luxury of flexibility. By flexibility‚ I mean simply time. I know college could be a scary decision‚ more high school with overdue papers and stress‚ I’ll pass. This was because the only scope on college I had were the constant reminders of tons of useless work that goes unnoticed. The idea of being in a classroom so large the professor has no Idea I exist. I know what you’re thinking‚ why not a community college? Well‚ community college would have been great‚ if I had the funds. This leaves me with
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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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People all over the world go to college for a number of different reasons. Most everyone starts out in college with the same basic motivation: the want or need to succeed. Whether it is the want or the need‚ there are different reasons why someone strives to succeed. Some people want to succeed because they are the first in their family to go to college and they want to set an example or be praised. Some people believe that in order for them to make something of themselves‚ or have a great future
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November 2012 Why College Education is Important to Me "Why now? Why choose to get a college degree after nearly two decades out of school?" My friends asked these questions when I told them of my intention to finally earn my college degree. I am not surprised at their reaction. After all‚ I have a good job with over eleven years of banking experience. In addition‚ I am ranked among my company ’s top performers. I‚ however‚ have solid reasons why I believe that achieving a college education is of
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College Education should be free for all American citizens‚ regardless of class or economic level. I believe college should be free because most of the time U.S colleges are so expensive‚ especially where I go to college. In some countries they offering free college tuition and not for citizens but‚ for all students. According to the college board pricing fees room time 2004-05-2014-15 and average out to $42‚419 at private college and 18‚943 at public institution. Canadian schools tend to accept
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During Japanese occupation‚ Korean language was suppressed to destroy Korean national identity. As the letter was my recently-deceased grandmother’s pledge of faithfulness to my grandfather‚ I treasured it as a sacred artifact. I wondered‚ however‚ why my grandmother bypassed her option to finally exercise cultural liberation in her native language. I met the constraints of discrimination upon my first and only “F.” A stunned freshman‚ I approached my Mythology teacher to inquire how I could improve
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How would you feel if you worked so hard in a college sport that you play and loved‚ and you don’t get a dime out of it? College athletes have gained immense popularity among Americans over the past decades. This has resulted in revenues for the NCAA. Not only do college athletes live the life of an average student every day‚ but they also have a strenuous schedule to keep for their sport. Student athletes should be paid for their contribution to the hard work they do in the classroom and on the
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As a high school senior you must ask yourself “what do I want to study?”‚ “will I have enough money to go to college?”‚ “what am I going to do to change the world. I never really worried about finding an answer to that question because I convinced myself that I didn’t have to worry just yet‚ but the time has come. It wasn’t until my first week working at my first job that I realized how arduous the real world is. Last summer I landed a job as a sales representative for a solar panel company called
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Every parent wants their children to get a scholarship to attend college. It is estimated that a four-year college degree can cost over $100‚000. Receiving scholarship money sometimes is the only way a student is able to attend college. Scholarships can pay for your academic‚ housing and athletic needs. A major discussion made today is about paying student-athletes to play for a college. College athletics have become a big time business especially in football and men’s basketball. According to
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blueprints that are plans to shelter thousands of unaware people. Teachers that plan to be successful during the school year plan out each concept to effectively teach their students. In order for me to be successful in life‚ I have to plan my future as a college student to a worker in whatever the career of my choosing. I want to be involved in business and computer technology industry. Throughout my life‚ my dad‚ a database administrator‚ kept me around computers all my life and I learned naturally through
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