Goucher College

1. What are your reasons for applying to Rutgers University School of Social Work? Discuss how your personal, professional, and/or community experiences and values affected your decision? The most important influence for pursing a graduate degree at Rutgers University School of Social Work is to break down barriers and obstacles that have been placed in front of me. I grew up in a non-tradition family so I never had an example of what life should be. My mother was a victim of domestic violence,…

Latina/o family can sometimes negatively impact the students voyage towards college. One theory Stern shares is that neighborhoods that Latina/o students live in prove to be an obstacle for many. Stern states that Latinos “live in neighborhoods with many fewer college-educated residents than are in African-American areas. Growing up in a neighborhood with so few college-educated people creates problems for students finding the college application process tricky” (Stern, 2009). Stern continues by…

just what high school is though, it teaches us lessons we could not learn anywhere else. In Mr. McGee’s class especially pushes us because of his overload of work that we are given. Still his class prepares you for the next level of education in college. Throughout high school there have been three ways to continue to improve and check my progress during my time as a high school student, these are track my current level of success, knowing my strengths and weaknesses, and creating goals, lastly…

debt and too little is done to aid these former students. University costs are on the rise to this day, while scholarships and financial aid grow more and more limited and exclusive. In the matter of college education and student debt, there is no true “good side” to be on. Those who do not attend college are unlikely to meet the credentials of any well-paying employer, and those who do attend will, almost without fail, graduate with a growing debt that will only make starting a responsible…

Area 1: Attack Significance My partner says no offering free college education might cause students who have financial difficulties end up looking for alternative ways to meet their material demands. I don’t quite agree with this point because for many college students the primary reasons that they want to be sugar babies are that they can be brought to the fancy restaurants, be provided with generous gifts, and probably with tuition subsidizes. In an article written by Leroy, he mentions that…

The emotional pendulum that kids go through during the crazy years of adolescent hood is easily more intense then that of a middle age woman going through her menopause stage. The only real difference is that the middle age woman has years of experience and even though her body might not have ever been through this exact type of feeling, they still have the knowledge of how crazy life’s tenures can be. As for a kid they have no past experience with any of what is going to happen next in life. It…

high school dropouts are limiting themselves from potential success and opportunities in the future. Credibility: My family has always pushed me in my academic life. My father especially pushed me to excel at school, because he did not finish college and knows first-hand how difficult it can be to secure a job without a degree. Along with my father’s pushing, my mother would always say “no knowledge is ever wasted” and this saying has greatly shaped my view of education. Over the years, I…

education would permit an easier financial situation to certain families, a better mental health and would prevent debt at such a young age. First of all, the cost of university or college is often too expensive for low-income or large families. For one, tuition fees vary depending on the program and/or school. According to College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016…

from a college. Moreover, I would like to attend a college for three main reasons: to take advantage of the opportunities around myself, to start a tradition in my family, and to reach my career goal of becoming a high school band director. Nevertheless, college is definitely a goal I want to complete. My grandpa always told me that with age comes wisdom, and I have finally begun to realize the truth in that statement. When I was a freshman in high school, I didn’t dream of enrolling in college…

take college classes through the Lone Star college system at no cost to the students what so ever. The students of iSchool High are able to do this because the school is conveniently located on the Lone Star campus, therefore the students sign out of there high school and walk across campus to attend their college classes. Compare this to Magnolia West where the students have the opportunity to take AP classes taught by a high school teacher at the high school campus. Students can gain college…