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    Teresa EN 110.6.3 Achieving Academic Excellence August 25‚ 2013 Why College Is Important To Me? Underachiever is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary‚ as a person or thing that performs below expectations. I was a pregnant teenager‚ dropped out of high school‚ and married shortly thereafter. I have felt I have been an underachiever ever since. My school-aged children ask me‚ “Mommy‚ why didn’t you go to college?” I want to be a good role-model to my children and let them know to never

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    OUTLINE College Education as an Investment Topic Sentence: For most of us‚ college education is the irreplaceable and indispensable precious investment once in a lifetime. A A bridge connecting student role and social role which will take you to the future. 1. Social skill 2. Professional knowledge B Spiritual fulfillment 1. Social status 2. Academic accomplishment C Financial benefits 1. Longer career life 2. Higher return Concluding

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    parents believe that college is pointless‚but a college education and degree is very important‚ it helps towards the goal of getting a good job‚ getting paid better‚and earning very important life skills.It is important that people get a college education. First‚college graduates are able to get higher paying jobs than high school graduates.A high school education cannot be compared to the benefits of a compared to a college education and its benefits.In the text Why is College Impoortant?it states

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    starting college always tends to set in on students in various stages of their life‚ this of course‚ causes panic when they do not believed that they are prepared for this upcoming experience. While it is important to stress the importance of being college ready‚ too much can be excessive‚ and too little can be well‚ hazardous. College is just like any other school‚ except it has an abundance of enforced rules‚ very strict deadlines‚ and many more objects that contribute fully to what college is supposed

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    College Is Worth It

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    Is there ever a thought in your head if college is really worth your time? I am here to say that college is worth it. College is worth it because of the higher education and outcome of going to college which is having a fantastic job and making thousands or millions of dollars. College will help a person get so far in life because they would have a higher education. Going to college will have you making thousand or million of dollars and you be able to live a luxuries life‚ going on vacation‚ buying

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    College Reflection

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    College Reflection Essay I had a an interview with two people. I had an interview with my fellow friend’s mother‚ Lazaria Foreman and my father‚ Mitchell Burgess. I asked both adults on their decisions on whether they went to college or not. My questions were very specific on experiences of college and not being able to attend college. One main question that I asked‚ which sums up this essay is “ Were you successful‚ life after highschool or college?” and both answers were

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    Community College

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    9-24-13 Go To Community College After graduating high school a lot of people do not know what their next step in life will be. Some struggle between deciding to go straight into the workforce‚ joining the military‚ or continuing their education by going to college. The average person chooses college as their next step. A common issue about going to college is whether to go to a two-year college/community college or straight into a four-year university. I think community college is the smarter and better

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    College Athletes

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    College sports have been around for many years now. Many college athletes have come and gone‚ playing for their respective school. Before‚ college athletes would participate in college sports for college spirit and to represent their school. In today’s time‚ many NCAA Division 1 college games are being televised and promoted by the colleges themselves. According to U.S News “The NCAA‚ as a whole‚ makes 6 billion dollars annually”. Many colleges also have wealthy supporters who spend lots of many

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    College Preparedness

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    and awareness necessary to succeed in college and beyond. Improving postsecondary success for all our citizens‚ but most urgently for low-income and minority students‚ is vital to our nation’s economic and social health‚ and global competitiveness. Yet‚ college remediation and completion rates suggest that many students leave high school without the skills and knowledge required to succeed in postsecondary education. (media.collegeboard.com/Feb.26‚2013) College today means much more than just pursuing

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    Is College for Everyone

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    encouraged students to pursue at least one year of college after graduating high school. Our whole school system relies on previous education to get to the next. Each level of education has a purpose and that is to prepare them for the next level. After grade school comes middle school‚ after middle school comes high school‚ and after high school comes college‚ but what comes after college? With the previous pattern‚ the next level after college would be a career‚ but is this necessarily true? Is

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