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average value of a full, in-state public school scholarship is $15,000 a year, according to the website”(Block). Looking at this statistic, it shows college students are already receiving a free education and should take an advantage of it. NCCA President Mark Emmert says: “College athletes need to recognize their opportunity as a privilege, that most young kids aspire to attain, but are never given to opportunity to have. Just do it for the love of the game, because that’s what it is, a…

A college education is more important - but more expensive - than ever before. In a society where a higher education is the key to opportunity, it is becoming increasingly important to obtain a college degree in order to live a successful and comfortable life. However, affordable college tuition is not a reality in the United States. The cost of college tuition sometimes prevents otherwise capable students from ever reaching their full potential. Many other graduates will leave college with debt…

because colleges are "deluged by more applications than ever, the most selective colleges are, inevitably, rejecting a vast majority, including legions of students they once would have accepted." The increasing competition to get into a college or university pressures students to go above and beyond to stand out from other applicants and combat the perpetuating decrease of the acceptance rates. As students pile up on AP classes and extracurricular activities, the sheer amount of workload they…

For example: Marcus Mariota wows fans as the quarterback of the University of Oregon Ducks the 20 year olds sophomore from Hawaii help the school earn millions of dollars through ticket sales, advertising, and TV deals ,but like all college athletes Mariota does not earn a penny(Zissou, 2013). Why are these athletes not…

As a senior in high school, I know all too well the process of selecting the best college for my future education. There are many reasons why I picked the University of Colorado at Boulder. I knew that I wanted to go into business and Leeds School of Business has modified their curriculum to best match the current needs in the business world. Many future students, including myself, may not think about the issue of the quality of Wi-Fi speeds around campus, but as a concurrent enrollment student…

With all of these one and done basketball players the question pops up whether student athletes should get paid. There are a lot of reasons for this because these colleges are selling the athletes talents to get people to spend there money for their tickets. They have the athletes sign game used items and the colleges turn that around and make a tremendous amount of money of of the item. On the other hand they do get free education, housing, and food. When you are a college athlete you spend a…

If a student wants to go to a somewhat good school, they have to work harder than their parents or grandparents might have worked to get into a highly rated school. Universities want unique and diverse students, and expect these students to have background on their major as well as get involved with the community in many ways. However, colleges also take into account grades—and to a lot of colleges, SAT scores, cumulative…

My dream career I set in stone for myself was at a very young age. I was constantly writing humors stories, make believe fairy tales, and a story full of thrilling drama in a journal my aunt gave me for Christmas. College has opened my mind to a new perspective of other future career choices that may suit me better then what I thought. Once I was done taking the Kursory Inventory assessment I learned a lot more about my likes and dislikes towards different career options. My results helped me…

There are many things that gets the world going. The weather, the humans we react with, and money, but When it comes to education it becomes an important factor. According to the New York times “Expanding Community College Access” There is a bill that is being proposed and that is to give free tuition for community colleges, but there is an argument that since tuition is averaged around $3300 they also give pell grants and other grants to poor and working class students that they get more…

students are facing college debt. With over 40 million students facing a total of almost 1.4 trillion dollars in loans, student debt creates many economic and social problems in the long run. Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana and president of Purdue University, stated that home ownership, marriage, child care and the establishment of businesses have declined as a result of the steadily increasing amount of student loans (Daniels). Because college is so expensive, student loans contradict…