Last year of high school, seniors are focused on football games and prom, who 's dating who, and what their summer plans are with their “squad”. A senior in high school does not stress over their responsibilities as a student, completing homework to their full potential, or working as many shifts as possible to pay from education. I was the typical teenager who wanted to live life in the present and not take time out to ever think about the future ahead. Once I got into the “college life” I started to realize how quickly you have to grow up and establish what your priorities are. For college I have to main priorities which is graduating as a Warrior and to pay off schooling.…
While some students have a way to pay for college (parents save up or them, financial aid, work study,), it is still not enough to take care of everyday needs. Students constantly worry how they going to cover basic needs (for the rest of their college career) and how are they going to pay back student loans after graduation or (if it applies) how are they going to pay or graduate school. Students have to deal with huge financial stress of college, it might eventually cause students to either drop out or take a semester off. Financial stress might affect new incoming students rather than upper class students more.…
College’s Worth Tuition, books, food, room and board are just some of the mounting expenses college students are faced with on a daily basis. The rising cost to attend college has left many questioning whether or not a college degree is really worth it. Emily Hanford, the author of the article entitled “The Value of a College Degree” writes that college is absolutely critical in order to have a successful future. She stresses that in today’s society those who do not receive college degrees are struggling to stay in the middle class. Throughout the article she uses statistics and graphs to show the growing percentage of people receiving college diplomas as well as the increasing wage gap between workers with a degree versus workers without…
I personally think that community college is not easy and I can't even imagine how hard a University may be as well. In college we face a bunch of hard obstacles, challenges, stress, and even wanting to give up easily, but we have to keep our heads up. Based on the article, “5 Pressing Issues Facing Community College Students Today” there are quite a lot of issues students face when attending a community college. For example, the tuition, even though is just two years it’s still expensive.…
I view college as a stepping stone into the adult world because what I do every day and additionally how I use my time strongly factors how I perform in school. Time management is a skill that is important to have. It is a skill most people have difficulty acquiring due to daily life interferences. Being a City Tech student, I am obligated to meet deadlines. I must exert my time wisely to finish any given assignment before the due date.…
Students are not prepared for the academic workload at college and sometime cannot keep up with all assignments and homework as becomes hard for them to manage everything. As all courses requires reading and writing, and instructor expect us to have deep understanding of the course materials. We are no longer treated as irresponsible child. In addition, to academic problems the major one is to be self-reliant in time management skill. According to Malcolm X to be successful you have to work on yourself as he said, “Finally, just to start some kind of action, I began copying ……
Being in college, sometimes far away from home forces one to take responsibility of simple things that parents would naturally do. A college student is responsible for laundry, schoolwork, food, and most importantly, themselves. According to http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/10/college-will-change-you-for-the-better/…
With so many unresolved issues involved in their life, students can get distracted easily, which badly influences their education and their health. Not knowing how to cope with stress could lead to intense depression that furthers the destabilization of the students. All of these academics and interpersonal problems surrounding their life could lead to intense disappointment and depression. Overall, college is extremely frustrating, especially when academic standards are higher and personal issues are…
Whether we like to admit it or not, college pressures face a large majority of the youth population. William Zinsser makes a few well-rounded points concerning these post-secondary struggles in his essay, “College Pressures.” The pressures that are mentioned in the essay are grouped into four classifications: economic, parental, peer, and self-induced. For starters, William Zinsser quotes, “They want a map - right now - that they can follow unswervingly to career security, financial security, and presumably, a prepaid grave.” This thought process of a student is very sad indeed.…
Personally, college is a different environment compared to what high school students are used to. College teaches students to be more independent relying on ourselves to take care of our studies and learning process. Take High School for example. High School teachers will constantly remind students of deadlines for assignments while professors could care less if students missed the deadline. Because college students are considered more “mature”, students are required to manage their own time checking due dates for each class themselves.…
Young people today begin working part-time jobs when they start college, or even before they graduate high school. Students work for a variety of reasons and often work many hours during the week. Regardless of why or where students work, simply holding a job while in school can have a huge impact on their academic success. Students face a variety of challenges while trying to balance the demands of employment, socialization, and academics. There are many ways universities can accommodate students and help them balance work and school.…
University is the last step in education. Not everyone has the opportunity to attend, and the ones that can go through very tough times. Not all the ones that register for college actually made it to graduation. The ones that made it, make their families and themselves proud for being strong enough to handle all the hard times for many years. College is not an easy task for anyone; even for the smartest person.…
Think of when you a student what were the challenges of your academic career? Many students face academic difficulties that go well beyond what kind of work they do in the classroom. In schools today children are impacted by many things that can hindered their academic career. Some of the problems students face in school today are because of their race, wealth, or distractions outside of the classroom. The movie Coach Carter does a great job of putting the spotlight on problems that children face in school.…
As a college student, we struggle with scuffling up couch change just to a get a four for four combo at Wendy’s. Central is disgusting, the amount given to us on a meal is not enough for a growing child to live off of. As a college student, your parents send you a small amount of money that you consider a monthly allowance. That you have to balance, so you won’t run out of money. But still seem to run out of money with a week left.…
Often students are still used to being told what to do and corrected by their parents, but in college there is a lot more personal responsibility and independence. For most students, going to college is the first time living away from home. There is a lot of responsibilities when it comes managing a home such as cleaning, washing, grocery shopping and etc. Students often get homesick or tend to not know how to do things around the house without their parents. It is also a massive amount of stress for young person to manage household tasks in addition to the academic rigor and working a part-time job.…