Princeton University

less than the recommend study time than students in past generations. The changes in technology and university student populations have been suggested factors in causing the decline in study time. Many suspected that the decline in study time is due to the increase in technological advances. However, the decline in study time started before the advance in technology. The general four-year university population change and time has effected student’s study time. With the change in diversity and…

The topic has been discussed on numerous occasions on whether or not college athletes should be paid for playing sports for major universities. A lot of people feel that they should get paid for the hard work they do, while others such as myself say that they should not be paid. College students should not get paid due to the fact that they are already getting paid on scholarships, it hurts the school, and it doesn’t further their education. The first reason I feel that college athletes…

Obtaining a college education in today’s society is important. There are stories of those who skipped over college and amassed a fortune. That being said, those stories are few and far between as compared to those who skipped college and do not have that high paying job that is so sought after. The topic of supply and demand can be applied to most everything when money comes into the equation. When the supply is low or deficient, and demand increases, then the amount of money paid will also…

profits? Does this mean that big time universities are exploiting their college athletes so that they can cash in on their talents? Many people are not aware that most athletic departments actually lose money year after year trying to fund programs. Out of the 120 FBS (formerly named Division 1) schools, only twelve broke even or made a profit last year. The money they would be using would be coming out of the university’s…

Since I left the college which I attended freshman year, my relatives have been in something of a state of panic, barraging me with questions as to why I wanted to transfer elsewhere. It 's been difficult to answer them properly because, in truth, there is no single reason, but rather, a variety of reasons. Here I will lay out, as concisely as possible, these reasons. Naturally, there were practical reasons for transferring, but there were also personal reasons. My personal reasons for leaving…

Better in a Dream The idea of finishing high school, going to college, getting married, and having children is along the lines of a perfect life. Many people may recognize this undertaking as the “American Dream”. In Barbara Ehrenreich’s work “The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream” she opens up with the fact that many white collar Americans seem to be afflicted by poverty and in difficulty of, finding a job just as much as blue-collar Americans (260). It does not surprise me when she goes…

When first attending college, a girl may struggle with connecting her life in high school with her life in college. After moving to a country that speaks a language different than his native language, a man may struggle to develop communication skills in his daily life. Like the hardships of these people, Claude McKay depicts the difficulty associated with moving to a new place, such as struggling to find where one fits in when there is a great difference between one’s past and present homes, in…

Outliers Essay It’s time for a change. The U.S. public school system was established almost 200 years ago and based on current thinking at that time (Malcolm 252). Considering Illinois just became a state, 200 years ago, I believe that it is time for a change in regards to the school system. After reading chapter nine of the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, I began to question the school system that I have been a part of for the last 10 years. Thesis: I think that there should be a new…

Case Analysis • Background The following case discusses how certain jobs are designed or structured and given out to people having specific demographics only and not based on the academic or tactical skills they possess. The case is divided into two half’s but is all connected and revolves around the same person “Cynthia Mitchell”, 28, female, who holds a bachelors degree in agricultural economics and an MBA degree. At first:”Cynthia” was not given the opportunity to take up the position of…

In the article “A Generational Approach to Understanding Students” authors Michael D. Coomes and Robert DeBard give us insight on different theories and frameworks studied to understand the Millennial generation and the relationship between generational succession. The frameworks included in this article help us understand the relationship between people of different age groups present on campus and how they function. The authors believe a generational perspective is important to understand the…