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more often, my knowledge and interest grew as well, arousing my curiosity about how those systems were designed, and what type of technological concepts were applied to make them. This made me want to further my education and me want to go back to college. I am certain NJIT is the institution that can help me achieve my career goals as well as my own personal enrichment. I am planning to get a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, mainly focusing on integrated circuits or…

When I was in high school, all my teachers would say that they were trying to prepare us for college. Now that I am in college they were wrong in their ways of preparing us for college. High school taught me basically nothing for college. This essay is going to describe the similarities and differences of high school and college. High school is a mandatory and usually free here in America. In high school your books are provided and cost you nothing, you often have no homework, someone else…

Life Of A College Athlete When you think about going to college and playing a sport your first thought is how does someone balance all of that. Well, honestly, most people don’t but the ones that do have a tough time balancing homework, their sport and their job if they have one. To show you what the life of a college athlete is like and to show how it 's different from high school, I interviewed Hannah Jones from the women 's soccer team. I 've known Hannah about all my life, we grew up…

Education is a human right. We spend years acquiring knowledge and life skills. I will dedicate eighteen years of my life throughout elementary, secondary, post-secondary and maybe graduate school. This amount of time dedicated to educating myself places me in a better position. When looking for a good job and become a productive member of society. Our teachers, instructors, and professors are important throughout this process. In truth, when I walked into my geometry class as a freshman I was…

Mandela once stated, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Education is a privilege that so many before us have fought for yet we take it for granted. Growing up in a small town and then moving to Norman for college I have come to realize how important an education is. Since the age of five, I have attended school. I am from a very small town so I have always attended the same school. As an elementary student, I loved school! I loved the structure and…

I was weighed down by the transition into high school, I was stressed and feeling out of place. I picked up lacrosse during my freshman year, a sport that I would never have thought would play a role in helping me through high school and later in life. Despite the small amount of teams in America’s high schools, it is the fastest growing sport in the country, and despite being unpopular, it is carried by strong hearts, literally and figuratively. Lacrosse is an old fragment of the Native…

Since 1986, St. Mary’s University (formerly known as St. Mary’s University College) has been providing quality post secondary education to Calgary and area. St. Mary’s University has sought to provide a strong liberal arts education rooted in traditional catholic values, with emphasis on small class sizes to allow for an in-depth education; this establishes significant relationships among the students, and between students and their professors. As St. Mary’s has grown over the years, more and…

Student Holly CC092 14 Nov. 2013 Narrative Essay For me, this is my second attempt at earning a college degree. My experience with college prior to this semester was right after high school, when I enrolled at a community college in my hometown in California. I was supporting myself, working full-time at a restaurant where a lot of my other friends worked. Because of my demanding work schedule, I only took a couple of credits each semester and missed a lot of class. I also spent a lot…

The movie selected for this paper is Precious. The main characters involved are 16 years old Claireece Precious Jones, her mom Mary Lee Johnston, Social Worker Ms. Weiss, and alternative school teacher Ms. Blu Rain. The movie is about Precious who lives in Harlem along with her very abusive mother. Precious attends a Junior High School and is pregnant with a second child. As a result of her pregnancy, Precious is suspended from her Junior High School. Her Principal however, suggests that she…

hours where we would go to the local elementary schools in our school district and mentor the students that were struggling with their grades, socially, or even having problems at home. With the experience of mentoring for 2 years prior to coming to college, I would hope I would be a strong contribution by having experience of being able to…