Gallaudet University

Do all students have an equal opportunity to succeed in college? There is a variety of different color, ethnic, cultural background, and languages of the students are in a college. Studying English is hard for all students, especially for Chinese students who are called ESL (English as Second Language) students. In the article “Why We Quit” Yvonne Raley writes, “Most students who leave without finishing have failed to make a successful transition from high school to college because of a poor fit…

Throughout history, students have been pushed to their limits by the government’s standards of living, and today’s college reality is no exception. In Alana Semuel’s article called “Manual Labor, All Night Long: The Reality of Paying for College,” we meet Alexis Mclin, a college student struggling with the burden of pushing herself past her limitations. Mclin works at a UPS facility between midnight and four in the morning. All the while proceeding to go observe an elementary school like setting…

1. Background Students who are enrolled for business and social sciences studies often find themselves having to compulsorily register for a module in research methodology and statistics. (Onwuegbuzie, 2000) asserts that the role of statistics is to orientate the would be graduate to the world of research, which improves both their numeracy skills and further improve their…

“Change brings opportunity.” Nido Qubein once stated. Change is not always easy to adapt to, but with change new doors open to a fresh beginning. One of the biggest change in my life is transitioning from high school into college. There are many adjustments that I had to make, many challenging and exciting experiences, and the want to change something about myself as I progress through the college experience. Numerous adjustments had to be made during my transition from high school to college.…

1. ead the article ‘Homesickness and adjustment in university students’ by Thurber and Walton (Appendix 1 of your course and tutorial handbook) and answer the following questions in your own words: a. How is this paper relevant to your practice essay topic? This paper details a small section of the broader topic of ‘adjusting to university life’ and provides research on the challenges faced by students as they assimilate into a new environment, what risk factors can lead to some students…

Not many people think about what they are going to be in life and the many steps they are going to take to achieve that goal. As a freshman in high school, I already started thinking about my life ten years prior from now and my goals in life. That goal is; by being proactive with my school work and graduating with a 3.5 or higher GPA, I will then attend law school and become a lawyer. These strengths will allow me to become successful not only in my career but also in my life. My strengths…

Competition in High Schools People always think that good students can get into good colleges. However, sometimes the reality is different, those top students do not get into colleges they want to go. There is a lot of competition between schools and schools, as well as between students and students. Every school wants to be one of the top schools and wants to be better than other schools. However, competition usually will make students more stressed. Now more and more news reports that high…

Technical information is largely confined to end-of-book appendices. It will appeal to all serous stakeholders in our educational system from parents and school members to professionals directly connected to our schools and the testing industry. The university at the undergraduate level sounds like a place where cheating comes almost as naturally as breathing, where it is an academic skill almost as important as reading, writing, math. Everyone hates exams. And there’s nothing worse than staring…

"Had she been a male applicant, there would have been a little, if any, hesitation to admit.." Inferring that if this young woman was not female, but male, the admissions office would have not had a discussion with her admissions to attend their university and would have been admitted right away. Women were given the privilege to attend college, but by the way the admissions office works, it feels as if they are still fighting for that right. As the author states, "How's that for an unintended…

College Dormitory and Roommates For university students in North America, it is the norm to live away from their parents and to start living in a dormitory or an apartment by themselves when they enroll in a university. Many students usually have roommates that they have never met before they move in, and they learn how to cooperate with them by spending more and more time with them. While a dormitory is seen as a convenient place for college students to live and socialize with each other, it…