High school diploma

I am a seventeen year old senior in High School planning to graduate and attend a Four-year University. Why do I want to further my education? There is a strong but easy answer to that question. To start off, I know there are many teenagers my age that don’t see college in their future life, it’s more like they’re forced to attend college. For me, it’s different. I see myself going to college because it’s what i truly want. I want to continue pushing myself no matter what obstacle, because i…

future, and be able to learn how to read and write. That is an immeasurable experience and leaverage because people that were a part of slavery did not have the opportunity to grasp how to read and write properly. Someone with their education in a school environment get to expand their minds, and start to understand real world situations. Critical thinking gets more involved in their everyday lives, and instead of just being stuck with someone else’s opinions they will get to think outside of…

Is College Worth Your Time? The end of your high school life can easily slip away and throw you into the world of adulthood, and many wonder if college is really worth it. Having a college education can give you a few advantages. You have better job opportunities, you get more money, and a plus is you are less likely to be overweight. Nobody can deny those reasons. To begin with, having a college education gives you better job opportunities and advantages. The fact that you will most likely…

Universities across California are raising tuition costs on all students, except illegal immigrant students, according to the Daily Caller. Last month, the University of California system approved a measure to raise tuition for out-of-state students by $972, but not for illegal immigrant students. The state's system board of regents was content on raising tuition for American students, but allows illegal alien students to evade the new measure. “All students — regardless of immigration status…

(source). The problem is that people in my school are unaware or don 't know enough about going into college; to solve this we must provide more information from counselors about college. Getting colleges and high schools involved with each other is the missing piece to this problem. I am personally going through the struggle of not feeling ready for college after my senior year of high school. The audience should care because it effects students in high schools which are the people who…

that “The average 4-year bachelor’s degree holder, for instance, earns nearly $1 million dollars more over the course of their lifetime than someone who holds only a high school diploma(Financial Costs).”When the essay says college, it is referring to the idea of continuing education after high school. College also refers to trade school. “Americans with four-year college degrees made 98 percent more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree(Leonhardt, David).”Money has become a…

The Last Year It’s the last year of high school and students would like nothing more than to walk across that stage to receive their diploma, but they have to make it through the school year first. Many high school seniors experience the slump known as “senioritis.” It causes laziness, procrastination, passiveness towards school work and truancy (Beau). Seniors have spent the past three and a half years juggling: academics, extracurricular activities, a job, and family obligations, but once…

Is it bad to be excited about not having to go to high school anymore? To me is not bad at all, not having to go to high school feels amazing! Do not get me wrong, I adore school, I love taking notes, and I enjoy reading a lot. I just did not like my high school life. High school was so stressful to me; my freshmen, year I had to wake up early almost every day. My sophomore year, teachers would treat their students like little kids. On my junior year, I did not have enough time to hang out with…

As more people get degrees, jobs that required a High School diploma are now demanding Associates and Bachelor degrees. The lower your degree the more years of experience are demanded from you by the firm you are applying to. As a result, a college degree is becoming a necessity for High School graduates in order to find a job that pays a living wage. The government should fund the universities and colleges directly rather than give out loans to students so that the students will not be…

is actually worth it. Many high school students believe that they’ll be fine without college. Well, many studies have been done and the results tend to favor a college education over just a high school diploma. Going to college is important for individuals to be able to obtain a higher pay and a more desirable and lasting career. First of all, it’s very well known that college helps you earn more money. According to www.usnews.com, students who’ve only gone to high school and have no college…