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What are students ' plans after high school? Most students would respond to this question with, “I 'm going to college,” but is college worth it? That is the million dollar question. It seems like every job requires a college degree, but why? Why does someone who has spent $70,000 to go to a 4-year college has a better chance at getting a job, than someone who just has a high school diploma. There’s a saying that goes, “I would rather be my own tyrant than have someone else tyrannize me.”(Henry…

Scarlet Ambassador team? I am interested in joining the Scarlet Ambassador team to share my love for Rutgers with prospective students. I know of the resources and opportunities that I have received since attending Rutgers and am truly proud of my university. It is my hope that by sharing my successes, failures, and experiences with prospective students that I will help them make a decision on a college that will positively impact me in the way that Rutgers has made a mark on me. How will…

Becoming a World Class Student According to Dictionary.com, world-class is a person or thing who is among the best in the world. A world class engineering student is the same. Being a world class engineering student means to be part of the best group of engineering students. However, in order to be a world-class engineering student, we need to develop a plan that has the necessary elements that require this type of student. Through the course “Fundamental of Success of Engineering Student,” I…

Benefits of Higher Education: Why Students Should Attend College Many students throughout the years have debated whether or not college or another form of higher education is actually worth it. Some students make the decision to not attend a form of higher education, but just to continue straight on into a field of work. Other students make the informed decision to attend a college and receive a form of higher education. Both sides of this argument have valid points on why they feel that their…

Academic Institution Expenditures Colleges and universities have many expenses that affect the financial budget. The expenditures associated with the school’s budget include research and development, instruction, technology information, and student services to name a few. Within each expenditure there are categories. For example, Student services cover a broad range of categories such as recruitment, admissions, campus security, and resident counselors. The student service expenditure has…

These supporting factors show how a university offers their students peer to peer educating, instructor coaching, and university endorsements to help construct a proper graduate on the road to success. Through peer to peer educating I believe a student achieves a strong alumni connection which both Molly Andersen, and I believe are…

Ever wonder why university housing cost so much? Or maybe how much of your overall tuition actually goes into housing? Believe it or not public housing is a marketing business that is growing tremendously every year. Some may say that housing is not overpriced but instead worth every penny due to the benefits it had to offer, but I say the money given to university housing is almost equivalent to a house which you can possibly invest in later. Due to imbalanced university finances and federal…

be doing for the rest of their life. Introduction Every day you see students going off to college and being successful in their major. Now once the students finishing his or her studies at that college or university. They are ready to take on the job that they will be applying for, but there are some problems with that. The students…

thought deeply into these costs? A better question is have you ever thought about whose decision it is to decide these cost tuition, what qualifies them to do this? What is there info source? Do they consider the thousands of students that attend the University and their families that are forced to make essential changes to allow said student to…

College degrees seem to be the only and sure-fire way to get a job in today’s society. However, there are people who believe that if the idea of having a college degree was not so heavily forced onto our youth, than there are definitely other ways to not only prepare for a career but be qualified as well. Some of those individuals that believe this are Charles Murray and Jacques Steinberg, authors of, “Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?” and “Plan B: Skip College” respectively. Murray…