University and college admissions

Cornerstone University has been around since 1941, and started from a weekly bible study (History). Since then, it has grown to offer an increased variety of classes and opportunities to get involved with the community and establish a relationship with not only others, but with Christ too. With many opportunities to get involved, many are peer activities to help get to know each other. For instance, during the first year of college, Terra Firma is a class that can help the incoming freshman get…

yourself that you show strangers and be truly yourself with no fear of being ridiculed. This place, for me, is Clark University. It is hard to describe in words why, but as soon as I stepped onto the grounds of the university I knew that it was where I was meant to belong. Even before visiting the university, Clark had stood out to me for having everything that I wanted in a college. For a long time I had known that I wanted to attend a studious, small liberal arts private school. I have always…

United States and graduating from an Ivy League University (Westbrook). That makes 15 presidents who attended an Ivy League school. The Ivy League schools, most of which are older than the United States itself, have produced numerous successful and prestigious alumni since their opening; however, while the Ivy League colleges do provide prestigious degrees, they also provide colossal amounts of stress and anxiety (Torrez). Of the…

I believe that I bring unique set of exposure and experiences with myself as an applicant to the graduate program in Vision Science at University of California, Berkeley. In my case, the decision to partake graduate studies is a result of prolonged introspection about my interests and strengths, timely guidance and advice from mentors, and a natural inclination to pursue challenges and adventures. In the following paragraphs, I will outline some activities and experiences that were instrumental…

Choosing a profession in sports allows several job opportunities in multiple areas. Whether it is a college or a professional sport, there will always be a demand for what has become one of the greatest past-times in our culture. A great career in the sports world would be a sports journalist, also called a sports reporter. “A sports reporter writes about and reports on amateur and professional sports.” (What is Sports 2016) For somebody interested in becoming a sports reporter, there are many…

College is an important step in many lives. In college, students decide what career they want to pursue for the rest of their life, although some change their mind. I plan on going to college and graduating with a bachelors or masters. But the way I see my plan going most likely will not be exactly how it goes. The top risks where I could go wrong is picking a college or career, getting bad ACT or SAT scores, and not getting scholarships. To me, the first step of going to college would be to…

superb animals. So to be an Fish and Game Warden, hard work, knowledge of the outdoors, determination, and skills manship are needed. Everyone that wants to go to college, needs to pass high school. No matter what profession, or job, it is, an high school degree is needed. Most professions have classes at high school. To go to college and study to be a Fish and Game Warden, some sort of fishery science, wildlife science…

In order to apply to Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, one must have successfully completed at least seventy-nine total semester hours: six semester hours of writing, three semester hours of speech, six semester hours of math, fifteen semester hours of humanities and fine arts…

had the same privileges and opportunities as other applicants is extremely noble in its intention (Liu, 2010). However, this begs the question as to how an admissions board is able to effectively gauge the degree to which any specific applicant has suffered from a lack of opportunity (Liu, 2010). It is impossible for any individual on an admissions board to effectively determine the extent of how racial discrimination has negatively affected the life of any individual applicant. Through the use…

When a student is applying for colleges his or her life can get very stressful. An important thing a student has to do when preparing to attend college is take a standardized test: the ACT or SAT. These tests will be used for admission, scholarships, and many organizations for colleges. Even though standardized tests seem like a great way to evaluate a student’s capabilities, these tests do not assess the student fairly. Many colleges will not accept a student into their school unless their…