many people have asked me where I plan on going to college, what I want to do career wise, and if I even want to go to college. I always give the same answer. “I plan of going to a community college, I want to work in law enforcement, and of course I want to go to college.” What people do not realize when they ask me these questions is that I start to hate the idea of college. How could a subtle question carry so much pressure within? Simply due to the fact that college is a big responsibility. There
community college students failed to earn an associates degree in three years time. This statistic is alarming because students are struggling in college. Although college is challenging, I am going to succeed by using advice from experts, by developing strategies, and by taking advantage of the benefits offered by my college. I know college will be challenging for me. Because I am a recent high school graduate. I am the second and youngest girl in my family to go to college. I have my family's
My entire college career, I have taken initiative and am better for it. School is an emotional incubator but not once did I let that bring me down. There are two kinds of people in this world, those who willow in their own mistakes and the ones who change the world around. I've come to realization that anything worth working for takes effort. I had to want to work for things. Yearning to take action is my life's purpose. Next year, I will be attending a 4-year college to study health administration
young boy I wanted to be just like the rest of my family,I wanted to go to school in South Carolina, get a house,car and well that's about it. However as I grew older I began to notice the different deficiencies in this lifestyle.For instance, I will be the third grandchild out of eighteen grandchildren go to college. Furthermore I will be the first person in my family to go to a public university. In North Carolina I have been offered a plethora different educational opportunities, I have been
ask me why have I chosen to spend the next four years of my life in college? After my three years of high school I got all my research about what I wanted to do or become. I came to a conclusion that I want to become a register nurse, which you need for years of college. Before deciding to go to college I thought of all the ways college can benefit my life. After college I plan to be successful, earn more knowledge, and begin my career as a registered nurse. Many humans ask how does college make
opposite. Student athletes that actually want an education and who are engaged in their sport(s) are overlooked by those who are just athletic, which is truly unfair. Why should any athlete who puts little time and effort into studies be capable of being awarded a full or partial scholarship to a division 1 or 2 schools? In discussions of athletes, a controversial issue is why certain athletes are able to receive athletic scholarship compared to others, why schools
opportunity.” I Remember when we first arrive at the refugee camp, we did not have a house, no food, no money and no change of clothes. I was so sad and I remember asking my dad, "dad why are we here? We had money, a house and family. Why did we leave all of that and come here?" My dad responded with, "we left all that behind so you and your brother can go to college. I do not want you to end up like me uneducated." He also said, "do not except me to give you my money, my house, or my business. What I will
graduates decide to attend college. Many students attend college to get higher education and get better jobs, but others have stopped to ask themselves if college is really necessary. The article “Stop Scaring Students by Deborah Lieberman, explains why it is important to get a college education. Even though there are different perspectives to whether college is really needed or not, Caroline's Bird article “ College is a waste of time and money”, argues how unnecessary college can be. After examining
Abstract College students tend to eat out a great deal. Why is that? The researchers hypothesis was that Anne Arundel Community College has countless amounts of food/restaurants around the school that students may see on television commercials which intrigue them to eat the restaurants' food. Sometimes students don’t like food that they have at home enough to bring to school or they think there isn’t enough food to bring to fill them up, which makes them want to spend their money elsewhere. The
After reading and examining both articles, I agree with Lieberman, but I also agree with Bird on certain points. I agree with Lieberman because students do need an education to have more opportunities in life. I have personally seen that jobs prefer adults with a higher education. I also agree that students should follow their passion with careers, that way students can have a career and enjoy what they are actually doing. I believe having a college education will benefits students financially