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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transferred to Marietta High School I quit the game that I loved all my life. But why should I quit the sport that I love and so good at? All my life I have been influenced to play football knowing that most of males in my family have played football. Football is naturally in my blood since my dad was an all-star in high school but mistakes he made messed his football career up. Since football can keep me occupied I don’t think I should just give up and quit like my father did. I want to make my
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Over a thousand college students commit suicide every year. A major factor that may contribute to someone committing this act is depression. Depression is a mental illness that affects how someone is feeling‚ by which‚ a person experiences constant sadness‚ and is unable to find interest in whatever they are doing. Depression is common especially among freshman college students because they are thrown into a world of the unknown university college life. These students may be living with people they
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Alcohol and College Students Excessive drinking by college students has become a social phenomenon in which College students do not acknowledge the health risks that are involved with their excessive drinking habits. Furthermore‚ college students do not know enough about alcohol in general and what exactly it does to the body or they do not pay attention to the information given to them. There needs to be a complete saturation on the campuses‚ with the help of businesses and the media‚ expressing
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Running Head: Effects of College Life on Students 1 Effects of College Life on Students Jeremy Hammock English 102 Nevada State College-related Running Head: Effects of College Life on Students 2 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to give an explanatory synthesis to the 2007 article “
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Why College Students Cheat Justin Bent Keiser University Breanna Robbins English Composition 1 Why College Students Cheat Grades‚ rather than education have become more important to students. Students are feeling a great deal of pressure to succeed in college; so that they can land that terrific job. With saying all of that‚ the rate of college students cheating has been increasing every year. There are several forms of cheating that take place; from going old school and writing the
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levels of incoming college freshmen are at an all time high. College counselors have agreed that these polls are a reflection of what they see daily in their offices. Many students are depressed‚ under stress‚ and using psychiatric medication that are prescribed during their high school years. With college tuition fees increase each year‚ Brian Van Brunt believes that the great financial burden on students is one of the main stressor. Though statistics still show that students are better off going
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kellen Students Surviving College Everyone wants to be successful in life. One way is going to college many students once they enter college students expect good times‚ knowledge‚ friendships‚ and a new sense of direction. They soon find out that college comes with challenges and struggles because of the great demands and expectations that are put on the importance of education. College students experience a great deal of stress‚ especially when
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The average of all college students has probably been frightened by their university’s cost of attendance at some time. However‚ the purpose behind that high cost is often overlooked. The University focuses their budget off the revenue of their student’s tuition. The problem with charging everyone a set fee is how the left-over money is used in the budget. A University oversees their budget and how it is spent‚ however the choice on how the budget is used cannot satisfy everyone which often leave
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"Alcohol abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." -Senator Joe Lieberman Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately 29% of college students are regular alcohol abusers. Another recent study by the National Institute of Alcohol
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