Being a first generation college student is both a burden and blessing. I deal with difficulties many students don’t understand: financially, socially, academically and personally. However, I’m also given opportunities to shape my future in ways I truly want, and need with few predetermined paths or expectations. My first semester was extremely difficult. I started college with guilt after abandoning my family and seeing broken friendships from jealousy, hatred, and resentment. I barely had enough
As a first generation college student I’ve had to be daring, hardworking, persistent, a perfectionist, and have some optimism. Out of all those traits if I could pass one down to another first generation student it would be persistence. What I mean by persistence is never giving up. Being persistent consists of overcoming any difficult situation and always looking for new opportunities. Deciding to attend college was a very difficult choice for me because it just seemed impossible. It seemed impossible
evades low-income first generation college students. Often times they lag behind their peers in college. Disparities in graduation rates, GPA, or internships prevents them from reaching their maximum potential. Equality of Opportunity is a political theory, which calls for equalized opportunities, regardless of an individual’s position in society. Given the dearth of easily accessible resources for low-income first generation college students, a change must occur to ensure these students enter a level
Time management of college students Time is an intangible resource, but it can be used effectively and managed. The current social competition is more and more intense, and the time management strategy as a resource management strategy of the main components, the effective use of personal win is the key to victory. The time management of college students will directly affect their academic performance and college life quality, but also their ability to master career planning. First, the theoretical
working class, the trials and tribulations of first generation college students, community and family as seen throughout the show. Immigration is a key theme in this musical. A majority of the characters are immigrants from places such as the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. The style of music
Miller address the nod to the opposition in her article as, the ultimate goal of education revolves around the economic success and personal accomplishments. With a degree, one can easily do many things they could not have done otherwise. Booking an air ticket, security for our old age or health planning come out when one has the knowledge of these issues. Admittedly, education cannot be a tool that only helps in economic success but should be a recipe for personal achievements. In this premise,
Two Special Generations: Boomers vs. Millennials Baby Boomers are known to be the largest generation born in U.S history. The generation of Americans were born between 1946, the end of World War II, and 1964. This generation had two separate views about politics and social justice. On one side there were student activists that were immersed in to political equality and justice, while the other half were in the “hippie” era where young adults did not have much interest in political life altogether
College is a place for a person to stretch out and experience “life”, but the main and ultimate goal; is to get a good education afforded to them. According to William J. Bennett, author of “Is College Worth It”, “The college campus is often a culturally permissive atmosphere of experimenting with drinking, drugs,partying,sex, and sometimes learning.”The time at college, student get to experience freedom that they never known. For most student, college is the first time they are away from home and
Coddling of the American Mind” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt explain their beliefs as to what’s going on in colleges today. They believe a movement is being made to stop anything that may cause discomfort or offense to students on campus. After reading the article, I do agree with Lukianoff and Haidt because from my own experience in college I feel like certain subjects are kept from students because of the reaction it may cause. For instance, in an English class one semester we were being introduced
Developing a student services division in the twenty-first century requires an ability to address the whole student. In other words, the Student Services Division should focus on student learning, student success, and the institution’s accountability to a student’s personal needs (Schuh, Jones, Harper, and Associates, 2011). In the early years of higher education, college presidents and faculty members were authorize to act in “loco parentis” (e.g., Latin for in place of a parent). They “were