College is optional. Linda has good points on why you shouldn’t go to college‚ but it’s the student’s choice to go or not to go. She is suggesting to students that there are the same or more opportunities without a college degree‚ than there is for students without a degree‚ which is not correct in most cases. In the second paragraph Linda states that two-thirds of high school students go to college after they graduate‚ then later says that only 27 percent graduate college with a bachelor’s degree
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were 14.1 million students in the U.S College and Universities. Since 2011 the number has risen to 19.7 million. So the question is‚ “ Why do students go to college?” Robert S. Feldman‚ the author of P.O.W.E.R: Learning Strategies For The Success and Life‚ most students when asked‚ “Why are you going to college?” responded with because they wanted to make a lot money. Feldman believes “that the value of College extends far beyond dollars and cents.” College offers a myriad of benefits beyond a higher
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When asked why I am enrolled in a college education‚ there are a variety of things that come to my mind. There are the things like getting paid more‚ and because everyone else is doing it come to mind‚ but I came to college for many other reasons. Three of the reasons of why I am here include: Making new‚ lifelong friendships‚ gaining lifetime opportunities‚ and finding my purpose in life. Everyone needs a support system and great friends. College is giving me the opportunity to make new friends
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If one just pulls out a minute from the trap of economic integration and gaze around‚ it will immediately come to notice how engineering makes a difference in life. We live in a world where globalization is an important force shaping our future and we are so interested in technological advances that drive the economic engines of the world‚ but as stated by the IUPAP‚ what provides all the basic knowledge and research is simply the field of physics with all its branches of engineering. Would today’s
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My Long Journey for College “My reasons for college are probably just like everyone else’s. I went to college because I wanted a better life for myself and better myself. I wanted to find a job that I would not be living paycheck to paycheck like my parents had to do when they first got married. I mean‚ no one wants to live that way? I know for a fact that I did not want that‚ and that is why I choose to go to college‚ even more than is the main reason why college was so important to me. Another
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Have you ever been to a college class? Did that class only consist of two exams‚ a midterm and a final throughout the entire semester? How much stress did you feel around the time those exams came around? These are the types of problems that Patrick O’Malley argues against in his essay “More Testing‚ More Learning”. In this essay‚ O’Malley takes the stand presenting the fact that there are courses in college that provide infrequent testing. He lets it be known that this is not the most effective
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is to go to college‚ everyone including parents‚ students‚ and other family members encourage this goal. To get into high school‚ there were qualifications for chosen certain high school depending on district‚ but not as competitive as the admissions to college. According to Sally P. Springer‚ college’s admissions are so competitive due to the fact of how many students apply to college each year. With that said‚ since there is an increase in student graduating from high school‚ colleges increase in
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How Important is a College Education in Today ’s Economy Shelby Emmons University of Memphis Since the seventeenth century‚ people have understood that knowledge is power and obtaining knowledge should be available to those who want it. We as a race have developed tremendously since the seventeenth century when it comes to education. The development of this knowledge has extended to post-secondary school‚ as well. As a college education became more available to the public‚
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College Should Be Less Expensive Most high school students after graduation will attend a community college for a degree in his or her choice. Some students will have the luxury of their parents to pay for their college expenses. However‚ most students will not have their parents to pay and they will have to rely on student loans. Depending on which degree the student chooses is the deciding factor in the cost of classes. Most credit hours in a community college range from 100-369 dollars per credit
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never a time that I allowed myself to do so because college was just way too important to me. I want to have a quality career not just a job. College is the key to that. I want to become a neonatal nurse‚ I want to help babies have a bright future and most of all I want my life to have a purpose. College will open the door to be able to achieve these things and so much more. I do not intend to use college just to get employment. When I attend college I want
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