High school diploma

year, I attended a school that was on the other side of town. I was nervous to start school, simply because I didn’t know anybody that was going there from my previous school. I had the mentality to get good grades, try out for the soccer team, and make new friends. My one focus was to walk across that stage to get that one and only diploma. I met someone named Alexis and we planned to try out for the team together. All of sudden, I heard that her parents took her out of school and was…

two year associates degree, large income, and a love for helping people. Radiology technician requires an associates degree. A high school diploma should be received first. Then the basic classes are required before the radiology program will accept anyone. A associates degree is a two year schooling degree. Radiology tech is about three to four years of school total. The salary for radiology technician's is around 40,000 to 50,000 a year.…

Chegg did a study on students to see how well they prepared themselves outside of school and this is what they found. This article section then goes on to state that “outside of school work, the activity that college students identify spending the most time doing is socializing with friends (49%)” (Chegg 6). Meaning that almost half of college students were not preparing themselves to the full extent outside of school in their field of study. Which is somewhat true because this article section…

part of today's society. it will improve your economical location, and easily greatly improve your chances of having a job. first, you will have more money in 5 ways ed pays it clearly says you will make on average $22,000 more than someone with a high school education per year. You will also 63% more in hourly Wages. With statistics like that why not go to college. it also states these statistics in “maybe going to college isn't worth it” Second, your chances of getting a job in today's…

study that looked at incarceration rates found, “The incidence of institutionalization problems among young high school dropouts was more than 63 times higher than among young four year college graduates” (Sum et al.). To further put education and prison statistics together, a simple number from the Justice Department states, “68% of State prison inmates did not receive a high school diploma”(Bureau of Justice). One may wonder, perhaps crime caused students to drop out? Perhaps; but maybe they…

transition from middle to high school is a pivotal point for most Americans and what you decide to do after that determines how the rest of your life pans out. There is a recurring problem of students dropping of high school each year because of things that happen inside or outside of school, also known as push and pull factors. The most simplest things can push or pull out of high school and turn your life completely around such as a family death or you are getting bullied at school. The…

Being prepared for college means that a high school graduate has the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in college. The students who failed because of poor study habits were the ones who, in most cases, were okay with making C’s or D’s in a class. Which isn’t just poor work ethic but laziness and lack of effort. Although, I can’t put the entire blame on the students for not bring prepared for college. I have had experience with being in a public school, where it is acceptable to do the…

year I told my parents that I wanted to stay in Virginia and finish high school in one school system. I decided this after I realized I had spent all but kindergarten in a different school and in middle schools case, a different state for all three years. That same year they had all the eighth graders packed into a hot and stuffy auditorium to sit and listen for over an hour about the different diplomas high school had to offer them. I’m not sure who thought this was a good idea,…

Is high school really that much different than college? As many high school students and graduates are preparing for college, they tend to worry about the transition from high school to college. They often do research on the differences that they will face when they begin their next step in life. Many high school students ask their friends that attend college, or even do research online in regards on how to prepare for the next step in their education. As many students have come to realize, high…

tuition and miscellaneous fees the university requires to one’s own laziness to attend school as well as other emotional problems which hinder one to attend like the usual students. It is difficult for a college drop out to get the job he wishes or even a job that is enough to sustain one’s daily needs. The reason behind this is the fact that most companies prefer their employees to at least have a college diploma knowing that they already have the knowledge it takes to handle the job. The sad…