Okanagan University College

commit plagiarism or any other form of cheating. Academic Integrity is really important to Western Michigan because it helps keep the university free of cheating and helps promote a healthy learning experience for everyone. It is also really important to me because I would not want to go to a college where everyone plagiarizes and cheats. It would make attending college pointless. Academic Integrity is so important to me because I know if I follow it I will continue to succeed at Western…

Keith M. Parsons, a philosopher, historian and author at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is teaching incoming college freshman in their late teens for his first time. He describes the challenges higher education professors are facing from new millennial generations who have distant priorities about college. Professor Parsons indicates they do not know how to behave because they are accustom to not working hard. Does Parsons have a particular type of favorite student? Consequently, their…

textbooks are one of the main concerns before classes start. In fact, virtually every college student has experienced how difficult can be when carrying textbooks from one class to another. Textbooks are big, heavy, bulky and take up space. Some textbooks have more than a thousand of pages and are very expensive to purchase. The e-book is the best alternative for college students. It has great choices for all college students which can help, solve problems and save them a lot of money and time. …

exceeding amounts of pressure to attend college in fear that they will not be able to find employment without a degree. Schools contribute to pressure by providing students with an abundance of work, information, etc. to take in during a small amount of time. Students set high goals for themselves, and suffer crushing disappointment when they do not achieve these goals or perform at a lower level than one’s envisions as acceptable. As admission to college becomes harder to gain, students also…

considering the low participation of my school experience, I applied for the guide of my university and I only show people the routes from David Center to Student Life Center, which I was so familiar that I can finished this “trip” via closing my eyes. During this event, I met a second-year biology and science student, B, who came from Indian. He told me that is the 10 + time to do volunteering in university and he was interested in it, by the way, he attended the previous one as well. In other…

interest to go back to school, it was time to jump back in and receive my Associates Degree. Many of my Soldiers were going through Excelsior, and one of my Non-Commissioned Officers swore by Excelsior, which he provided excellent feedback about the College and the programs it had to offer. Along, with the credits applied toward my military education and the ease of the online portal it was a no brainer. Once, I figured this out; I knew it was the right time, and Excelsior was the right place.…

Just thinking about the cost of college tuition is enough to make any student shudder. The high cost of college tuition forces many families to shy away from sending their children to achieve higher education. If college tuition in the U.S. was free, both students and the economy would benefit by the ability to receive an education without being buried in student loan debt. Because the cost of college limits many families from making major financial investments, as well as increases the…

do anything but conform. One of the most obvious examples of this is college. Every young adult must make a choice on whether to further his education or not, and many are heavily pressured towards college. I believe each individual should be able to choose the path appropriate for his needs with support and affirmation. By the time I was a freshman in high school, I was constantly being asked, “Where do you want to go to college?” “What do you want to major in?” “What career will you have?” At…

have to pay for college? What is your income for the year? Is it enough for your child to go through college with no worries? The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges and $23,893 for out of the state residents attending public universities (Weston 2015). Students should not have to pay for college because of loans and being in debt. Sixty percent of middle class kids who start college fail to…

“Why college education is important to me” College education is very important for me because of the fact that I need a degree to follow my dreams. Also will allow me to see what I am capable of and fulfill an empty space of education. Over the past couple years, I always thought to myself just go after it and do it. In life I want to be happy and to achieve this, I have to get my college education. Having a college degree will allow me to start a new chapter in my life. To, show myself that I…