Me When I graduated high school‚ I knew that if I wanted to get ahead in life I was going to have to get into college. Not knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up‚ made me worry about spending money on a traditional four year university. I realized that there were several cheaper options for a higher education were around my area. Starting my education at a community college seemed like the right step for me once I understood that the credits would all transfer to a university that I
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Community Colleges Enrolling in universities after high school is a dream that many students have. Unfortunately‚ not all students have the opportunity to achieve this dream. In the article entitled “The Alternative”‚ written on April 11‚ 2010‚ Michelle R. Davis discussed how the economic downturn affected students’ choice after graduating from high school. Community colleges had many impacts on students. There were three major effects that community colleges had on students such as maturity‚ gain
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Common Problems for College Students Problems May Include‚ But are Not Limited to: Disorganization/feeling overwhelmed Eating right and staying healthy Failing to manage money Failing to network Homesickness Not resolving relationship issues Poor grades/not studying or reading enough Poor sleep habits Skipping classes Wasting time/procrastinating Interventions: The following tips are for students to help themselves avoid some of the negative affects of these problems. While these issues
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Drop Out of School Today many young people do not realize the importance of an education so dropping out of school becomes an option. They just easily end up dropping from school without thinking about their future. They are thinking that their parents will support their financial daily lives‚ thus they do not feel worried about continuing their education. Moreover‚ there are several reasons that make young people decide to drop out of school some of which are getting poor grades‚ not getting along
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Now days most colleges offer many online courses and there are many students who are in enrolled in them thought out the world. According to a study which was held last year there are more than 6.7 million people attending virtual class from all over the US in both colleges and universities (Seaman‚ 2013). College is more than an institution where people take courses then graduate. College is the place where people train academically &use practical skills. Students spend college making intimate
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currently attend is the same school I have been attending since my freshman year‚ Wake Early College of Health and Sciences. This school provides their students with two years of high school and two years of college. Throughout my first two years of high school‚ I faced many obstacles and hardships. From piles of homework to all-nighters spent preparing for the following day. Although‚ it wasn’t until the college classes where I truly felt overwhelmed by the amount of work I was given. I felt as if I
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Why do people Attend College and universities? Colleges and Universities are the main resources for people to gain knowledge and get an education. The education we got from high school is not enough for our lives because it is just the basic material; however‚ professors in colleges or in Universities teach us all the subjects in more detail than in high school. We learn almost everything about our career in college. We learn everything related to our chosen major in college or university
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SUICIDE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS Suicide has become a critical‚ national problem and the extent of this is mind-boggling. Suicides have been proven to be one of the leading causes of death among college students. According to Webters dictionary "suicide is the act killing oneself on purpose". It derived from the Latin sui‚ meaning "self"‚ and caedere‚ which means "to kill". But this is just a definition‚ because an actual suicide holds different meanings to people such as tragic‚ shocking‚ a relief
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walks into senior year‚ the students are quickly bombarded by school counselors discussing which four year college they should apply too. At my high school‚ it was never second guessed whether the student would be attending college but was assumed. Most people have misconceptions that if they do not get a degree‚ they will unable to obtain a job and have an overall unsuccessful life. In Charles Murray’s‚ “Are Too Many People Going to College” and Freeman Hrabowski’s “College Prepares People for Life”
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People think going to college is what they need to do after graduating high school even though they can choose to not go. People are under the assumption that college is the only path that leads to success. While on the other hand they are very wrong. There is many reasons not to go to college and how college is not valuable.College is not valuable because you can still be as successful without any college education and it can be stressful and overwhelming. The first reason college is not valuable is
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