Starting off‚ college is very important to me because it will help equip me with the tools and knowledge that I will need to ready myself for life and to actually make it somewhere. It will also help me to have a more open mind towards life and knowledge. College is also important to me because it will allow me to land on my career path and to help accomplish my goals. Having a college education will open up several doors in my search for a career. People that have attained a college degree are considered
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When I first heard of the “The Successful Student” I thought of some boring book that all teachers read so that they can prepare themselves for telling all students that they have some type of potential in our academic careers. I pictured a dull‚ thick text book filled with words that make no sense and questions that have no meaning. When you explained to us that The Successful Student was process that you created to help us succeed in the classroom but also also outside of school‚ I still had the
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Udeira L. Simmons Tuesday‚ September 18‚ 2012 ‘’Why college education is important to me’’ “This one step-choosing a goal and sticking to it-changes everything.” ~Scott Reed~ Having a college education can mean so many different things‚ to so many different people. One may not even really begin to grasp the importance and impact it may have on one’s life. Until you take that step into reaching your goal. A college education can either mean the start of a new career. It can allow
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Why College is Important to me College is important to me because it will boost my knowledge and understanding of the field I choose to pursue. Having a college education is something that could further your career and boost your earning potential. Going down this path‚ my children will see the accomplishments that I have made in life and hopefully follow in my footsteps. Furthering
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man‚ be the girl a man needs.¨ - unknown. In the novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson‚ Lyddie the protagonist‚ has to make a decision to go to college or marry Luke. Lyddie should go to college and not marry Luke because she values learning and is independent. others may disagree Based on Lyddie’s character traits‚ Lyddie made the right choice on going to college because she values learning. First off‚ on page 78 the text said ¨she had to know what would happen to little oliver.¨ Lyddie always wants
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Is college worth going to? Does going to it help you in the future? Or does it just put you in debt? Many people think of college as something that everyone has to go to‚ to be successful in life. But it isn’t alway necessary to be successful. For example some of the most successful people in the world such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs dropped out of high school but are very proficient at what they do. Right now you may think that it doesn’t matter if I go to college because they didn’t and yet they
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The United States always claims that we are living in a democracy‚ but do we really? For centuries‚ the Electoral College has been selecting our presidents rather than the voters of the United States. The Electoral College was put in place to compromise the congressional and popular votes during a presidential election. What’s the compromise when only the congressional votes count? Voters from each state elect a person to go vote for them‚ but some electors can still vote whichever way they please
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emphasizes that students should not stress out over choosing a major. He tells us that what one majors in is less important than the overall qualities‚ knowledge base‚ and the skills that one develops. Ostrander also points out that a major is much less important than the skills that people gain by using a quote from an executive‚ “I look for people who take accountability‚ responsibility and are good team people over anything else. I can teach the technical.” 2. Going to a liberal arts college is like
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reasons I am in need of financial assistance to attend Gateway. I am a non-traditional student‚ living below the poverty level while raising two children under age 12 as a single Mom. I have the financial burdens of keeping a roof over our heads‚ the lights on‚ and the house warm in the winter. I am working two part-time jobs in my field of study while attending college to make ends meet. I have taken out student loans to ease my financial burden‚ but I do not want to keep increasing the amount of
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different factors that contribute to the process. All students have different personalities and interests that contribute to differences in learning. Students learn differently because of different factors like motivation and behavior. A factor that can contribute to learning is a person’s physical and social support system. The better a support system a student has the more likely they will attend and participate in education. I believe that all students have a different IQ and that is a strong factor
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