In today’s economy where financial stabilization is a must, the option of going to school and getting a degree is a popular trend among young adults. The object of doing it may seem easy enough, yet the task of going through school, performing proficiently, finishing it, and handling all financial responsibilities can prove to be a bit overwhelming for some. The decisions of getting a job for many students become almost necessary. Students in college and larger universities, already encounter enough pressure with constant essays and multiple test examinations; the added responsibility of holding down a job to support self education becomes an added stressor. “Twenty three percent of full-time undergrads, who are 24 or younger, work 20 hours or more a week.” # The average cost of earning a four-year degree continues to rise, thus putting most undergraduates in a position of financial difficulty.
But college drop outs also can able be due to the unequal college preparation given in high schools. The education system needs to be reformed so students have the opportunity to choose whether they want to go to college or do vocational training instead. A college degree is bringing more negative aspects into a student’s life therefore students, especially from working class, must know the alternatives to be able to succeed. Most of the students in the United States are middle or working class. In addition of going to school, working class students also have to get a job to be able to help out their families.
He says that much of this difficulty can be attributed to professors and the way that writing is taught to students, especially individuals who are newly entering the college setting (11). According to Bartholomae, students struggle with adapting to academic discourse and using the commonplaces of the discourse because they must be able to place themselves within the discourse rather than just imitating it, which is a hard thing to learn and an even harder thing to put into practice when most students have no previous experience with the discourse of academics
In high school we all get a label, sometimes its one we spend decades trying to live up to, where others spend a lifetime trying to forget those painful years. Unfortunately, every high school is dominated by different cliques. Many teenagers believe the only way to be recognized is to be in with the popular crowd. Cliques can be emotional to a person who does not fit in to one of these groups, while others are satisfied with their group status. Cliques are and will be a part of every teenager’s life, we need to look at it as a life experience and a way to build
Katie Gathman Professor Star College Comp 16 October 2013 Pro Co-Mingling Legislation Apart of the typical every day college experience would involve the opposite sex. Usually having mingled classes with both male and female is a good part of the college experience since it gives the opportunity to expand a persons social circle and gives the chance to intermingle with the opposite sex. Some students have come from all boy and all girl high schools, which they may not of experienced the opportunity to socialize and talk with the opposite sex. Saying all of this, I am against the Anti Co-Mingling Legislation because I believe that socialization with the opposite sex will help later in life, having the opposite sex in a classroom does
High School Vs College Does High school really prepare you for college? As a High school senior I felt prepared, but now as a College Freshman I'm not so sure. High school, as well as college is just another part in everyone’s lives. Almost everyone goes through such a transition between two very diverse and different worlds. These diverse worlds can be compared and contrasted by everyone; however, it is impossible to predict extenuating circumstances that you will go through.
Learning Against Grades In this society, students are encouraged to pursue a higher education after graduating from high school. Yet, each individual has a different reason for desiring to move on to college. Students attend college either because they want to increase their knowledge, get a decent paying job after college, or they just want to get the “college” experience instead of going on to the working force after high school. As a first-year college student, I pictured college to be a “… place for learning and growth…” (Jerry Faber, 387), but I was slightly wrong. Everyday I stress over earning a good grade in my classes, instead of being driven to learn the material of the course.
Community College vs. University Graduating from high school brings many changes to one's life. Students are faced with the decision of going to a university or staying home and attending a community college. While both can be a similarly great experience, there are also many differences between the two. The main difference however, is that a community college grants 2 year degrees and a university grants 4 year degrees. Many people think that community college is only for those who can’t get into a university, but that is not true.
The average student must work twice as hard and some in an attempt to be accepted into their college of choice. However, gifted athletes tend to differ. Their main priority is not grades but how to use their talent through high school to catapult them into success through the venue of college. While for most, school is as important as the average student but others do the least they can do based on the theory that because they are the school stars they can get by. This at times can lead to a half hearted effort by athletes which in the end will yield the same consequence as the average student working twice as hard.
Getting a college education is something that most of us strive to get our entire lives. While many of us strive to do well in high school in hopes of getting in to a college of our choice, nowadays we can find many people enrolled in “profit colleges” that focus more on the money aspect rather than giving knowledge. “Profit” colleges such as University of Phoenix encourage people to take out an outrageous loan for education that ends up being a burden to pay for in the long run. In the movie, “College Inc” it states that “Around 44 percent of students who take out federal loans to attend a for-profit college default on those loans.” After watching “College Inc,” I had no idea how much of our education was being offered online. Many of these