PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COLLEGE SUCCESS 1 Personal Responsibility and College Success Francisco C. Lujan Gen/200 February 24, 2012 Brad Volmar Personal responsibility is the lifestyle we choose to live whether it’s maintaining our health, self discipline & respect
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Christina Anderson GEN/200 December 23, 2013 April Hankins Personal Responsibility and College Success Personal responsibility means taking responsibility for the choices you make. Personal responsibility is a choice that you have to make. Taking personal responsibility for something gives you something to measure up to. “Personal responsibility is the key to college success.” (Houston, 2011) If you want to be successful in college, your personal
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does personal responsibility mean to me? Personal responsibility means taking responsibility for your actions, in other words, it’s being able to take care of one’s own well-being without expecting or blaming others to do it for you. In school, this means turning in your work on time, studying for you tests and working effectively with your classmates. Personal responsibility and college success go hand in hand because it’s up to you as the student to do what is necessary to succeed in college. My
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Personal Responsibility and College Success When a student makes the decision to commit to a college education, they must be prepared to take on certain responsibilities. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, organizational skills and time management, goal setting, and follow through. Frequently students fall short on these responsibilities and attempt to blame others for their failures. The student must realize that they alone are
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Tommorra Shelton Gen/200 May 14, 2012 Dr. Rosalind Williams As I began to do this assignment, I had to do some critical thinking about what personal responsibility means to me and how could I develop a plan to correlate it to my education. The more I thought about it, the only thing I could relate the idea to was the movie Forrest Gump. The correlation of his shoes was used to contrast how personal responsibility supported his choices, adversity
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Brandy King Gen 200 November 15, 2012 Dr. Rosalind Williams Personal Responsibility and College Success Personal responsibility is being accountable for the decisions we make and how they affect the achievement of our goals. Success in college relies solely on the direct effect of personal responsibility, as it is the students’ job to fulfill the education requirements. Every individual has a personal responsibility to succeed, not just in
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I. Personal responsibility is realizing that we all are accountable for our thoughts, choices, and reactions. Personal responsibility means to finish what you start, value yourself as well as your education. II. When applied to education, personal responsibility means that as a student you are accepting the responsibility to work hard and to learn as much as you can in courses that pushes against the limits of your learning ability. A. Priorities by giving yourself plenty of time to
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Dora Kareem GEN/200 February 6, 2012 Sara Martin Personal Responsibility and College Success Some students believe that outside forces control circumstances in school, and therefore, their grades. There is a direct correlation between taking personal responsibility of grades and college success. Limiting what outside negative forces have and bringing positive influences through time management and healthy choices will improve success greatly.
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Andrew More Gen/200 August 20, 2012 Prof. Cassandra Smith Personal Responsibility and College Success Personal responsibility for me is an important concept composed of three parts. It is a continuous process, starting with the recognizing of social standards, which leads into the formulation of a plan as an effort to comply with these standards, and ends with the acceptance that failures are a direct result of my own shortcomings. These
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Personal Responsibility and College Success Not every college student has to have hours of study time to learn the course material to be successful. Attending class, paying attention to the lectures, reading assigned text, and dedicating quality study time are good practices so they do not get behind in school work. It’s the student’s personal responsibility to manage their time wisely. Personal responsibility means that they are accountable for their actions, accept whatever the consequences
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