Universities and colleges

The lack of engagement of Black alumni at Cornell University in university-sponsored alumni association events may be caused by the campus environment that Black alumni experienced while attending as students. These university sponsored alumni events are meant to engage all alumni, however several Black alumni have stated that as students, they did not feel part of the campus culture and therefore have had no interest in participating in events that do not represent their particular interests.…

Full Sail University in 2012. One of my associates mentioned to me he was attending in the fall of 2012. At that time, I lived in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I was attending DeVry University for Multimedia Graphic & Development. I left DeVry University upon finding out my financial aid was displaced due to a class schedule issue. Nonetheless, I moved back to Plano, Texas to where my mother was living at the time. Making it back to Texas, I began working towards getting into Full Sail University.…

When I initially read this essay prompt, I figured it would be a simple task to answer it effectively. I mean, what could be easier than writing about yourself, right? However, as I contemplated what my answer would be, I realized that it is not quite as simple as I had first thought. There are many aspects of “who” a person is. Should I answer it in a personality context or should I be focusing on my likes and dislikes? Should I place a heavy emphasis on my spiritual journey and viewpoints…

King 's College London (KCL) is very much focused on the importance of an international student experience. Please talk about internationalization from your own perspective and how having an international experience at KCL would contribute towards you becoming a ‘global citizen’. I was not sure what to expect when I accepted a summer internship at a small law firm in Boston. On the website, there were attorneys for just about every type of practice; you could finance a start-up and begin…

After high school, most students attend college in order to become qualified for a successful future career. In today’s society, attending a top-rated university or Ivy League institution is seen as the ticket for embarking on such a path. Yet because these programs are so competitive, the application process has become unnecessarily devastating, involving extensive test prep, unending academic pressure, exhaustive hours of extracurricular activities that may or may not earn a student an…

Over the last few years specifically, college sports have been rapidly gaining popularity in the United States. Crowds of up to 75 thousand paying fans squeeze into massive college stadiums and arenas to watch teenagers perform a sport they have dedicated much of their lives to. Some people may even argue that college sports are over overshadowing major professional sports in the realm of popularity. Students in college are solely playing for their love of the game and not millions of dollars.…

Is College Necessary? Raed Almahdi Youngstown State University Most people enroll in colleges and universities to receive their degree and acquire necessary education that they need to get a job or shape their future careers. Finding a good job explains the primary reason why people spend most of their time and money in colleges and universities to have a better life and a high level of living. The modern day society, as well as its educational structure,…

Do you think that college football players should get paid while still in college? There have been many debates on this topic with people thinking it will have a negative impact on the college football games like it will turn into the NFL (National Football League). Issues of gambling will come to people’s minds when paying college football players like point shaving. Many universities make a lot of money off their football programs. It’s fair to say that players should get some money from the…

College is something all junior-senior high school students look forward to. The last two years of high school are critical to students planning on applying and going to college. Scoring high enough on the ACT or SAT, having good grades, participation in extra-curricular activities, volunteer hours, and so much more. The reality in society is that most middle class families can’t afford college tuition because of its expensive cost. The cost of student loans is outrageous as well because at the…

for their hard work (College Athletes). No one is enslaving nor, “forcing these athlete-students to play football. Don't hand me the garbage about it being their only opportunity in life. Opportunities for a good education are there if they are willing to work as much at that as at football”. (Sloan S. and Favero D. 1) Scholastics in student athletes unfortunately take a back seat role in their college years, because students believe that they are indeed helping the university. Every student…