McMaster University

a. For my next three quarters I plan on continuing my science, writing, and other GE courses into my schedule. It is a goal of mine to include at least one class each quarter that interests me, whether it is required or not for my degree. I continue to work as a swim instructor and an equipment room attendant to pay for my education for the following year. I am currently a member of HMP3, EducationCorps, CNS, and BSSA organizations. My plan is to continue being an active member of all of these…

Starting at a young age parents begin to coddle their children, painting a picture of perfection to better protect the young mind from the harsh extremities of the world leaving children oblivious to what really goes on and how biased things actually are. In a public learning environment children begin to notice how different their peers appearances and beliefs are. While commonly frowned upon, students begin to socially profile others and form into groups or cliques, separating themselves from…

There are many stages of education, such elementary school, middle school and high school in which you have the a choice of in the type of education that you receive in New York City. In the beginning stages of education your choice ranges from Public, Charter, Magnet, Private, and Boarding schools. Even though there are so many choices each choice are all equal in providing the basics of subjects such as Math, Science, English, Social studies and Language. However these schools are meant for…

over a regular college graduate. Whether it be earning more money, having better health and retirement benefits, or just the extra knowledge one has been able to learn and use toward their life. Derek Bok, lawyer and former president of Harvard University once said “if you think education is expensive, try ignorance”. College is an expensive ordeal, but every penny is worth it if it means preparing someone for the rest of their lives. One should always want to better themselves in any way they…

There are other efforts of creating quality universities in china apart from the top ten because of the increased number of enrollment from one million to five million with an estimate of about six million students to be graduating from Chinese universities and increasing over the years to come. More than 38% of professoriate holds a doctorial degree and most of those academics with PhD degrees hold…

One of the reasons I am most excited about becoming a high school agricultural science teacher is the opportunity that is available to influence students’ lives. I did not realize how much of an impact all of my teachers had on me until I began school at Texas A&M Whether it was good or bad, they helped me become the person I am today. I will forever be grateful for the lessons they taught me, and for their influence on my career choice. My results for the Texas Genuine Assessment were a…

the economy. What this means is higher tuition fees are leading to more debt for students. The article in The Economist “Is College Worth It?” The Economist talks about the value of college, and explains, “What is not in doubt is that the cost of university per student has risen by almost five times the rate of inflation since 1983, and graduate salaries have been flat for much of the past decade”. In other words, students are having trouble finding high paying jobs once they graduate to pay…

One evening in 2007, Jan Yonder noticed that her son, Jason, appeared to be more crestfallen than usual. Jason had been a graduate student in organic chemistry at Illinois State University; however, he struggled to find a job in his field after incurring $100,000 in student loan debt. Later that night, Jason disappeared from the family home, and concerned, his mother went to go look for him on campus. Jason’s body was later found in one of the chemistry labs, and thirty-two minutes later, Jason…

Keys to College New beginnings, new people, and endless opportunities. Starting college is a whole new chapter to life that leads to the next chapter. A chance to push students to be what they have always answered to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Some students could know what they want to study and others may be unsure of what they want to study. That is the great thing about college because this is the time in a young adult 's life to have the chance to find…

make it so everyone had the opportunity for higher education and it would help farmers so therefore the whole community would benefit from education. The positive change that the act made to the public was the states were sold land to build public universities where everyone could benefit from. The Morrill act was made to make college for that was based on agriculture, the mechanic arts, and military tactics with not forgetting about literary or scientific studies. The establishment of the…