College

What do you imagine a college student to be? Do you imagine a student who parties on the weekends and stay up all night cramming for exams? Or Do you imagine a student who is raising a child while trying to juggle school and work? Most of us would more likely agree with the first image of a college student. However, based on a 2014 research done by Institute for Women’s Policy Research stated that 4.8 million undergraduate students are raising children and 71 percent of that is women (Gualt,…

My Journey to College It all started on a Wednesday around 4 o’clock pm, I was dozing in and out of sleep when my phone began to vibrate. I picked it up and realized it was a coach for the Upper Iowa wrestling team. From that day forward I could not wait to get to college and experience the college life. Many colleges wanted me to join their school. I chose Upper Iowa over two other colleges the two main reasons were: First, the way they do their scheduling is very nice, you only have to take 3…

One of the scariest parts about attending college directly after high school is the huge shift in responsibility. Now, you’re in charge of making your schedule, paying your bills, handling school assignments, and most importantly making the right choices that will ultimately affect your future’s outcome. Unfortunately, I never received much guidance about the transition into college due to the fact that I am a first-generation college student coming from an extremely financially unstable home.…

Students attending college are now exposed to the real world of being responsible for their attendance in classes. College life is more diverse than high school, because students now have the ability to make their own life choices and College students have more freedom than high school students do. Being able to take the classes they want, need, and also paying for their own courses. College students have to be committed to do well in their classes, but also have their own decision making if…

College students pay numerous fees to attend and receive a degree from their university. Due to these incurred costs it is understandable that money can be tight for some students because of the multiple fees and charges they pay. One of the costs that has been controversial for college students is the cost of food offered on campus. Some students could argue that the cost of food is too high, and that the quality of the food does not match the costs of the food. Evidence from Nate Nkumbu’s…

I have quite a few goals but some of my biggest goal are just right ahead of me and I hope to achieve and surpass them when the time comes. One of my biggest goals is to finish my first semester in college with a grade point average at or above a 3.5. Another one of my goals is to get back on track with me giving back to my local community. Lastly, I want to reach my goal of getting a tutor and understanding biology better than I do, because that is not a strong point for me. I believe my goals…

Traditional Colleges vs. Online Colleges Many students are often uncertain about whether to attend a traditional college or an online college. You would not know where to turn for advice if you are in this situation. Friends may suggest that you will have a fuller college experience if you attend a traditional college. On the other hand, your family may tell you to go for an online school so that you would not have to leave home. Decision-making is personal: students’ needs and experiences…

they have to right to choose whenever they are ready to attend college. Students all have different ways to learn, study, teach and fight. However, if a student is completely opposite compared to others, it does not mean they should not attend school or that college is not for them. As Price states “ the pressure is so powerful that we basically tell graduates of high school that they will be losers in life if they don 't go to college”, is where we as a society go wrong (Matt Price). The…

In my opinion, playing high school sports is one of the best extracurricular activities in high school. My freshman year I participated in football, basketball, and golf. I had fun playing each of these sports, and I took pleasure in being highly involved in hobbies outside of class. However, after my freshman year, I felt that I was too busy and needed to cut back on what I was involved in. So I decided to quit basketball. At first I thought it was a mistake to quit because I had been on a…

studies. I considered many different universities and colleges, weighing out the positives and negatives in attending each of them. However, there was one that remained as the most impressionable college: The Honors College of Miami Dade College. My older brother had joined the Honors College and continually remarked on how they changed his life and helped him grow both mentally and financially. He began speaking to me about the Honors College when I was a freshman in high school, and I worked…