Jennifer Gonzalez May 12‚ 2012 SLS 1510 Professor Rix Why am I in College Why am I in college? Good question I graduated high school in May of 2002 almost 10 years go. While in high school I wasn’t really thinking about going off to college like most of my friends and high school graduates. I remember my mother asking me what I wanted to do with my life after high school. I Was looking forward to putting high school behind and moving forward with my life I thought to myself imagining where
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Lee Professor Clark DEVR 0320 21 January 2013 Attitude Before I read the short essay “ATTITUDE” by Charles Swindoll‚ attitude means mere a physical position or a manner to me. As a non-native English speaker‚ I just consider the word “attitude” as a way to show one’s posture toward something. However‚ I could not help admitting that my concept of attitude was totally wrong right after meeting Swindoll’s essay. I always thought that someone’s success depends on his gift or intelligence which comes
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Is College Worth it? Everyone in the United States wants to achieve the “American Dream”. People want to be able to provide a stable life for their families. A college education has been a must to grow in the work industry. But during this economic recession‚ college students have been having a difficult time staying in the college path‚ especially working class students. The lack of moral support from their families prevents these unfortunate students to finish their college education. The increase
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John Berkeley‚ 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602 – 28 August 1678) was an English royalist soldier. Berkeley married Christiana Riccard‚ daughter of Sir Andrew Riccard‚ a wealthy London merchant‚ in the East India Company; she had already been married first to Sir John Geare‚ and subsequently (14 February 1659) to Henry Rich‚ Lord Kensington‚ son of Robert Rich‚ 5th Earl of Warwick. He left three sons‚ each of whom succeeded in his turn to the title‚ and one daughter‚ Anne‚ who married Sir Dudley Cullum
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Before entering college‚ I was terrified. I often thought that what I learned in high school was not enough for me to succeed at a university. I viewed my writing skills and just my general course knowledge‚ as inadequate. While this hindered me at first‚ after experiencing my first semester in college‚ I believe that I have grown tremendously‚ not just academically‚ but socially as well. Being at such a diverse school has made me a lot more comfortable and openminded about conversing or even befriending
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College Application Essay Cynthia Sprince Four hours‚ six minutes and thirty-two seconds. These numbers do not represesnt the amount of time spent studying for a physics test nor the quality of sleep I recieved the revious night; but rather‚ how long it took for me to think of the perfect essay topic for my college application letter. The though of writing about my dream occupation with plans and goals to reach theat dream seemed overdone. And the typical essay question: "Why did you choice to apply
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them or it is financially not a choice for them. Recently it has been difficult to get into a profession that you need to manage without having some kind of experience or a degree. Acquiring a degree is exceptionally valuable not only will you be happy your peer’s will see how hard you’ve worked and be pushed to accomplish more themselves. There is a point in time when you understand you have to seek after a higher school training to have a higher wage and be financially steady. Some individuals
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education and go into my career‚ writing will become even more important. Being a good writer is often even more essential in college classes than it was for me in high school; further‚ often times when applying for a job it is necessary to provide an example of your writing ability. So far in my life‚ I have used writing in several situations. Writing my college application essays was definitely the most important time that I have used writing. Obviously‚ writing was crucial throughout high school in
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According to Globe Post‚ 48 percent of college students dropped out because of the financial pressure. I was taken by surprise when entering college by the additional cost of materials and other living expenses‚ and also wasn’t prepared for the financial obligation that college included. In high school‚ students are given material and are not forced to pay out of pocket for educational material. I was taken by surprise when entering college on how expensive school materials were.In high school
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The Untitled Title I’ve been asked to write a 500 word essay on who I am. Well‚ thats impossible. You want me to describe a life changing experience‚ or a person that has greatly affected me. You want me to write my depth and soul on a piece of paper just so you can take a glance‚ with the good possibility that you will just toss it aside? Well that’s bullshit. You have thousands of applicants‚ thousands of essays...this is not in any way personal‚ and honestly it’s kind of hard for me to take
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