Black Mountain College

A school counselor with a sound understanding of the importance of affective education, and vision to build programming to address those needs, can have a profound effect on academic achievement. Career Readiness From an academic perspective, college and career readiness means that a high school graduate has a certain skill mastery in the areas of English and mathematics necessary to qualify for and succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing postsecondary coursework. To put it another way, a high…

time and effort students devote to activities empirically linked to the intended outcomes of college and what institutions do to both provide these activities and induce students to participate in them (Kuh, 2009). Student Support Services is a grant funded program apart of the Federal TRIO Program. The program is designed to provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with basic college requirement, and to motivate students toward the successful completion of their…

take initiative and apply it in the classroom. Sports make students learn responsibility by teaching them to manage their time wisely among other useful resources. All of the life skills the students learn will, for the most part, go with them to college, as…

that they go to college. But because they are forced to enter this academic world, some students do not perform as well as others and as a result, colleges lower their standards to match the abilities…

"The Illusion of College Drinking ." Psychology Today 16 Oct 2003. web. This popular source contrasts with the others indicating that irresponsible college drinking is a misconception. This article doesn’t state that college drinking does not occur but that the image of college students being “drunkards” is mostly myth. With utilization of a study from University of North Carolina found that 2 out…

“College is fun as long as you don’t die” (Tsugumi Ohba). Each year millions of young adults are faced with the decision to attend higher education or go straight into the work force. These young adults are being influenced by their parents, teachers and peers on this major life decision. While they should listen to advice given to them, in the end the final decision should be made by the individual, not by someone else. Before young adults are even able to go out and experience the world they…

In the current century, sports have seized to be a concept of fun and games and have consequently become a business. College sports are no exception to this since players need to feel a sense of appreciation for going an extra mile to engaging in sports on top of education. Sports in colleges provide significant source of income for the colleges. The school gets the money from the sale of tickets, sport-related merchandise, and television contract among others. However, the sportsmen receive a…

head off to college. Some attend the closest local school while others travel across the state, country or sometimes world to enroll in the schools of their choice. A recent wage study indicates that college graduates on average will earn twice as much money during their lifetimes than students who only graduate from high school. Many parents push their children to attend college, to get a high paying job and live a comfortable life. However, many parents think that the closest local college is…

puts on their annual college fair. Schools that attend are from a wide variety of education styles, parts of the country, academic standard, and cost of education. All throughout high school Shelly has been a 4.0 student and almost got a 4.1 her sophomore year due to the advanced classes she decided to take, so she shouldn’t have an issue getting into school, right? Dartmouth College, Stanford, Princeton, Yale University, and Harvard University were among some of the top colleges to visit her…

successes, failures, and experiences with prospective students that I will help them make a decision on a college that will positively impact me in the way that Rutgers has made a mark on me. How will your skills and experience be an asset to the Scarlet Ambassador program? I am a unique in that I transferred to Rutgers at the end of my freshman year. I started at a small private college in Fort Worth, Texas that…