MW 2 April 15‚ 2013 Community College Often times‚ community college students are depicted by the public and the media as “not smart enough” or “not capable.” For example‚ just recently I was at Barnes and Noble and as I was looking for a book the sales associate approached me. She asked me if I needed help then asked me what school I attended‚ when I told her that I go to Fullerton College her attitude changed. She asked me if I didn’t go to a four year university because of my grades‚ when I told
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long way‚ college now provides an answer for excluded groups who face a disadvantage. “Since World War II‚ U.S. higher education has been engaged in a process of “massification‚” that is‚ expanding to serve students from all walks of life‚” (Eckel‚ King 20) these students include women‚ middle class‚ and minorities who need the economic and social change. Now in the twenty-first century college is just a natural progression for high school students. In this day and age‚ is going to college important
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undergraduate students will drop out of college in their freshman year. More than 70% of Americans will study at a four year college‚ but less than two thirds of students will conclude their education. Without a college education it is much harder to get a quality job in the future. The majority of individuals in this group of people are minorities‚ this is something that needs to change. The United State’s dropout rate is increasing at a rapid speed; few of the many reasons students drop out are
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levels of incoming college freshmen are at an all time high. College counselors have agreed that these polls are a reflection of what they see daily in their offices. Many students are depressed‚ under stress‚ and using psychiatric medication that are prescribed during their high school years. With college tuition fees increase each year‚ Brian Van Brunt believes that the great financial burden on students is one of the main stressor. Though statistics still show that students are better off going
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amount of college students being caught cheating all believe they have a reasonable explanation as to why they choose to do so. Even though there are no real reasons to justify it‚ some college students find the urge to cheat on tests as well as homework. Every college student has a life outside of school‚ yet some students take a short cut by cheating‚ while other students work hard to get the grades they deserve. However‚ is there really any logical reason as to why a college student should cheat
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Why College Students Cheat Justin Bent Keiser University Breanna Robbins English Composition 1 Why College Students Cheat Grades‚ rather than education have become more important to students. Students are feeling a great deal of pressure to succeed in college; so that they can land that terrific job. With saying all of that‚ the rate of college students cheating has been increasing every year. There are several forms of cheating that take place; from going old school and writing the
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A Multi-Modal Student Society has reached a level of sophistication and progress in the 21st century that has never before been seen. The way we work‚ socialize‚ and live on a daily basis is founded on the many platforms of our generation. It is essential as college students preparing to enter the real world to have an understanding of the many different literacies that are available to us. With a proficiency in basic technology‚ students and professionals can create persuasive arguments‚ efficiently
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addition of two more years of high school in the basic education cycle. The proposal has spurred a heated debate on whether it could lead to improvements or just exacerbate thn e present state of education in the country. The Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program in the Philippines has been officially started. It has been initiated by the Aquino administration where students will have to undergo a new system of education. This program will require all incoming students to enroll into two more years of
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morning would be called procrastination. The definition of procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing something for another time. Procrastination can be either putting off work for something else that the person believes is more important or just to do something more pleasurable. Procrastination is normally just considered a bad habit that unorganized or lazy people tend to undertake in their daily lives‚ but chronic procrastination may be the sign of an underlying psychological mental disorder
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College Student Behavior Every year there are statistics published stating the percentages of college students that fail or drop out of college. Research shows many different explanations as to why these events occur. During the first year of college a student may move away from home‚ takes on a significantly larger amount of school work‚ and all while trying to manage a social life and possibly a job as well. For some people this is a time where they will be facing more all at once than they ever
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