a pillow rather than a reference can help your chances of getting a better grade. Then why do students believe that pulling an ’all-nighter ’ before an exam will increase their chances of getting an ’A ’? It seems that in our society‚ sleep has come second to our daily routine‚ disregarding its importance for productivity. Many people are bogged down with errands‚ career issues and studying that sleep becomes overlooked. However‚ most of what we accomplish can be streamlined into more efficient
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Students committing to the college of their choice are unaware of the peer pressures that arise when one attends school. Many may feel as though peer pressures tend to happen more often when one lives on campus‚ but it can occur off campus too. For example‚ peer pressures can lead to partying‚ drinking and drugs. The want to attend class is a daily pressure because there aren’t any consequences when no attending. Another main college pressure is financial stress. The percentage of partying that
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Understanding the suicide determinants among Asian international college students in the US Abstract Suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for all ages and it is reported that college students have higher rate of suicidal intention than those who did not go to college. This study focuses on suicide intentions among 8 Asian international students in US colleges. The themes that came out of the data were: (a) language barrier‚ (b) being homesick (c) breaking up relationships
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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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While being a first-generation college student can be incredibly difficult leaving you with a feeling that no one understands what you’re going through‚ there is one trait that comes to mind when I think about what it takes to succeed as a student. A successful college student has to exemplify determination. Being able to push through the obstacles in each course and throughout every aspect of your life is what can make or break a college education. I work part time in order to fund my education
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1 name Professor English date To Debt or Not to Debt: Why College is Worth the Investment When most people think about college they generally have the same mind set. You are taught from a young age that college is the only way to go but is that true? With recent tuition risings and the “American dream” seeming to vanish‚ college doesn’t seem to be worth its value anymore. Others believe that its college or you will be working at a fast food joint for the rest of your life. Most people in-between
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Brent Mullins Dr. Lageman Research Paper March 27‚2008 Sex and College Students The purpose of this paper is to identify the circumstances associated with casual sex encounters. I found that casual sex is a common occurrence related to early sexual transition‚ engaging in first sex with a casual sex partner‚ drug use‚ and alcohol consumption. Casual sex occurred more often between "friends" than with strangers. The transition to adulthood is a time of exploration and experimentation
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"Alcohol abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." -Senator Joe Lieberman Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately 29% of college students are regular alcohol abusers. Another recent study by the National Institute of Alcohol
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College Students and Suicide College Students and Suicide By contrast‚ only 15.3 percent of Americans overall have had such thoughts‚ the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Survey Initiative reported last February. The survey‚ part of a wider-ranging continuing study on student suicidal behaviors being conducted by David Drum‚ a professor of education psychology at the University of Texas at Austin‚ questioned 26‚000 undergraduate and graduate students at 70 U.S. institutions.
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academic achievement and at-risk students. Many issues today affect the achievement gap and the ability for at-risk students to succeed. Most data‚ as revealed in the studies included in this review‚ conclude the factors identifying at-risk students do have significant impact on the academic achievement of individual students and schools. Most often‚ these students are not successful and eventually drop out of school or pursue a GED. Data indicate that teacher-student relationships‚ parent or caregiverstudent
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