Iowa State University

When it comes to the subject of education, oftentimes many people are skeptical as to whether an institution is basically going to take their money or give them the instruction they expect. In our society today, we see that the cost of living is rising ever so slightly each and every year. With that, it costs colleges big and small far more to provide students with the educational resources that they need. These resources can consume anything from leisure activities to housing opportunities and…

Have you ever gone a day without much sleep and felt like you are just not quite yourself? You may feel sluggish, unmotivated, or even grumpy. A lack of sleep can totally change the way a college student acts and thinks. Sleep is like food for the brain, and without enough of it, our cognitive abilities will greatly be affected. However, with colleges, such as Western, having a class start time of 8:30am, is this problem of lacking sleep easy to solve? Students tend to live very busy lives.…

College Depression The number one problem facing college students today is depression. Depression is a very serious and common illness. Student who have depression may experience feeling discouraged and helpless. This causes them to become completely detached from the world. This illness interferes with their lives, making it very difficult to complete every-day task like studying, working, sleeping and eating. This is a concerning problem because depression is the number one reason students…

interest. As the semester continued, I found myself stranded in biology classes that I had lost interest in, and I felt overwhelmed in every way as I continued to fall behind in my courses. I was ashamed; I truly believed that I was the only one in a university of 30,000 who felt as if I was going to fail. Because of this shame and embarrassment, I did not ask for the help I needed until it was too late. I stumbled across the finish line of my first semester with a 1.87 GPA and the title of…

Tuition for in- states students and for a private college is a difference of $24,372 said by college board for a four year program. The big gap in the pricing of schools is due to how they are funded many almost all public colleges are government funded and that why you can get in-state tuition because your parents pay taxes in that state, where as a private college is funded by private companies and other groups so the tuition…

I’ve always believe having firearms on college campus will have more negative effects that outweigh the positives. By having firearms on campus we are at risk at having another University of Austin or Virginia Tech incident. Supporters of the open carry argue that in the case of an active shooter on campus the students and faculty armed with a permit to carry a handgun can protect the lives of many. Which is true to an extent, but many shooters are normally not only armed with assault weapons…

Burns states that this divide is not only separating individuals, it is splitting education as well. Despite the evidence that many may present to prove they are not academic, an individual is not destined to be either smart or not smart. In the words Burns…

observed many children who have dropped out of college because they were not ready for the freedom of being on their own. I remember my next door neighbor only let her son attend a local community college. The other children attended colleges and universities far away from home, but he went to school nearby. The reason behind that is because his mom wanted to make sure her child was prepared for college mentally. She didn’t want her son to drop out because of parties, and not keeping up…

According to E. Allen and J. Seaman (2013) in 2013, 32 percent of college/university students were participating in one or more online courses. In an article “Revolution hits the universities” by T. Friedman (2013), he explains how MOOCs will revolutionize the method of education in the next few years. This will create an easy access/low cost method of delivering education to students around the world. With some of the best universities already offering courses thru this platform, soon we…

The Desire for “More” Derives from School In every classroom, there are an abundance of different students that attend school for several reasons. Some of those reasons may be to graduate and venture to college, to play sports in college, to get a brighter education, or just to receive their diploma at the end of one’s twelve year-period of struggle and chaos. Each person has a goal that is different than another’s, but there are some students who struggle with the question of why to stay in…