Connie McBride AC0707685 Writing Assessment EN110 Achieving Academic Excellence “Why College is Important to Me” Working menial jobs to get through high school really didn’t give me the push to jump right into college. I tried a few classes here and there and it was something that seemed to be a temporary thing to occupy time. I was young and didn’t realize what college was going to mean to my adulthood challenges. After finally accepting a full time job that could lead to a career for some time it became clear that college would have been a good choice for me to have been successful. I quickly began to attend college classes through my employer to make gains in my career and try to possibly secure my future.
Most be thinking very important right…… Well Damon Beres expresses how he felt about the process of getting into his dream college. We all know that of course college is no easy game, nor a fun relaxing process to begin with. Beres talks about
Tera January English 101 Professor Howell Assignment 2 – Final Draft 6 July 2013 Summary for Lubrano’s “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts” In Alfred Lubrano's essay "The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts" he explains the differences and difficulties of what individuals can go through while attending college. When deciding to go to college you are making one major change that an individual from a working class family can make in their life. Lubrano makes a vital point that as children grow and move on from their parents traditions they lose their family support system due to the fact the once the student gets to campus they will run into multiple different types of environments and will also have no time to chit chat due to being over worked by class assignments. Throughout the essay Lubrano explains that by attending college, the child from a working class family defies the lower income stereotype; he/she is excluding the life of their parents and choosing a different life to live. He also examines other areas that would have an effect on the differences between middle class and working class students.
Kendrick Watts Moyer English 1020- 026 10 February 2014 Is College Really for Me…?? In the essay “Is College for Everyone” by Pharinet, discusses that it’s not mandatory to attend a college institution to obtain a well-paying job. In the beginning of the essay Pharient refrains to a statement that students hear every day, “You want get anywhere without your education (635).” This is a statement that many teachers and parents repeatedly preach to their child since they were kindergartener’s. Pharinet also explains in a reasonable tone, that having a college degree doesn’t always bring success in most students’ life. Mainly because, students are not properly preparing themselves to what seems to be the “real world”.
The author talked about a more personal experience, one she had with her son. She talked about how she sent her son off to college but he only went because his friends were going and for the “college experience.” Basically she felt like he was going no where and wasting time and money, so she pulled him out of college to think on things and his life. A year later he landed a good job and is working towards becoming a manager. Succeeding without the help of college So in the end, as quoted by the author, her son basically had his own “graduation day” and he is doing this all without the help of college. So it is possible to succeed in life without the back up of a college degree, you just have to work hard for what you want.
English 101 August 23 2011 What I hope to accomplish this semester With the start of my freshman college year, there are many changes about. These changes range from leaving home for the first time, to starting a new school, new teachers, and new friends. Although we have only just started classes I have high expectations for the semester. This semester my high expectations start with having a better understanding of biology. Along with that I hope to learn more about better time management in my college skills 105 class.
All about Me Jennifer Webb COLL 100 I026 Fall 11 American Public University Eleanor Hewitt My name is Jennifer Webb and I am going to write an essay about why I decided to go back to school. I got tired trying to found a decent job, I wanted my daughters to follow in myself steps and go to college. I learned that most jobs are looking for some kind of college degree. I have been out of school for awhile and so I was a little nervous but after getting started I feel more comfortable with going to school. I want my daughters to always know that you can never get to old to learn new things.
Most current college students feels as if there are way more cons of being a college student then pros simple because of the stress and length of time, it takes to complete college. Then you have those students who come and leave college, get caught up and regret they ever left. I guess college is one of those things that really depend on person, attitude, and determination. If you didn’t get anything out this paper I wanted you to get the point of not letting someone choose college for you, don’t even let college choose you, you pick up a book, computer of magazine and you choose college. Do your research and don’t become a statistic become successful and complete as many goals on the list and let that be your college, and you
Whatever we are going to do we need to have some education. People who go through life without study latter when they start a family they are going to suffer because now in days minimum we need to have the high school diploma to get a job. Without education, a human being is incomplete because it is what makes us more intelligent and creative. This is why we have a lot of things the makes us
Entering college can be one of the scariest, yet liberating experiences of a young adult’s life. It’s a time to branch out and grow as a person and really figure who one would like to become. The largest and most substantial moment in my life so far has been starting college. This is because college is a mature environment where a student has not only many freedoms and responsibilities but a chance to learn, socialize, and get active in the university community. The first year of college forms students into well-rounded individuals.