low-income students has increased‚ scholars have realized that there are different clusters of first-generation college students. While popular media has depicted college applicants as either academically gifted or unprepared‚ the reality is that there is a diverse set of students who apply to college each year (Shaw et al.‚ 2009). Shaw et al.‚ (2009) discovered five clusters of college applicants in their research—privileged high achievers/athletes‚ disadvantaged students‚ average students needing
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Patrice Williams November 12‚ 2013 Conflicts of A College Student The daily life of a college student is filled with many conflicts. To begin with‚ students face everyday conflicts such as having transportation‚ family issues‚ financial problems‚ and also lack of focus and responsibility. In college if one is without a car or a reliable source of transportation every day‚ it can really affect them in school. One might could have a car but it is currently broke down or someone said they were
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Consequences of a College Student Cheating Students are driven to cheat when there are too much emphasis to ace exams from both parents and school officials. It’s difficult to dismiss entirely of why students cheat‚ but taking the pressure away‚ students are less likely to engage in such conduct. Cheating implies breaking the rules. Academic dishonesty is using reference materials during a closed-book test or getting the answers ahead of time. Cheating is a significant concern in distance education
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Journal of Technology Research Use of social media by college students: Relationship to communication and self-concept Megan Sponcil Youngstown State University Priscilla Gitimu Youngstown State University Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and how it affects communication with others‚ and college students ’ self-concept. In this study‚ students completed a questionnaire which assessed personal use of social media‚ communication
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IMPORTANCE OF A COMPUTER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Technology has become more advanced and played a major role in our daily lives. Today‚ an invention such as the computer appears in almost every home and has become an essential tool in the school system. A computer is necessary for college students for three reasons: taking notes‚ doing research‚ typing and submitting assignments. First of all‚ a computer is necessary for students for taking notes in class. Not every student has good handwriting so
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We all know someone who is attending college. There are lot of issues that affect college students. One of them is money. In order for college students to succeed‚ they need to have enough money to take care of their bills including tuitions. If we dont have money to take care of our bills‚ we will be worry and stress out which will eventually makes us to be unfocus during class time. So it is important for a college student to always have enough money to take care of
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SURVEY ON READING HABITS OF STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (FCSHD) IN UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK (UNIMAS) De mo (V isi th ttp ://w ww .pd fsp litm erg er. co m) EDINA ANAK LANYING 6470 Bachelor of Science With Honours (TESL) Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK April 2005 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all‚ glory to God Almighty for He has given me the strength
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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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MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MORE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL Introduction The aim of this report is to analyse why so many students aren’t motivated to do a lot of sports activities at school. A number of students and teachers were interviewed and their suggestions for changes to the methods are summarised. The problem * There aren’t a lot of different sport activities offered at school There don’t seem to be a lot of sports that can be played at school. Only a few sorts of
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Yue Xing (Hillary) Class 3 Writing I Final Dec.20th The Productive Ways College Students Use in their Leisure Time When a student graduate from senior high school and is about to attend a college‚ he must face a problem—how to use his leisure time in a productive way. In college‚ there are more spare time and more temptation than those in senior high school. One must think it carefully about your leisure time‚ otherwise‚ you will find you have lost too much valuable time to richen your
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