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    With an acceptance rate of 37.8% and a retention rate of 93% most of the students that get accepted stay throughout all four years of their college life. The needed scores to get into The University of Miami are, SAT Reading is a score of 650, SAT Math is a score of 640, ACT Composite is a score of 28-32, and ACT English is a score of 28-34. The university's honor programs are just a few ways…

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    relationship. This is because the teenager will not be home when they are stressed out with school and studying. These teenagers will also have more respect because, the discipline in the school is a lot harsher. Boarding schools also offer more college grants. Public schools and private schools have a lot more drop outs and kids who fail then Boarding schooled kids. You also have your sneaky private and public school teenagers that drink behind their parents back. In boarding schools you will…

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    different arguments going on right now in colleges about student athletes. The main one is if athletes should or should not be paid. In the article titled 7 Common Sense Reasons Why College Athletes Should Be Paid (According to Jay Bilas), Peebles interviews Bilas on the controversial topic: payment of college athletes. Many people believe that scholarships, grants, and loans are enough for the athletes. However, Peebles and Bilas are strong believers of college athletes being paid. Even…

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    Why College Athletes Shouldn’t be Paid Money is money no matter what form it is in, cash, check, credit, and even scholarships as well. Student-athletes are given more than they actually realize. But yet they are convinced they need more because of the activities they perform on a daily basis. I believe they do not truly understand how how much they are granted over a four year span. Maybe reading over the job description before executing their decision the way they did the would not have to be…

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    College Athletes Overpaid

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    For many years, college athletes have been the face of many prestigious schools. Being a college athlete meant you were good enough to get a scholarship, which meant you had a chance make it to the big leagues. I grew up watching basketball and football like it was second nature, it resulted in wanting to be like the superstars on television. The children who grew up like me dream to be an all-American college athlete and become that superstar in the big leagues. The NCAA has been around since…

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    The Day I Choose LCC Have you ever thought about what college you would attend and how successful you would be? Well I have, as child I would imagine what college I would attend and would I be able to succeed. I imagined how collage would be, would I attended a large university or a small local community college. Students may even worry about the ACT and SAT and how successful will they be when taking those two extremely important tests. Luckily, I choose a school that didn 't stress me out…

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    develop cultural identity so the new generation can continue to play an important role in globalization. This confusion causes an immediate reaction: continue to do what has been done in the past--instruct children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many would argue that this philosophy helped the older generation be successful in their educational and post-educational careers, so it should not be changed; however, in the words of Ken Burns, “the…

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    not made any themselves other than the decision to halt their education career. Aside from a limited knowledge of higher education, my parents could not invest the time much less the money in my college search necessary for a quality college experience. Another dilemma with searching for an ideal college and career was being assisted by educators who would only be able to do so temporarily. Gear Up IV has served as the solution to all of the complications that would could eventually prevent a…

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    high schools teach students to learn how to take standardized tests on writing, rather than actually prepare them for college. Therefore, most secondary students are entering college without an understanding of how to meet demands of college writing beyond the prescribed “standard five-paragraph essay.” Susan Fanetti’s “Closing the Gap between High School Writing Instruction and College Writing Expectations” examines the discrepancy between American high schools and their post-secondary…

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    concerning college is choosing which school is best for them after high school. If a person wants to go on to college after high school, it should not have to be a difficult decision based on a nonexistence of monetary contributions. Unfortunately for most children in American families the lack of awareness of preparing for the future of the child or children in the home for continued education has caused many children to become stifled in the pursuit of a college degree. I being a college…

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