Myriad Benefits of College In this century an education is indispensable and mandatory to be successful. According to a recent survey in Feldman’s book, P.O.W.E.R , college students said they wanted “ to learn more things that interest me.” Moreover, forty percent wanted to be more cultured. But sixty- eight percent reported they hoped college would provide a path to a more lucrative career.…
1. What about your experience at Quinnipiac thus far prompted you to apply to be an Orientation Leader and why? What makes Quinnipiac different from the rest, is the community it sets forth for its faculty and students. Together we are one and can create a difference in each other’s lives. However, that sense of community could not be achieved through the simple action of blindly participating, but can be shaped through the guidance of our peers into who we are today.…
College is a coupon for success. In today’s generation, one is seen to be most successful and more likely to achieve accomplishments if they have a degree; in addition, the better the degree, the more qualifications are perceived to be prosperous. The point in general is that college, itself, holds a lot of potential that affects an individual’s life tremendously, therefore students see they have the right to verdict and combat for the grade in which they consider is deserving and reasonable. In Brent Staples’ essay, “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s,” he gives reasoning for the great grade inflation that is steadily increasing.…
Colleges and institutions "provide scientists and researchers who discover cures for dread diseases. " By allowing entrance to universities, students can develop and make the world better by discovering or inventing new things that will benefit society. It is logical to provide students a foundation to strive towards their goals and overall make the world a better place. Furthermore, colleges and education were responsible for putting "astronauts on the moon." By expressing how the world was able to put people on the moon and overcome expectations, the author makes the audience believe how…
Author Marty Nemko’s article “America’s Most Overrated Product: Higher Education” published originally in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Nemko explains the lack of development in high school is attributed to the failure students have in college. Nemko goes a step further by also describing why students that have the caliber in qualifying to attend a greater institution fail as well. The issues behind such failures become attributed to the way colleges advertise themselves and prioritize the learning experience of their students. The neglect of a top education at the expense of higher profits in areas such as research ends up damaging the development of intellectual students. Nemko concludes his article by stating possible changes that could…
Indeed, the article puts forth numerous examples of colleges that take different and, some would argue, illogical approaches to funding, and students with varying degrees of success. For example, one college that the article analyzes is The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, which uses the normal standard testing procedures, and also throws in a home test that consists of a number of open-ended questions. On top of this, the college is dedicated to tuition-free education. Examples like this show that education does not have to adhere to the formalized structure that students have become adapted to. Indeed, what might be ticket is, in fact, a restructuring of college as it is known today.…
Governor’s School Last summer, I attended governor's school west where three hundred and twenty-five bright and open-minded students from all across North Carolina gathered for five and a half weeks in a college campus setting. To me, this was a big milestone in life that changed me for the better. We left our cozy lives of families and friends to start with a clean slate with strangers we’ve never seen in our lives. At first, we thought of it as a sacrifice of our summer to glamorize our college application, but throughout the program we experienced things that exceeded beyond our expectations.…
When I first arrived at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I expected higher education to be a bastion for peoples to freely express themselves, providing the ability for both students and faculty to openly interact and engage with their peers regarding a multitude of subjects. Yet this feeling dramatically changed with time. During my sophomore year, I saw the campus’ College Republicans falsely label the school as anti-free expression due to a funding dispute between the group and student government. Instead of debating the value of bringing in various perspectives to campus, the conversation focused around showcasing a conservative perspective in an arena the College Republicans found as threatening.…
Whether it was taking time out of my day to attend the first general body meeting of debate team or filling out the application for National Society of Collegiate Scholars, I began my success by putting my foot out into the unknown without fully expecting what I was going to get out of it. Having the adventurous mind to try out new things has opened my mind greatly to leadership opportunities, service, scholarship, and social justice. Topics and initiatives that I would have never thought to be conversing about or partaking in are now major parts of my everyday life. Through NSCS and every other organization or club I’m a part of, I have become a more active, accommodating, and out spoken person. To a first generation college student, obtaining success in college can often seem like a daunting task and many might shrivel in fear of the expectations.…
Is it still College if there are not lectures? The article, “The future of the college,” by Graeme Wood brings an insightful experience into a whiny, authoritative, and forceful educational concept newly devised in the United States. A fresh idea that breaks the traditional norms of varied learning approaches and introduces a single approach – no lectures, straightforward discussion, and mandatory debating. Discarded are the norms of learning about lessons, Minerva is all about ‘experiencing’ the subject.…
The Oxford American published the essay, “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here”, in which Dr. Mark Edmundson, as a Yale alumni and English professor at the University of Virginia, persuades incoming college freshmen to choose their passions rather than career fields that will earn them an immense amount of money. Edmundson begins suggesting that students must remain focused and resillent to outside factors in order to assure a successful education. Lastly, the author advises the readers the avoid the guidance of others regarding what they should be accomplishing but rather to use themselves as guidance. While utilizing personal experience and wisdom, Professor Edmundson suggests that in order to receive the richest educational experience…
Moreover, there are new universities and colleges opening everyday to accommodate the high number of people who want to join. Jobs opportunities, social life development, and the religious element could be the most effective causes of getting a college education. The first reason to go to college is to increase chances for employment. These days, there are rarely job chances for those people who have only high school certificates or even a…
Hannah Adams Dr. Herman Prager TX Government 14 November, 2017 College, What It Was, Is, And Should Be In Andrew Delbanco’s book, College, What It Was, Is, And Should Be, the author explains that students are no longer going to colleges to explore and discover their passions, but instead are attending just to gain an undergraduate degree. He argues that a true education helps students discover themselves. He expresses his concern that many colleges are losing their passion to help students discover themselves and their values, and those that keep up these traditions are becoming a privilege that many cannot afford.…
The economic issues in the United States have warped how college is perceived by modern society as it is now mainly viewed as a means to getting a financially successful job. It is this short sided outlook on the college experience that Frank Bruni addresses in his article, “Demanding More from College”, as he asserts that the purpose of college isn’t just to obtain a high-salary job, but to provide an environment where a substantial amount of person growth can be gained. In the article, Bruni challenges students to make new friends who aren’t like their old friends, to engage in different interests and activities, and to try different identities. This proposed challenge is the “blueprint” for personal growth because personal growth is achieved…
College is Not for Everyone Today, more people than ever are attending community colleges and universities. Often, a collegiate degree is a prerequisite to meaningful employment (Pincus, 341). There is even social pressure pushing many to attend. I feel that the university education system has many structural shortcomings, and that institutions of higher learning often do not have students ' best interests at heart.…