Topic: People attend college or university for many different reasons. Why do you think people attend a college or university? Education plays an important role. There is a trend nowadays after graduating from high school‚ students absolutely want to continue their study at college or university. There are many candidates registered for university and college entrance exam because they hope that university or college will offer more knowledge and a new experience. In the first place
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Sitting down attempting to write a first draft of my college essay‚ I started brainstorming what I could possibly write about. Do I go with something deep or something lighthearted? Do I use a prompt‚ or do I pick a topic of my own? Making these decisions proved to be challenging. My friends and family tried to help me‚ but being stubborn I still couldn’t pick one. Decisions after all‚ haven’t always been my strong suit. However‚ I have learned that although some skills I have- like decision making-
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It’s important to set goals while your attending college. My goal is to graduate Argosy University with a Bachelors’ Degree in Psychology with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. I chose to return to school and complete my goals for several reasons. My three main reasons are; to set a good example for my children‚ gain a sense of accomplishment‚ and to land the career of my dreams. My motivation comes from intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. Accomplishing my academic goals will reward me internally positively affecting
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October 16‚ 2012 College Essay Everyone carries the stories of their lives wrapped around their shoulders. Some people carry feather-light stories; other people’s stories‚ heavy as bricks threaten to break their spirit as they carry its burden. In my opinion‚ the best stories – fiction or not − begin with the famous and treasured words of “Once upon a time.” So allow me to share with you my tale of a hellion land‚ filled to the brim with vagabonds in every corner‚ and survival of the fittest
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College Essay I’ve always heard stories about near-death experiences. I’ve seen the documentaries that analyze death in its various forms. I’ve seen movies in which death abounds suddenly. I can tell you that watching death on a screen is nothing like witnessing it in your own home. That experience has changed my personality and my life forever. In 2002‚ my grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Within three years‚ he displayed complete memory loss and highly erratic behavior. He
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chalkboard. As I advanced through school so did my teddy bears and baby dolls. I eventually moved on to playing “School” with my friends. We’d all fight as to who would be the teacher and I’d get very upset when it wasn’t me. When I started college‚ I had no idea what direction I wanted to go. There were so many possibilities: business‚ the arts‚ nursing‚ etc. All I knew was that I wanted to enjoy my career. I didn’t want to fight to get up every morning in order to make myself go to work
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I entered University School aspiring to improve upon my progress from the prior year. I registered for honors in Geometry‚ English II ‚ Biology‚ World History‚ and Spanish II; but on the day of orientation I noticed that my classes were changed to regular. Furious
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My first couple weeks at The University of Alabama have certainly been a unique experience. I threw myself into the Southern culture by deciding to rush a sorority. In Connecticut‚ sororities are a fun activity that a few people join‚ and rush is a two‚ maybe three day process. Here‚ rush and sororities are a whole different ballgame. Door songs are easily the scariest thing on the planet. Recently a video of a door song from a different college went viral with captions comparing them to horror
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Alcohol is a huge problem on most college campuses. Twenty one may be the legal drinking age‚ but some how minors find a way to get a hold of alcohol. People as young as fifteen are able to get their hands on an alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. College students have a tendency to drink more then the general population. The type of college‚ geographical location‚ the ethnic and gender makeup plays a role in the amount of drinking that occurs on campus
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Sam Thompson 1/12/14 ‘The electoral college should be replaced by a national popular vote.’ Discuss. (45 marks) The Electoral College is a political institution that every 4 years is indirectly given the task of electing the president and vice-president of the United States of America into power. The idea behind the Electoral College is that it would give power to people that know politics so that they can make an informed decision on who should be president. This institution is a staple of the
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