Analytical Summary: “Freshman Myth” Dr. Harke published article on news and blog website “Huffington Post Los Angeles” on June 11, 2011. Harke wants parents and students who are at the end of the road of their k-12 education to be aware that college may not be what they think it is and wants to save students from disappoint because they wasn’t as ready as they thought they were. In the first paragraph, Dr. Harke talks about the excitement the graduating seniors feel as they complete their journey of k-12 education. Then he gets on the subject of why so many of those seniors dropout or flunk out of college, he explains that the students are “overly optimistic and confident”…
Welcoming a New Generation to College: The Millennial Students Dr. Carol Elam, associate dean for admissions and institutional advancement and director of medical education research at University of Kentucky College of Medicine; Dr. Terry Stratton, assistant dean for the student assessment and program evaluation and assistant professor of behavioral science at University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Denise D. Gibson, PH.D, assistant dean for academic support and associate professor, Clinical Psychiatry at University of Cincinnati College of medicine, have cited from Howe and Strauss 2000 book Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation and argue that the current generation of college- age and pre-college-age students possesses…
Community gives me a sense of belonging; a feeling that is comforting and cheering. Then why would I not want to be part of the Central Connecticut State University community? Yet, I still tend to avoid joining clubs or participating in the events that the university host. Many students at Central can fall in that category with me. It is a continuous issue not only with this university, but other colleges such as AnyU, the university Rebekah Nathan attended.…
I became interested in taking classes online because when my father got ill I had to help my mother take care of him, however I didn’t want to school to school therefore I transfer to Keiser University in order to finish my associates online. I was very successful in completing my associates online because I had a flexible schedule. I planned myself ahead to know each day what I had to accomplish to not fall behind. Throughout time I spoke to the Dean of students at Keiser to approve me taking more than one class online. She checked my record and my GPA and approved my request.…
Although I greatly benefit from taking online classes, I find classes on campus more socially stimulating. Being a community college, a diverse group of people attend for the convenience. I’ve found that being forced to work with different types of people not only helps me learn how to communicate more efficiently with…
Mark Edmundson wrote his essay titled “On the Uses of a Liberal Education” in 1997. As an English professor at the University of Virginia, Edmundson experienced a front-row view seat to the changes that were happening around the university. Throughout his essay, Edmundson gives his views and thoughts of how the college experience and expectations of those attending college have changed over the decades around the university he teaches and around the world. While these changes that Edmundson observes were probably somewhat of a shock during the seventies, these changes are needed to make the college more competitive in todays fast-past society. We live in a generation where making life easier is considered better.…
College Matters Enrolling in college is a big step for many high school students. Last October, only 65.9 percent of people who graduated from high school enrolled in a college (Norris par. 1). Going to college opens the doors for financial enhancement, self-improvement and the ability to make connections.…
Beginning college is an exciting time in one 's life, getting to meet new friends, going out to parties, joining clubs, and attending school sporting events are great ways to have an enjoyable college experience. However these activities can steer the focus away from a healthy lifestyle. It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of school and can cause one to pay less attention to their health and lifestyle changes. One of the many problems teenagers and young adults face in college is, gaining the “Freshman 15”. According BioMed Central, the “Freshman 15”, refers to the average amount of 15 pounds students gain during their first year of university.…
Once you get into your freshman year you finally start looking towards a career that you would like to do for the rest of your life. Although, as a freshman it’s very hard to decide what you would like to do. My views about what I wanted to do have already changed. My freshman year I wanted to be an Anesthesiologist, but then I job shadowed as a sophomore at the hospital and I just did not like the environment.…
Freshman year is where academics begin to matter and it’s important to work hard for your grades. Freshman year is when the setup for your future begins. It’s important to develop good study habits and time management skills. Now that grades matter, students shouldn’t be procrastinating and should try to be at school if at all possible. It’s also important to know that students don’t need to have their career path figured out by freshman year, or even senior year.…
Throughout your first year of college people often say that you should be aware of gaining the Freshman 15. If you don’t know what the freshman 15 is I 'll explain it to you, this is when a freshman student gains up to 15 pounds. Often times it’s more like 5-10 pounds instead of 15. Throughout this paper, I will help guide you through the necessary steps you may need to take in order to avoid this from happening to you. This most effective way for a student to prevent gaining 15 pounds is to use the necessary materials around them.…
Traditional college Many studensts think to themselves, what style they are going to choose for their college education whether it bieng online,or traditional. Traditional has much better benefits than online, and is a lot more effective although most students say online is better,traditional will always be more important. To start off, the first reason why traditional college education is better is because, in person or, face-to-face. For example every class that is taught, teachers and proffesors need to know who the people are in front of them.” A proffessor said to me”you don’t just teach the students you have to learn’em too.…
In some point in time, there will be students who are going to attend college for the first time in order to get an academic degree, and it can be considered as one of the most important decisions they made in their lives. It is up to the decision of the students whether they should get it by enrolling on a traditional course, or by enrolling in online courses that are available on the Internet. The problem is that no one really knows which of the two options is better; online classes cost less and provides flexibility to students while traditional courses, on the other hand, is more about social interactions and studying with others. Both provides the education that a student needs, however, they provide it differently when it comes to the…
(Hauser) On the other hand, online courses seem to work better for others. Over a five year span, over fifty percent of students preferred to repeat the online experience. (Delfino) Students that are more organized and have less time to actually attend class due a job or children, find that online learning is the best option. Horspol researched how online and face-to-face courses differ in many aspects of student behavior.…
Does relationships, money, possessions, religion, make a person happy? According to the dictionary, happy is a state of being delighted, pleased, or glad, over a particular thing (“happy”). Many would disagree with this statement. Outside things can not make a person happy, because it comes from within the person. A person can live their life how they chose, it all comes from whats going on inside them (Henri).…