Post-secondary schools of all kinds—expensive, elite colleges, state universities, and community colleges—are flirting with the idea of MOOCS, massive open online courses, where tens of thousands of students can take the same class simultaneously. Is this the future of college? Nathan Heller wrote about the phenomenon in the May 20, 2013 issue of The New Yorker in "Laptop U." I recommend you find a copy or subscribe online for the full article, but I'll share with you here what I gleaned as the pros
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are more than likely wondering what is expected at college. When I first started college I was so nervous because I didn’t know what to expect or what was expected of me. Now, I feel college life is so much more enjoyable then high school. I have so much more control over my education and more freedom. This paper will address the main differences from high school to college such as college scene, academic level, and rewarding experience. A college scene has a different scene then high school. Social
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After graduating high school, I was always told to go to college. But no one really gets into the details of all the paperwork before college, the reality check of cost of tuition, books, fees, the competition for programs, hours spent during homework, etc. All I knew was that college cost money, that I didn’t have, so I figure getting a job, working, and save up some money. As a young adult with no real responsibility, no car bills, cheap rent, no credit card or loan debt, a decent day to day job
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Having a Child Can Affect College Students Emily Meyer Kansas State University FSHS 302 How Having a Child Can Affect College Students Everyone looks at college as being the best years of their life. Although for some students it can turn into a living nightmare. About half of the pregnancy within students, with some college education, is unplanned. (Olmstead, Koon, Puhlman, Pasley, and Fincham, 2013, P. 808) While a child can be a great assets to one’s life, for a college student it can be stressful
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the reasons contributing to an ever increasing trend of working during education could be the increasing financial pressures from higher college tuition and fees, the necessity of gaining social experiences, and academic requirements for practical internships. The likelihood of working while in school for college students has been increasing particularly as the cost of education has also been rising. Noni’s and Hudson (2006) Academic performance is measured by the standing of rates of grades of student
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A person attending college may not entirely know what they want to do with the degree they are working towards. A student could have a science degree from a college and end up entering fields like chemistry, teaching or something entirely different. There is a lot more leeway when going to college. If you take truck driving classes at a trade school, you will be qualified to drive a truck, but if you want to be an electrician, you have to go back and take classes that will teach you to become an
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announced America’s College Promise, a lofty proposal to make two years of community college free for all students who attend school at least half-time and maintain a 2.5 GPA. If passed in congress, the proposal would save nine million students an average of $3,800 per year, and which equates to a national investment of 60 billion dollars investment over the next ten years. During his announcement at a community college in Knoxville, Tennessee, Obama said he wanted to, “…bring down the cost of community
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or waitlisted. In a school like Dartmouth or Stanford, where 5% of 42,000 applicants are accepted and 74% of applicants have above a 30 on the ACT, colleges should not be lowering their standards to include students with lower grades lower than the majority of applicants simply because they have a “recruiting tag.” (CITE). Ultimately, because colleges are admitting less qualified students who are meant to increase diversity, athletic success, or the alumi system, possibly exceptional students are
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Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations for Student Housing in H University Summary We make this report to inform you about the current situation of student housing in H University, and propose recommendations for you to make a better place for students to live. The results show that the current state of housing is not yet satisfying for students, and the government officials should subsidy the housing program. Findings History H University Housing 1936-2014: A Chronology of Events Our university
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over and above the value of their scholarships. But that vote was the tip of the iceberg, one of a number of potential changes that blur the distinction between professional and amateur athletics and that threaten the future of NCAA Division I (DI) college sports as we know it. But this slow motion crisis also gives athletic directors, school presidents, alumni supporters and policymakers an opportunity
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