college students believe they don’t relate to this subject, they reality is that they do and it affects their lives immensely. College students need to be knowledgeable and get involved in politics to help secure their future lives and to help their country’s…
My first question asked the student, “How long have you attended Concord University? (Do not have to be in succession)”. This question allows us to see if the time that the students are here is correlated to the student’s opinions of the institution. Question two states, “Do you reside on or off campus?” This allows us to see if students are happier when living on or off campus. With question four I used a skip logic so that if you answered on campus you would move to the question, “Which…
school, teachers prepare students for postsecondary education by informing them of the responsibility and self-reliance that’s required in university. Students’ effort towards high GPAs, sport participation, and club involvement shows dedication towards university. To get accepted, they undergo the stress of placement exams and applications. By the time students enroll, they’re ready to face oncoming challenges. Compelled to be in-charge of their education, university students are mature enough…
Being a first year college student was not as atrocious as I would have thought. Fortunately the guidance and confidence that EOP gave me was well established in my overall performance. The academic and social services provided by EOP created a great amount of benefit towards my academic success. EOP’s transitional program, Commuter Bridge is specifically designed to help first year college students acclimate into a new university environment. This head start experience that was provided for me…
sports ability among students has an influence on their academic performance ? According to the book “Academic performance” the author C.W Reeder indicated that a large number of universities asked their athletic have been resident there in one academic year. All these universities include university of Michigan, Ohio university, university of michigan state which are all good at sports. This may lead people to ask why these universities are concentrating on students’ academics and does…
In high school, students are not allowed to watch nor participate in certain material without written consent from their guardian. In many universities, students want something similar. College is a place to challenge your beliefs, misconceptions and understandings, broaden your tolerance, also grasp different views and lifestyles. Despite that students have been requesting “trigger warnings”, alerts that inform if the material can cause traumatic flashbacks. There have been many discussions on…
the library at the early hours of morning before your final exam. You are thinking to yourself as you are studying why “did I wait last minute to study all this material”. Does this sound familiar to you? Well if so, you are not alone. Many college students find themselves having to cram for exams the night before. According to a poll taken by The Hawk Eye, 99 percent of college kids have reported that they have found themselves in the situation where they need to cram for an exam (Gerwick).…
During the first year of college, there are lots of changes happening. The amount of freedom one gets in such a short amount of time can be a gateway to adulthood or failure if used the wrong way. There are multifarious ways a student can fall off track and lose the pathway to success. College can be the best time of someones life but that does not mean that it should be taken as a joke. Ultimately, you go to college for an education and should strive for success. There are four powerful…
Although a popular notion among first-year university students, the "freshmen fifteen" is a serious issue related to student stress, depression, and poor eating habits. This notion is common on social media and university campuses. Weight gain during the beginning of post-secondary for first-year students is shown to actually average about 5 lbs (Vella-Zarb and Elgar 161). Only recently has the idea behind the ‘freshmen fifteen/five’ caught the attention of the scientific community (Vella-Zarb…
forced to eat horrendous food. Students identify themselves as prisoners of high school: forced to learn, forced to do work they do not want to do, and worst of all, forced to eat disgusting food. Students are unsatisfied with the food available to them through the cafeterias. Because students are unhappy, they feel they should have the freedom to leave their school campus for a lunch break everyday. Most students refuse to eat at school simply out of protest. Students refusing to eat leads to…