College

Although some people think no one deserves a free ride, people feel that you need to work for your education. However, every student should be able to get a free education because not everyone can afford to pay for an education, the cost for college is unreasonable, and student loans cause people to not buy a house because they can not afford to pay for the house and their student loans. Some places around the world already offer free education. They use the state's taxes to pay for the…

Is College Essential? I chose not to take the college route. After highschool i wasn't sure what i wanted to pursue as my career. Apparently, I had a knack for acting. My salary was small unlike my sister who attended college and became a doctor. It is common sense that a doctor would have a higher paying salary than a fairly new actor. Although becoming a doctor sounds much safer financially than being an actor at the end of my acting career i was earning double my sisters salary. Does this…

Is Higher Education Worth The Price? In this response paper I will mainly response to two articles, they are Are College Worth the Price of Admission? By Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, and Why Do You Think They’re Called For-Profit Colleges? By Kevin Carey. Besides these two articles, I also want to response to the topic Is Higher Education Worth the Price? first. When I first saw the title of this chapter, I was immediately attracted. This is the question I have been searching for answer…

continuing your education at a college. For instance, the curriculum of colleges is very similar to that of a university. This is partly due to the high quality of the college professors and low class size. The professors are recruited to offer a real world perspective to students. In effect, the low class size allows professors to answer questions from students and, make lessons engaging and interactive. Another advantage of completing education at college is the price. College averages a sum…

Transitioning from high school to college can be unnecessarily difficult. Being aware, however, of the next step in this process is impertinent to quickly completing this transition. After graduating, there is always another opportunity to be seized: it just needs to be found. Waiting means delaying success. A college student is obligated to earn a degree, but their primary ambition should be to continually discover and accomplish goals. Goal-setting is important, but one cannot perform at…

Relationships are one of the most important factors of one’s college education and experience. Examples of relationships that are formed in college include those with instructors, family members, romantic partners, and the relationship with other students and roommates. Forming strong connections with others can really improve one’s college experience both academically and socially. Both in the classroom and outside the academic environment, strong and positive relationships offer benefits such…

“The likelihood that students will make a successful transition to the college environment is often a function of their readiness—the degree to which previous educational and personal experiences have equipped them for the expectations and demands they will encounter in college” (Conley).. In modern times, the high school degree is not all the students are pursuing; many are pursuing degrees from post secondary institutions. One requirement of post secondary institutions is a first year…

prevalent is college. College is one of the most important times in your life as it is when you work towards what want to do in your future. It is also a time where many people change and find out who they truly are. I have not been to college long enough to really find myself, but I have seen myself changing. Since starting college at Lakeland, I have noticed that I have become more independent, better at managing my time, and less stressed. I have noticed that since starting college at…

Having a high school diploma does not mean for me to stop here. Why wouldn’t I want to further my education and become whatever I desire? A statement that’s been stated forever is, “College is not for everybody”, which is known to be true; however, it is highly important for me to attend college. My grandmother’s death inspired me because I took care of her at a young age and enjoyed every moment of it. Even though taking care of my grandmother inspired me but, my mother’s health issues has…

New students come to Northwestern from a wide variety of backgrounds with a wide variety of expectations of what their college experiences will look like, and this often includes the presence of alcohol. Popular movies and TV shows often depict college students drinking surrounded by lots of friends, so incoming students think that alcohol is the only means of developing strong friendships, and this could not be farther from the truth. I recall sitting at lunch table one of the first days of…