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    Sales quotas are quantitative goals set by managers to measure and compare the performance of individual salespeople and to help determine their compensation. Three major types of quotas are volume-based‚ profit-based and combination quotas‚ and all three can be used either for measurement or for compensation Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_8664717_types-sales-quotas.html#ixzz2bRPvjhTyA sales quota is something used in many environments where goods or services are sold. It is essentially a

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    College’s Admission Competitive? As a teenager in high school‚ the intended goal for every student is to go to college‚ everyone including parents‚ students‚ and other family members encourage this goal. To get into high school‚ there were qualifications for chosen certain high school depending on district‚ but not as competitive as the admissions to college. According to Sally P. Springer‚ college’s admissions are so competitive due to the fact of how many students apply to college each year.

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    The Legacy Problem Are legacy admissions a real problem for students competing for admission to the same college or is this “problem” just a distortion of the facts? There are those people who feel that students should be admitted to the college of their choice based solely on merit and having a family member as an alumnus of that particular college should have no bearing on the decision to allow the student to be admitted to that college. On the other hand‚ there are those who feel that

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    Petersburg College‚ a community college (now state) nearby my neighborhood. I thought it was too good of an opportunity not to apply‚ and I was accepted into the program for my Senior year along with a few of my friends. Learning in college was a lot different than high school‚ but all of my professors were great at making sure all students understood curriculum and did what

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    does during high-school will greatly affect their future and which college they go to. Getting into college you want can be very hard. I want to attend the University of Southern California (USC)‚ although their undergraduate admissions are very competitive. Approximately 20% of the people who apply get accepted. The first step in this process is to research and find the college you want to go to. Students should look for colleges based on how far they want to go from home‚ what career they want to

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    Every year millions of high school seniors apply to colleges and universities across the country. Some get in‚ some don ’t. These schools have strict policies on the criteria for the acceptance of such students. The criteria involve many aspects of a student ’s prior academic career‚ such as their academic standing‚ extra curricular activities and work ethic. These are criteria that put everyone on the same level because everyone has the ability to work harder or join more athletics. However‚ no

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    Writing College Admissions Essays/ UC Personal Statements Information‚ Strategies‚ & Tips Workshop Topics • Understanding the Role of the College Admission Essay • Examples of Essay Questions • UC Personal Statement • Preparation Before You Write the Essay • Tips • Mechanics of Writing the Essay • Helpful Websites Role of the Admission Essay • As a transfer student‚ the essay is an important part of your admission application for the University of California and most private and out-of-state

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    Affirmative Inaction: Colored College Admissions Students are increasingly being admitted to colleges based on the color of their skin‚ rather than their actual talent that sets them apart from others because of Affirmative Action programs. Affirmative Action is defined as: “any policies that (a) attempt to actively dismantle institutionalized or informal cultural norms and systems of ascriptive group-based disadvantage‚ and the inequalities historically resulting from them‚ and/or that (b) attempt

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    When most people think about college‚ the thought money is one of the many things that come to mind. Money is one of the biggest deciding factors in whether a person can go to college. Money has always been something my family has worried about. With my family’s financial situation‚ my “American Dream” of going to college is only an option if I was willing to work for it. Due to my financial circumstances‚ this scholarship will play a crucial to continue my education at Simpson. Since high school

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    Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission? When it comes to the topic of attending college‚ most of us will readily agree that obtaining a higher education is important. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of paying for it. Whereas some are convinced that tuition is too high‚ others maintain that it is important no matter the cost. Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus address just such an issue in their essay “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission”. Hacker and Dreifus

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