Bluefield State College

20). After attending secondary school one either goes to upper secondary school, much like our high school, or vocational school, much like learning traits to help you in a not as highly skilled job. The Finn believe that not everyone has to go to college and receive an upper education that they don’t need, with only 30 percent of students getting accepted into a university (Pollanen 20). This elementary and middle school type school systems allow for a smooth transition from beginning level…

I have always been labeled as intelligent. It has been one of the most prominent labels I have had to grow up with and one of the most burdensome. In general, people view having “intelligence” as having an advantage over everyone else. However, they do not see the pressure and stress it places on an individual’s shoulders. Contrary to making things easy for me, my intelligence has made it harder for me to find something I am passionate about. This would change when, as a high school freshman, I…

by my response he started telling me that if I were to take that decision I would be committing a mistake. He told me that life was hard out side of school and that competition for good jobs in recent years had grown. He stressed how important a college education was in order to be successful now days in our…

For example, I was presented with the choice to take on five Advanced Placement (AP) classes here at my high school; most thought I was out of my mind to take so many, but even with five, I took on an additional “independent course study”, AP United States History. I figured that the opportunity was there, so why not take it? At the end of the year, I was frustrated and eager for the year to be over, but with persistence and optimism, my test results gave me pleasing scores and allowed me to be…

The United States is suffering an academic decline for the middle class families and families who are lower. Many students in financial need must spend a portion of their time taking on part time jobs while studying, while other students must worry about the loans that they have collected and how they are going to pay it off after graduation. The government meets minimal needs to help students in financial need to help pay off their college tuition and that college costs are becoming a factor…

has said or completed goes onto impacting someone’s decision on where to attend college. She later went on to to say how the families and students she works with ultimately impact her as well. I relate to this statement because I think having a job where everything comes full circle is important. When I first became a tour guide I wanted to show students why the University of Iowa is an incredible place to attend college. After working as a tour guide for almost a year, I can confidently say…

that my time at Eastern Guilford high School will be coming to an end soon, an end that came all too fast. Because I know that this time will not last forever, I have to set and maintain goals for the rest of my life. One of these is to graduate college with my master’s degree in Psychology. Although I don’t know for sure which career path I want to take, I know that Psychology is the field for me. I have superb social skills and that is something that comes naturally to me and I want to build…

reprimanded often. Which tends to depress and improve my studies depending on the situation, Eventually I had mustered enough courage and gathered weeks worth of information to back up my desire to go overseas for college. Although I wasn’t sure how to tell my family the plan I had thought out for college, so i started small and decided to tell my parents first to gauge how they would react, and then I would break the news to the rest of the family. I had explained to them that I wanted to…

Not surprisingly, college is the most important part of one 's education. Furthermore, education is incredibly important to each and every one of us. I see the immense importance in education because without education, chaos reigns. Because of this, all Americans need to attend college because college gives one the best opportunity to be successful in life. There are many pathways through the educational system. However, the pathway does not stop at the end of high school. The road to…

Community colleges used to partake a reputation for being less academically serious. However, they’ve astonished by a large amount of opportunities for all students that want to succeed. A whole viewpoint of positive perspectives upholds among those that remain on the run for a new pathway. Moreover, standards and recognition improved along with the level of education students receive. Choosing a community college greatly benefits students making it the best choice of school. Also, diversity…