...did I come to college? Professor Bess September 22, 2014 Why did I come to college? I never thought in a million years I would make it to college. Growing up was hard for me and being the baby of the family I had a lot of pressure on me because everybody wanted the best for me. So many people come to college for many different reasons. I decide to come to Benedict to better my education and become successful in life. I want to be happy with what I do and get paid for doing it. So many people say that college life is a wonderful experience because its different from high school, people will see the mature side of you, and meet friends from across the world. But getting to this point wasn't easy. Freshmen year in high school was difficult for me. Already knowing that high school is a stepping stone to getting my diploma, still I never really took it seriously. I use to horse around, hang with the wrong crowd, and tried to be fast in the tail. In the mist of all that my grades start slipping, I didn't care no more, and most off all I was thinking about dropping out of school. But through it all, if it wasn't for my grandma I would never have finished high school. Coming home to my grandmother everyday made me smile because every day I walk from school she would always wait on the porch everyday just to see me and my day was complete. My grandma always use to tell me that I was special and she know that I'm going to be successful in life. Tragic event...
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...“The Case Against College” “He did not go to study philosophy. Nor did he feel it incumbent to go to class or complete courses,”(1) states Linda Lee in her “The Case Against College.” Lee describes her thought process about sending her son to college. Why would you send your son or daughter to college if they were not fully willing? After all, you are the one who will pay whether they are sitting in the 8 AM lab, half asleep or not. “America is obsessed with college.”(1) All kids are smart to an extent, but anything past a high school diploma is not absolutely not for some. Why take a boy or girl who wants to start their life early by getting a job, and turn them into boy or girl who either have a lot of debt or their parents have a lot...
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...school with a gun, how many people will die before the cops arrive? The answer is one to many. If teachers had guns, they can protect their class, and themselves. “In Colorado Springs it takes law enforcement an average of 20 minutes to get to the school (nypost.com/2016/12/15).” Twenty minutes that is a long time to wait for the cops. Some school even have cops in the school at all times, but should teachers have guns on them? Yes, how is one cop going to protect the whole school? In the past, there have been many school shooting, and even more deaths. So how are the schools going to learn from the past, and look into the future. “In 2016 there were 35 school shooting that resulted in death(abc15.com/news/state).” So how are the...
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...school basketball players think this rule is also unfair. They think this rule is unjust because college is not necessary for professional basketball players. Going to college and playing college basketball can be very helpful to the league, but it is not necessary. It is not guaranteed that you will be a well skilled player, or quite possibly a better player, if you go to college for one or more years instead of coming directly out of high school. Many National Basketball Association legends and future legends have bypassed college and has or is having a very successful and tenured career. LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, and Kobe Bryant are just a few high school phenoms who turned professional and had sensational careers. Turning professional directly out of high school is a great idea, but it is also very controversial. Remember when Taylor Swift moved to Nashville at the age of fourteen to become a country music star and everyone ridiculed her and her parents for the...
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...going to tell you the story of why I ended my life. It all started the summer before my first year of college. All of my friends and I were going to separate colleges which were spread out through out the country. Since we were leaving the next week we decided that we were going to go to a party. All of my friends are big drinkers and love to party, me on the other hand, I would rather be at home. I decided to go though because it would be the last night I would spend out with my friends for a while. The night of the party my best friends Vinny McYahnt and Mikey Mendoeza picked me up 25 minutes late in Mikey's moms grey mini van. As we were on our way to the party we started to talk about how everything was going to change. When we got to the party my friends went straight to the beer, I just went and sat down. I really didn't really talk to anyone at the party. After a while I decided to get something to drink just to fit in, but one turned into two then another and another. I still don't know how many drinks I had that night, but after a while I began to get dizzy. There is a possibility that I was drunk, I am a very small person and I didn't drink that often. I was starting to get sick and I wanted to lie down, so I decided to get Mikey's keys and go into the car. He finally gave me the keys and...
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...2015 The Freshman Guide to College Survival To all current and future seniors, what are your plans after high school? Going to college? Ok, and what do you expect to get out of college? You probably think you know what differentiates high school from college but, I can assure you that you have no idea. From living situations to time management, college is different roller coaster but, it is on your shoulders on how you handle it. This transition is not going to be easy to deal with, for you nor your parents. Most freshmen can handle themselves for the first couple of days while others are already calling on the first night for the first flight back home. Now at this point you might be thinking "Where will I go?", "What should I wear?", "Will people like me?” etc. but, in reality none of that matters. There are more than a dozen rules in which you may need to actually survive your freshman year of college but, the two factors in which you’ll need the most guidance from is the Freshman Facebook page and roommates. Before you pack up almost everything that you own: clothes, shoes, and photos of everybody you know… one of the first things you’ll likely do after enrolling in school is join the Freshman Facebook Page for your class. Whether you post about the food, classes, or just other classmates that you see around campus, posting helps you to get to know every freshman (even the people you don’t see) socially. Currently, looking at most college freshmen, they don’t really...
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...Coming into college, I knew that I wanted to study abroad. I had heard from older friends that their time abroad had been life-changing, and I wanted to experience it for myself. I grew up travelling internationally because my extended family lives in China, but I have never intentionally gone abroad for school. I was always to visit family or for tourist purposes. After talking to my academic advisor during orientation, she recommended that I study abroad during the fall of my sophomore year which I thought was too early. My advisor also suggested that I study abroad over the summer, but I knew that I wanted to go abroad during a semester, not over the summer. I wanted to study during a semester because I wanted to experience the culture for...
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...Misassumptions about College Education There are a lot of misassumptions about college education. People think it isn’t necessary to go to college while others think it is necessary to go to college. Some people prefer to go to a four year school while others prefer to go to a two year community college. Four main misassumptions about college are: one, people can no longer afford to get a liberal arts degree, two, college graduates are finding it hard to get a good job with a liberal arts degree, three, people assume that their child’s health insurance is covered by the school, four, people think it’s pointless to go to get a college education because they think that they won’t find a job with a degree, and the last misassumption about college is, if their child gets sick, they will refund their tuition and other fees. First Misassumption The first misassumption is that people can longer afford getting a two year degree. People think it costs too much money to go to a community college. A community college is just a two year school that helps students get a good start at college. People think that even a community college costs too much to attend. With all the tuition fees, community colleges are still a lot cheaper than attending a four year college. Some stats are that tuition expenses can vary greatly, depending on the type of two-year institution you hope to attend. In 2009, the average tuition at a public two-year college was $2,156. Average tuition at a private not-for-profit...
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...Out of College: 101 College is like looking both ways before you cross the street and then getting hit by an airplane. Many students may question themselves on rather they should drop out at least a couple times a week. It just is not for some people, but worry no more. I am going to explain how to flunk out of college swiftly and efficiently. No more crying at least three times a week and eating ramen noodles for every meal. Where one sits in the classroom says a lot about someone. First, sit in the very back of the classroom. This basically indicates no fascination in being there. This is great because shopping online and texting is so much easier. Oh, and falling asleep. This is so simple to do and requires completely no effort at all. It is one of the best things to do. All one has to do is stay out all night partying with friends. Partying can be the next step to the process of flunking out of college. Parties happen quite often in college so finding one isn't hard to do. Joining a sorority or fraternity can also guarantee to be invited to parties. Make sure not to be one of those boring people at parties. Learn how to do it, and do it well. Who cares if there is a test to study for the next day, stay out all night and don't go home until the sun is coming up. The main goal is to not know anything on the test so failure is basically a guarantee. Next, do not take many notes in class. Whatever the professor is saying is not useful in flunking out of college, so who...
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...Imagine trying to improve your life by getting an education and then realizing that you had only made it much worse. Many students pursue a degree or certification at a college or university with the goal of making a better life for themselves, but sometimes that is not what happens. Students many times can leave college with debt, bad credit, and few job perspectives. This can happen to students no matter what school they choose to attend but it happens more often to students who attend for-profit colleges. This is what happened to Jeff Sutherland; a thirty-two-year-old Army veteran with a wife, two small children, and nearly forty-thousand dollars of debt from student loans. Sutherland was discharged from the Army after receiving an injury....
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...old (Steinberg, Bornstein, Vandell, & Rook, 2011). Emerging adults begin to establish independence from their parents and start doing adult things (Steinberg, Bornstein, Vandell, & Rook, 2011). Last fall, I began my first year of college. It was a big step for me and forced me establish my independence. I went through lots of different stages that people in early adulthood have to go through such as moving out of my home from my parents and living on my own, beginning college. There are many ways in which my body and mind have changed since I was younger. One part of me...
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...doing income-tax returns, cooking and cleaning the house. His mother was a non-English Latina speaker so she started working as a bartender the early 90s but, after that job became an exotic dancer. He said one of the most spectacular memories of his childhood took place court Paterson NJ when he was sixteen he kind known for years that his mother dancer when his mother asked him to go courts with her because she run into problem a couple year that needed resolution....
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...Back to College Kristen Marcel English 121: English Composition 1 Michael Slotemaker March 30, 2015 Back to College I think that everybody should consider going to college. Deciding to go back to college was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Going back to college was a very important decision. I took many steps in order to make sure I was making the right choice. It has and will continue to be a very positive influence in my life. Graduating college will improve my life in major ways. Providing the qualifications I will need to for my career choice, boosting my overall self-worth, and the feeling of achievement that I will receive from graduating college will effect the rest of my life. Having to chose a college that worked best for me and what to major in were the hardest steps to take. I used the internet to research different colleges. I also researched what careers go with certain majors. At first, I wasn't sure what college to pick from. I knew that an online college would work better for me because of the flexibility. The classroom environment was not something I cared for since it was hard for me to learn anything with so much going on. I always wanted a business or finance degree. When I noticed that Ashford was associated with Forbes, I was very interesting in finding out more about the school. With the help of my Admissions Counselor, I took all the appropriate steps so that I could begin working on my studies. I think that getting a degree...
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...complete on time and turned in before the due date. Even though I have a son, I may not have much time to do assignments or studying, learning as much as I can is what is important to me so I would be able to find a job for my family. Using personal responsibility in education helps me by making sure everything will be complete and on time and I look through my materials for that week. I want to make sure I provide the best for my family with the education I am receiving. Going back to school is a huge responsibility because I believe and want a better job so I will be able to provide a better life. I also want to make sure that I still will be able to enjoy my life by hanging out with friends and make the best for my family, besides working all the time after I complete my bachelor’s degree. Making sure I am going to be successful in college is making sure I have the willingness to learn and have an appetite for knowledge. Once I have the willingness to learn everything in college it will become easy for me to want to learn more. Going to college is taking responsibility to want to succeed and wanting to find a better job for my family. Success at anything whether it is school or work takes practice and work. If I commit to becoming successful in college I will eventually achieve it. In this article they asked a question, “What can you do to increase your opportunities for success in school and in life?” ("What you don't get out of a college education: Personal success skills...
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...Graduating from high school was one of the most incomparable experiences of my life. I was never someone who fit in with the crowd easily. While most teenagers my age liked to go out, party, drink and do drugs, I spent my time doing homework, reading, at work, or hanging out with my family. While I’d like to admit I didn’t dream about just rebelling against my parents by lying, sneaking out, and staying up all night with strangers, some part of me does. I mean, isn’t that what highschool is about nowadays? Ask any high school student today, and I will bet my next paycheck that most of them are used to ways of college life, the life of drinking, doing drugs, and partying one that is. That’s why when I got accepted to Eastern, that inner rebellious teenager of mine came out again. College wasn’t what I had expected. Of course, I’ve only been at Eastern for a semester so what do I really know. What I do know, is I’ve learned a lot during this specific course, which cannot be broken down in a single sentence. I’ll admit, when I was registering for classes back in August as a incoming freshman I decided to take all “easy” classes, speech, art history and literature. I thought to myself, literature couldn’t be that hard right? It’s just reading a whole lot of...
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