (Garfieldgatehubpages.com‚ 2012) A. What are some of the experiences you face? Have you ever found a solution to your problem? How do you overcome these things? B. You meet up with your friends or your partner and you go out and party‚ drink‚ do drugs but have you ever
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GORDON KUSSI TABIRI English Writing: From Start to Finish My life as a college student Seven years ago I gained admission to pursue a B.A program in one of the prestigious universities in Ghana. The name of the university is Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). I was offered a four year bachelor degree program leading to a degree in Sociology and Social Work. Thus‚ I read BA Sociology and Social Work. I was so happy at the time because of two reasons. One was that‚ I had
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Student loans become something that students have to worry about for the rest of their lives. Debt will affect a lot of things in their life that college students don’t think about. A lot of students do not realize that they must back the loan plus interest‚ the interest on some loans can end up being more expensive than the loan itself. After school‚ they must find a job‚ pay for living expenses‚ and pay off their loans. People take on massive amounts of debt and they don’t think of the consequences
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