Should Community College Be Free? Paying for community college can be a handful for some. While many can pay for college with financial aid‚ however a many students argue that they can’t afford to pay off tuition or the cost of books and material because it’s too expensive and they don’t attend community college. This is a serious issue for many people that want to earn a degree in a particular majors. Obama promotes the idea that community college should be free to attend and take class without
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Forthcoming WHY DO COLLEGE STUDENTS CHEAT? Mark G. Simkin Accounting & Information Systems University of Nevada‚ Reno simkin@unr.edu Alexander McLeod Accounting & Information Systems University of Nevada‚ Reno amcleod@unr.edu ABSTRACT. More is known about the pervasiveness of college cheating than reasons why students cheat. This paper reports the results of a study that applied the theory of reasoned action and partial least squares methodology to analyze the responses of 144 students to a survey on
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The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on College Students On a weekly basis‚ college students consume more alcohol to fit in with their peers. Prior research has shown how alcohol consumption can lead to negative effects. Typically‚ college students ignore the negative effects of consuming alcohol‚ in order to have a good time. College students are the point in their life where they are searching for new and exciting ways to fit in and have fun amongst
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College students are diverse in nearly every way. Students from every country of the world seek higher education. Of all the differences between college students around the world‚ they share one imperative similarity. Change is common to all students who are beginning a new path into education. This change results in many students developing a high level of stress for a variety of reasons. Stress is often the catalyst for developing mental illnesses a person is genetically predisposed to. “Up to
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Throughout my entire career as a student‚ I have put into my mind that I need to do the best I can‚ so that I can be accepted into a great college and receive scholarships. I worked hard every year so that I could earn great grades to raise my GPA. I am now ranked fourth in my class. I selected challenging and advanced courses ‚ so that I could increase my GPA even more. Every year I took classes that were honors or AP. I chose not to focus on the easy elective options‚ and instead I chose to take
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the American College Health Association’s most recent annual survey‚ 30 percent of college students felt so depressed that it was difficult for them to function (Lieblich10). Depression and anxiety is a major issue for college students and while there are many causes of the mental health crisis and I have found the lack of administration in colleges and the dramatic transition from high school to college to have a great effect on the health of college students. In solving the college mental health
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alcohol abuse and for racial insults against a black fellow student. Hann was celebrating his 21 birthday party at the courtyard‚ he was really drunk and shouted into the air “Fuck you‚ niggers!” referring to a black fellow student and later another student opened the window and called for quiet‚ and he was answered with a religious insult “Fucking Jew”. Although there was no physical action or any violent fight or threats‚ but many students were offended by the remarks Hann made. Indeed‚ Vartan Gregorian
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Views On College Students’ Taking Part-time Jobs Nowadays‚ an increasing number of college students take part-time jobs. Some people may consider taking part-time jobs harmful for college students as it distracts the students from their academic studies thus bringing down their grades. But I think the benefits of college students’ taking part-time jobs outweigh its shortcomings. Firstly‚ part-time jobs can relieve college students’ financial burdens. As not every one of the students from poor
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Should students be defined by their cliques? Uniforms would be a way for students to express themselves in their own way‚ feel comfortable‚ and participate in the activities with their cliques. Cliques are defined by a student’s self expression‚ for example an athlete would come to school in his or hers uniform. School uniforms in private and public schools can be both beneficial and detrimental to students in relation to their learning and social skills. Students find many different ways to
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As every teenage student knows‚ being tired and feeling exhausted is a common mood. Parents are always making sure that their kids are on track. Parents want to make sure that their kids have the best possible education they can. Author Alexander Robbins states that "For thousands of families‚ school admission process begins before a child turns one; in several cities that’s how manic the competition has grown to get into elite preschools and kindergarten programs" (107). Although it is great that
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