Wesleyan College

the SAT is a poor measurement of potential college success. The SAT is regarded as one of the more important tests, as it is used primarily to measure a student’s potential college success. For high school students the SAT is the gatekeeper of the future. It is an unavoidable hurdle for…

play lacrosse. My brother who graduated last year played for four years at the high school and my sister who was a freshman last year on the varsity team. My dad has been playing since high school and ended up playing Division III lacrosse at Ohio Wesleyan. Lacrosse is a way of life in my family. I officially started to play in 1st grade. My dad helped organize a couple teams and we would alternate playing ten minute games. At that stage of my playing career I wasn’t very good (mainly because…

Deal.Session1.Journal I have had several experiences in my life that have influenced my academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University, however the most significant one would have to be my daughter’s high school graduation.Having my daughter my junior year of high school was a very humbling experience in its own right. Most people would look at it as a brick wall, preventing you from obtaining the goals you’ve set for yourself or reaching that level of “success” that we all strive for.…

final days in the senior week. The school has set up a stage on Foss Hill and invited four alumni bands to come and perform. It is almost like a small-scale version of Spring Fling, and therefore, many Wesleyan students decide to savor this event as it can be their last chance to do drugs with their college buddies. Jin and Xavier, of course, are ones of these students. Xavier manages to get themselves two doses of magic mushrooms, which are in high demand at the time, so he can't guarantee the…

Every single person in this world has been impacted by education in some way. Whether you have children who are still in school, are a college student, or even live in a third world country, education has impacted your life in some shape or form. Although there are multiple definitions and levels of what education can entail, focusing more on the school setting of education has always been of interest to me. In today’s world, there are schools of all types, philosophies and/or models. Private,…

be admitted into college. These types of test include questions in a form of an essay, short answers, multiple choices, or a combination of these together. This practice has been used for so long that it has become a part of the American culture. Every year, high school juniors and seniors take the SAT or the ACT in the hope that they score high enough to get into their dream school. However, there has been a lot of ongoing debates about the use of standardized testing in college admissions and…

Throughout the majority of middle school and the entirety of high school, I always saw myself moving away and attending a four year university. For many years, Indiana Wesleyan University was my school of choice. Being raised in a military family, the thought alone of going to college was a daunting one, since I would be the first member to embark on such a journey. None-the-less, as senior year rolled around, I was ready to pack my bags, move into a dorm, and leave any chances of a military…

couldn 't attend the same schools. Only way for a black to get educated was for its master to teach them how to read and write, providing knowledge that would set him apart from others. In 1799 John Chavis became the first African American to attend college in America although there is no document recording him earning a degree. He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. This was the beginning to new opportunities for African…

this is nice, it is not necessary, so stressing about not being able to get into a school should not be a problem. In fact most college and universities do not require much to get accepted into their general programs to get you started. According to UsNews.com on their page about some of the top 10 schools with flexible test score like Wake Forest University and Wesleyan University require no Standardized test scores to be accepted. There are several schools like this that provide excellent…

the financial necessities for college. Now, college is becoming more of a dream rather than a reality as high tuition rates becomes the number one reason why Americans are not advancing themselves into higher education. In some cases, there are college students who receive full-ride scholarships to the college they desire; however, the majority of those who do go to college do not obtain the same luck. Those students who do continue their education and go off to college find themselves short of…