Are Too Many People Going to College Essay

motivates me most to pursue a college degree is the fact that I have put this off for far too long. Many of my peers are already done with or are starting their Master’s degrees. I really have no legitimate excuse as to why I’ve put this on the back burner. I was just having fun enjoying life, I guess. I’m definitely at a place in my life where I am ready to take this seriously because I understand the importance of education. Purpose: My main purpose in seeking a college degree is to better…

culture on college campuses from the perspective of women. The women that the data was received from were “spoken to over the course of the academic year, often repeatedly and at length” (Taylor, 2013) and hail from the University of Pennsylvania. The article argues that, although it is primarily believed that men propel hookup culture, women play an integral part too. Divided into different sections, “Sex On Campus…” states that the reason women prefer hookups over relationships in college is…

High schoolers are pressured to apply to many different colleges and pick a high paying/achieving degree that takes at least four years to achieve. But if you dig a little deeper into why college seems to be so important, is it really necessary to go to college for four years? Will a liberal arts degree actually benefit you and worth the years it takes it attain one? The articles “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J. Ungar and “Are Too Many People Going to College?” by Charles Murray go into much…

Education Service Agency, Lawrence B. Schlack, informs high school students that college is not their only option after graduating. Schlack explains to his readers that attending college is not the most logical step for everyone because it differs depending on the career plan the student intends on pursuing. He concludes his message by expressing his disapproval of the abundant amount of student who believe that college is their only option after high school. Schlack ineffectively uses informal…

Learning Experience of International Students; Is The Trip Worth It? The popularity of U.S. schools has increased in many countries throughout the world, especially China with students learning english in elementary school as mandatory curriculum. The 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, finds the number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities had the highest rate of growth in 35 years, increasing by ten percent to a record high of 974,926 students in…

I had made many good friends in those four years and Marisa and I have been together forever. Everyone was leaving for their preferred colleges with people they knew who were going there. The colleges I wanted to be accepted to had no one I knew. I considered going into the army to get some time to think, but I wanted to continue my education to become a nurse. “What if I won’t be able to make friends? What if people don’t like me? I’ll be alone.” Those few thoughts…

There are a number of reasons why students do not attend college but here is the reality that many will only begrudgingly admit: there are genuine obstacles, dire circumstances that prevent a student from continuing their education, and then there are excuses; knee-jerk responses that students regurgitate when questioned about their future. While it is easy to extend sympathy for those students with the most uncommon challenges, it is more difficult to identify with the students who allow a…

How can I become a nurse? According to Chamberlain College of Nursing (2012, p. 1) Art Williams states “I'm not telling you it's going to be easy. I'm telling you it's going to worth it“.Becoming a nurse will have its ups and downs, but this will determine me to work hard and strive to be the best nurse I can be. The things I will be going through will build me into a male nurse which I can pursue my passion for helping others. With my loving and caring qualities, the job will come natural,…

from the performance (labor) of student-athletes, they should get paid (Mitchell 1). Student-athletes are not employees or professional athletes who are paid salaries and incentives for a career in sports. They are students who gain admission to a college education through their participation in sports, for which they receive scholarships to pay tuition, fees, room and board and other allowable expenses. Participation in collegiate sports is not a student-athlete’s job. Because these athletes…

Many young adults my age are still much undecided about what they are going to do for a career and even further confused about when and where they are going to college. For myself, I knew I wanted to be a dietitian by 8th grade and I chose my two choice colleges by freshman year, and decided to take a year off before college in eleventh grade. I had a finalized plan for myself before this school year started. I have planned for life beyond May 2017 for years and now I am ready to live through…