General Certificate of Secondary Education

Many people will look at college and see it as a pathway to higher and brighter education. What many people don’t understand, is how easy or hard it is to get acclimated into this new system. Some students are fortunate; they have an easy transition and have great experiences in their college career. Often this is not the case, students can have a hard time fitting in and finding positive experiences in their time college. Students have a hard time crossing the bridge into a university setting.…

Why College Education Is Important When people discuss seeking in postsecondary education, many young adults think in a negative way. For instance, they question themselves why to waste my time, money, and effort in college. Also, we can start working right now, or go to trade school and finish my career. However, people need to ponder twice about college on a long run. If they do not consider a college education, then their dreams of achieving a higher profession would not come right. As a…

success, but instead it is luck. These young minds start to believe that they will become rich and famous while avoiding the dues of student loans. This false reality leads these students to view college in a negative light when in fact a college education is what could be setting them apart from their ideal lifestyle. Andrew Delbanco, a well-known author, wrote an article titled “3 Reasons Why College Still Matters” in which he argues that college still matters because of its economic…

nature, are motivated to learn … Promise of eternal reward, and the child's natural love for learning might be dampened”.This shows that when you give money for good grades,the child will become greedy and not be thankful that they are getting an education at a good school. Once awards are taken away, the student…

Describe why you believe this adventure will have a positive impact on you life and future. What do you hope to do after high school? It would be fun to got to a different country with friends, and help the turtles to live without the poachers. The volunteer hours should be helpful when applying for colleges and when doing job interviews because employers and colleges look for people who are active in the community. After high school I hope to go to college to be a conservation officer and…

Transitioning from high school to college is a huge milestone of our lives. College is either the happiest moment of our lives or the most stressful once we get our foot inside the door. As a freshmen on campus, the stress of finding new friends, getting familiar with the campus, and maintaining good grades can be a difficult challenge. As a college student myself, I created a guide of tips to help me cope with my many stressors of college and I have also taken tips from Jacob Sokol’s article in…

Would you like to graduate with the high-grade point average? Students on every college campus should recognize the rhetorical effectiveness in their writing to earn the highest possible grade point average. Being aware of the intended audience will improve the persuasiveness of any piece of writing. The article, “Why do Doctors Commit Suicide?” written by Sinha (2014), focuses on the rigorous workload inexperienced physicians and the toll it takes on the mental health of doctors. The argument…

holds about 50 million people. Not only does this create a vast difference demographically, but also it separates the country and forms an extensive gap between the wealthy and poor, which can consequently lead to the inequality of female and male education success. Learning how community and family factors influence unequal educational outcomes…

A concept is a mental grouping of similar objects, events ideas, or people and my concept is college. My prototype, a mental image or best example of a category, of college is Penn State University. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word college is Penn State because it’s one of the most popular universities in central Pennsylvania. Their football team is very famous along with the fact that I know a lot of people who are Penn State alumni, including my brother, or are currently…

“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.…