Secondary school

service. Don’t being told of what to except when you’re a first time student is very frustrating, because when you find out about something you’re in shock mood at times when you are told information. Prairie View was not the first choice I had in schools. Originally I wanted to attend Louisiana State University, when I got accept I relies that the out of state fee was more than tuition fee itself. Since everybody in my family already graduated from Prairie View I decided to attend the…

experiencing. A large amount of high school graduates would like to attend college, unfortunately the majority of students are worried they aren’t capable of handling the stress, and wonder how they are supposed to do all of the homework, essays, and research projects that 's asked of them. There are several tips to help calm one’s nerves, stay on the road to success, and to make sure each and every student will be successful. Attending college as a high school student is tough; tougher than…

Finding what you want to pursue in life can be difficult, especially as a young adult in college. This seemed to be the case for 20-year-old Helen Mamo who came into the University of Maryland as an undecided student. As an undecided student, her choice to attend UMD was attributed to the school’s many opportunities. After declaring computer science as her major during her sophomore fall semester, Helen described her experience as “dreadful” and” boring,” and a choice her parents made for her.…

The author of the book My Freshman Year enrolled herself as a student at a college university for the purpose of educating herself about life at college. She discovered that there was more to being a college student than what it seemed. Her experiences after a full year as a college student changed her thoughts and behavior towards other students. After a view changing insight to college life, she wrote a book to inform students, parents, and teachers that it is important to open their minds to…

Sophomore year has come to an end. If you’re anything like me, reflecting is vital to moving on to the next part of life. I feel like I can’t properly continue in my next chapter of life without having some quiet moments to think about the lessons learned. Oh, and trust me, there have been plenty. 1. Your advisor is your new BFF Believe me when I say that your advisor is one of the most influential people during your college years. I did not realize this until this year. When you’re feeling…

male. As for the age background, 2 (3.3%) people below 18, 36 (59.0%) individuals age between 18 and 22, 9 (14.8%) people are from 23 to 25, and the other 14 (23.0%) people age above 26. In the education part, 23 (37.7%) people only finished high school, 30 (49.2%) individuals have bachelor’s degree, 7 (11.5%) people get graduate degree and 1 person is from association. For their countries of origin, the majority parts are form North American (34.5%), Europe (31.0%) and Middle East Asia (20.7).…

It is senior year already? Yeah and crazy enough thinking about going to college terrifies me to death, however the thought of making new friends and playing soccer makes me a little more excited! In the article that I read called, Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. He explains that he has a passion of helping others and educating them, “I have been empowering people my entire adult life,…

For an inspired number of today’s youth, transitioning from high school into some institution of higher learning, such as a college or university, falls among the more profound turning points in their lives; more likely than not, to an extent that has been otherwise unprecedented before now. Regardless of individual circumstances, the fact still stands that college can be a major status quo change for many, if not all incoming students, and with drastically new experiences like these comes a…

The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (2012) reported that 87% of Americans lack the skills to write. According to Chantrill (2008), most college students cannot write a decent paper. From a recent study, some first-year college college students found difficulty writing in college. For that, many have either failed college writing, or dropped out of academic programs altogether becuause they dread college writing. Levine and Kirst (2015) alluded that More students are enrolling in…

things they can do better at has well. Finland has very different and similar things with their education systems and schools with the U.S.A. I think that I would move to Finland just for their education system. Finland and the USA have very different for elementary and high school education. Finnish children start school at the age of 7 in 1st grade, but in the USA, students start school at the age of 3-4 in Preschool. Children in Finland don’t get homework until they are in 7th/8th grade.…