William Deresiewicz claims that in the neoliberal world we live in, the market mentality drives students to attend universities purely to obtain higher paying careers, rather than to expand knowledge. This article describes how students are most interested in practicing majors corresponding with the highest salary jobs: “the most popular majors are the practical, or … the commercial ones: economics, biology, engineering, and computer science.” Today, parents invest in college with hopes to make larger investments back, due to that fact that an individual’s worth in society is based on their wealth. Students no longer attend college to question and reflect on the world, but rather to rise on the social ladder. Deresiewicz believes “college is…
Why Do People Go to College? When people speak of pursuing a post-secondary education nowadays, it usually has a negative connotation with the American student debt being in the trillions. Not only that, but there are also countless stories of college graduates not being able to find jobs in the fields they studied in. To add to on to their burdens, most students working towards a higher education are forced to take out loans in order pay their tuition.…
You may be asking yourself why people decide to go to college? The answer might be because they want to be successful. People who want to be successful are financially stable, have great knowledge, and have great accomplishments. With all wonderful benefits that come along with a college degree it is no surprise that people want to go to college to be successful. One of the purposes to having a college degree is being financially stable.…
Why are you in College? “You must go to college to succeed in life.” This quote is something my parents would regularly say to me as a kid growing up. I grew up thinking every other person in the room with me at school would also graduate with me because I didn’t think there was another route. When I got to high school and realized some people actually did not intend on going to high school it blew my mind.…
“Do you plan on going to college?” Is a question commonly asked. The answer depends on the person being asked and if they understand the significance of a college education. The importance of college is increasing more each year; therefore, most people today do not hesitate to answer the question with a definite “of course i am.” For me, the answer is always yes.…
Some seniors in high school still do not know what they want to be in the future and some others are just careless when it comes to the future, even if they are going to graduate in a couple of days. Some of the high school graduates who are planning on going to the college are just going to figure out themselves. Why go to college if you are just figuring yourselves out? Why not just take a year off for that? The graduated high school students should not be forced to attend college because some students present financial problems, lack of motivation, and lack of interest.…
I am Edgar Linares and I am a sophomore at Rio Hondo College. I started Rio Hondo College in the Fall of 2013. I was not sure, if college was for me. I was not prepared for college because in High school I was not willing to challenge myself. So I decide to join the Army because, I wanted to experience something new.…
I've worked so hard and tirelessly to try and provide for myself so that I wouldn't have to depend on anyone else. I'm full of energy and potential and I don't want to put that to waste, especially after all that hard work I've put in. I'm tired of seeing people around me who believe they're better than me in several ways it's my time to prove them wrong. Winning this scholarship would illustrate to my parents how serious I am about attending college. One of my parents fully supports my intended major and everything I want to accomplish.…
What Should You Choose? Have you ever thought about how many students graduate from college each year? Graduating from college is a goal that all students should set and strive for. College can be a time when students set their futures and study so that can be successful in life. It can also be a time where struggles more complicated than those in high school come into play.…
Our English teacher Mrs. Parker was given 50,000 to split between two students, to decide who will get the money we had to write why we deserve the money. Although only two will get the money this why I deserve it the most. Getting 25,000 will help me out in life more than the other students. Growing up I had great things happen, yet I also had not so great things happen. Things were at a point where my brother and I didn’t have to worry about anything, we just had to live life to the fullest and plan a bright future for ourselves.…
A segue class is one that transitions you to another class. The English composition segue class is an excellent class to help students transition from high school to college, especially in writing. However when It first came to my knowledge that I had this class I did not believe this. I did not get out at of this class as much as I could of, however I did learn a lot. My experience as a segue student taught me writing, college, and even real world skills.…
Should College Attendance Be Mandatory? If we break up the word attendance -tendency means a watchful care or persons in attendance, While the root -At means, the place of someone or where something is. This topic is an issue of debate all over the world. Some people support this rule while others are against it.…
Thou Shalt Attend In high school it was quite apparent that students could receive many absences with little or no consequences and still be able to maintain a good grade point average. However, in college that is not the case. Student attendance in college is important because students who attend class have better grades, have better relationships with their peers as well as professors and develop responsible habits and behaviors. Students who attend class often receive better grades on tests for they are present the day the material was taught.…
These attendance policies are beneficial for the sake of the students’ performance in college, the positive affect of the various policies on student attendance and achievement, and the professors’ insights on the requirement of the attendance policies. To answer the question asked by every student, please go to class. It will benefit the faculty and students in so many ways to have a mandatory attendance policy. Bibliography Chan, Kam C. “Should Class Attendance be Mandatory?” Atlantic Economic Journal.…
College attendance has been a major concern in recent years. Most professors want all students to attend each and every class. Why is college attendance important? Attendance is a crucial because it helps the students keep up with lectures and assignments that the instructor forwards. Mandating college attendance has an effect on students’ grades.…