Castañeda August 3‚ 2011 HSC 421 Prof. Garrido Binge Drinking Among College Students With extreme rates of binge drinking among young adults‚ college students continue to be a primary focus for a range of alcohol prevention efforts. The rates of binge drinking among college students is nearly double the rates for high school students‚ which may indicate that the college environment encourages high risk drinking. Many students view heavy drinking as a rite of passage that everyone must go through
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The typical mentality of a general college student in the wake of a nearing homework deadline is something like this - “I’ll watch another half an hour of this movie or I’ll listen to this song one more time; I can start my homework after that. “ Often we see that students procrastinate doing their assignments till that point where they barely have time to finish it. They might think that whatever they want to do other than their assignment might have more benefits at that moment ; and it is
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ENROLL IN COLLEGE Why enroll in college? It’s a question thousands of graduating high school students will ponder every year. This was also a question I had to ask myself many years ago. In making such a decision there are many things to think about. What do you want to get from a college education? Is there a certain degree that you are striving for? What challenges are there that could possibly be in the way of you meeting your goal? Over and over again students attend college just to
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My Obstacles as a College Student There are many Obstacles in my life as a college student‚ and I hadn’t prepared myself to get through all of them. Many obstacles lead back to money and not having enough to get to the stable and secure career in the future. My main obstacles are: money‚ procrastinating‚ fear‚ and being unsure of what I want to do. Money is an obstacle that many people face not only in college‚ but in daily life. This semester I had to pay for half of my tuition‚ and that was
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Facebook to college student’s life We are living in the decade that technology has a superpower. Technology can do magic and bring everything to us just in the twinkling of eyes. Microsoft made computers easier to use‚ Google helps us to search out information‚ Youtube makes us entertained... However‚ the Web’s social network sites are predominant. Most of college students are connected by one of popular online social network sites – Facebook. Facebook is one of ways which gives ability to students to maintain
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when addressing the rationale that some college students simply believe they are invincible. While we condone abstinence‚ we know that in reality not everyone is practicing it. As mentioned before‚ the HBM is constructed of six components: perceived susceptibility‚ perceived severity‚ perceived benefits‚ perceived barriers‚ action cues‚ and self-efficacy. In order for change to occur we would have to use appropriate measures to implement change within the college population. We could possibly put
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The Effects of Internet in College Students Study Time Management Aniris M. Fernandez Towson University Abstract The study time management skills of college students are very poor due to the addiction teenagers are confronting with Internet and social network sites. This problem is affecting their capacity to organize themselves and as a consequence grades are dropping. Experts are analyzing and studying the way in which students are using the Internet and its social networks and many of the
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2016 Is College Preparing Student for Work? The two articles‚ “How Colleges — and Employers — Fail to Prepare Students for Work” by Wharton School on the University of Pennsylvania (2015) and “Is College Adequately Preparing Students for the Workforce?” by Rogers (2014)‚ talk about the differences and similarities between college and work. Specifically‚ both the articles talk about if colleges prepare students for work or not. Also the author of‚ “Is College Adequately Preparing Students for the
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Attending college is the dream of many people. However‚ some other states that College degree is not the only way for people to reach success. Indeed‚ the question of “Why do people need to acquire the bachelor degree” still attracts the concern of many experts and involved people. In the article “Is College worth it? Clearly‚ New Data Say”‚ the author‚ David Leanhardt‚ discusses the important role of the College or Bachelor degree in accessing the high salary jobs. The authors presents the study
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Over the years‚ the value of a college degree has decreased due to multiple reasons including‚ grade inflation‚ open admissions‚ negative student attitudes‚ and the ill-conceived perception that college is only for economic advancement. Today‚ four-year colleges seem to operate as a business rather than an institution meant for intellectual enrichment. Although there are many theories on how to restore the valued reputation of a four-year college degree‚ a major solution would include hiring motivated
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