low-income students has increased‚ scholars have realized that there are different clusters of first-generation college students. While popular media has depicted college applicants as either academically gifted or unprepared‚ the reality is that there is a diverse set of students who apply to college each year (Shaw et al.‚ 2009). Shaw et al.‚ (2009) discovered five clusters of college applicants in their research—privileged high achievers/athletes‚ disadvantaged students‚ average students needing
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Being a college student is difficult‚ to say the least. Having to juggle homework‚ extracurricular activities and job(s)‚ is a constant balancing act. College students are walking on a tightrope‚ trying to juggle all this weight and trying not to fall as well. College students use many means to make their life easier like using technology if it’s possible. One way that students use technology to better their life is when it comes to dating. The creation of dating apps comes as a blessing to
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The life of a college student can be hectic. A lot goes on which may keep the student from realizing how much they waste. College students can be very wasteful. Ponder through the life of a college student for just a moment. There are many things that can go into any students’ busy schedule; from class‚ studying‚ trying to maintain a social life‚ and likely a job. Paying attention to what and how much they throw away is not in that time schedule. Although college students have a busy schedule‚ priorities
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to gain an understanding of what the college life was like. Zack‚ “the cool kid‚” strolled through the dorms seducing any girl he lusted. Topanga‚ “the weird nerd‚” was full of life and salivated at the thought of gaining knowledge. Lastly‚ Corey‚ “the average joe‚” was viewed as insignificant and faded into the background. These three types of students‚ “the cool kid‚” “weird nerd‚” and “average joe‚” are the basics for the criteria of what a college student is like. Although sitcom television has
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College Students: Their Health Care Dilemma By: Bonnie Strother English 1520 Oakland Community College Submitted to: Professor Thomas F. Paruszkiewwicz Outline Introduction The enormous rate of students that attend college without health insurance. Colleges and Universities that offer insurance to their students. How many students are able to afford health insurance? Colleges that automatically include health insurance fees with student’s school term fees or make having health
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Throughout my entire career as a student‚ I have put into my mind that I need to do the best I can‚ so that I can be accepted into a great college and receive scholarships. I worked hard every year so that I could earn great grades to raise my GPA. I am now ranked fourth in my class. I selected challenging and advanced courses ‚ so that I could increase my GPA even more. Every year I took classes that were honors or AP. I chose not to focus on the easy elective options‚ and instead I chose to take
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Embracing College For many High School graduates‚ applying to college is a daunting adventure where new opportunities‚ relationships‚ and knowledge are ready to be explored. As a new freshman‚ I was not ready to succumb to the possibility of becoming a poltroon in this new and exciting world. I was ready to thrust myself into college with the adherence and prowess that most students lacked when they finished high school. I wanted to join college‚ not only to lead a lucrative life‚ but to also prove
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Why Student Drop Out of College? Graduation rate has been decreasing in most community colleges and universities and according to the article‚ “Low Graduation Rate Drives Atlantic Cape Community College to Act” by Diane D’Amico who stated that‚ “ Nationally‚ 28 percent of full-time students graduate within three years. Almost half of them do not return at all for their second year‚ according to a report by the Center for Community Student Engagement” (par. 2). Most students dropout of college and
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the leading causes why most college students were and are still unable to graduate and they just give up and dropout. That is because when starting school they don’t prepare themselves for these things so when they come along the most inconsiderable thing for them to do is give up. The cause of students dropping out of college is not entirely the student’s indiscretion alone but comparatively with different circumstantial and social elements. Overall dropping out of college is a huge issue for many
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outcome of Yan’s survey(2000) is that college students are not interested in in-class reading‚ but most of them still deem their in-school results are associated to their future developments. In addition‚ since the strain comes from schoolwork‚ students from Science and Engineering departments are more active in in-class reading than students from other departments do; on the other hand‚ only few of them are attracted in recreational reading. Furthermore‚ students who major in Business‚ Management‚
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