Tufts University

Today there are many ways for a student to earn a post-secondary education. The traditional option for attending in person classes at university or college is still present, but there many students are choosing to earn their degrees through a completely online or hybrid program, which is mostly online but does include some in person courses. No matter which style of earning an education students chose, the main goal associated with achieving a degree remains the same. That goal is for students…

College athletes, both young men and women, are arguing with the National Collegiate Athletic Association about salaries in the future. Most do not know that the revenue goes to other programs and minor sports throughout the academy. Consequently, this would cause colleges to go bankrupt to afford compensating the gargantuan amount of athletes that play for the school. Although college athletes could benefit from compensation, the funds would be better used on academic programs that support…

programs, or location. What most of the students applying to the University of Tennessee do not realize is that the school has a very rich history in paranormal activity. A myriad of ghosts reportedly haunt various buildings across the University of Tennessee campus. A few of the UT ghosts include misplaced soldiers, Native American’s, two suicidal students, Fanny, Evening Primrose, and Sophie the stern dorm mother. The land that the University of Tennessee was built on came equipped with…

better for diverse career options. Furthermore, everyone has the opportunity to get a college degree. Graduates now have to compete for jobs even after years of studying. The only difference is that all the people looking for a job have degrees. The universities raise expectations which are difficult for the government to…

The students should know their major before they start college! Choosing a college major is an important part in a student life. It is the major that helps the student to know what to study. It decides the student’s career future. The major helps a student to find his correct career. If a student fails to find his right major it affects his whole life. Sometimes the students do not know exactly what they want to study once they begin their college education. When they have no idea about the…

Being a student grants you the access of many job opportunities on campus. For instance, in Oklahoma State University, Erin Pretotta states that, “Students can work with faculty members in research labs, campus offices unrelated to their major, lifeguard, referee, student research assistant, campus tour guide, office assistant, editor/writer for the school newspaper…

Academic advising is an essential part to a college student’s life. Without it, most students would not know which direction to go with their respected academic fields or which classes to take in order to achieve the associate’s degree here at the College of Southern Maryland. But there is a problem with academic advising not only here at the Leonardtown Campus, but the La Plata and Prince Frederick campus’ as well. The majority of the time when a student goes in to see the academic advisor,…

counter claim to that argument is that you can attend college at any age and that you don’t have to go to a university. The point I am trying to reach is that if you financially cant afford college don’t disregard it completely, revisit the idea when your more financially stable and can afford to attend. You could also just go for your AA degree at a community college and then transfer to a university like I am doing. There are many excuses for why not to go to college, but if you really want to…

The notion of what a gap year involves is a tempting one, especially upon finishing secondary school; after over two thousand hours of class time, standardized testing, and extracurricular activities the prospect of beginning a lengthy rigorous university career can seem exhausting and leaving students feeling burnt-out. This is why U.S. students should adopt the custom of taking a gap or bridge year before college, involving six to twelve months of travel or experimental programs; research…

and wanting them to be successful and sending them to college to get a degree and to be educated and being able to have minimal payments left after they graduate (Garner). Another, way to save is to set up a 529 plan if offered by the college or university.…