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    College Inc

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    of the fastest-growing -- and most controversial -- sectors of the industry: for-profit colleges and universities that cater to non-traditional students‚ often confer degrees over the Internet‚ and‚ along direct quote taking out of the College Inc. PBS. In College‚ Inc.‚ a man named Martin Smith investigates the explosive growth for-profit colleges such as The University of Phoenix‚ now the largest college in the US with total enrollment approaching half a million students. Its revenues of almost

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    destroyed the whole unity and ruined the group exercise . I realized that society is just like this‚ such that one can have outstanding knowledge but does not know how to cooperate with other than his knowledge useless. I think that is why colleges stresses on the unity as well as indivialality at same time. Respect was one of the important element in our lives. When we respect others we automatically raise our selves and earn respects as well. However respecting senor belt was easy

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    College athletes are manipulated every day. Student athletes are working day in and day out to meet academic standards and to keep their level of play competitive. These athletes need to be rewarded and credited for their achievements. Not only are these athletes not being rewarded but they are also living with no money. Because the athletes are living off of no money they are very vulnerable to taking money from boosters and others that are willing to help them out. The problem with this is

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    college essay

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    Jersey City University Colleges take you to a different life style‚ and it increases the knowledge about different aspects of life. This is why I want to go to college‚ so I can prepare myself for next life and at the same time gain experience. I want to expand my mind and award it with knowledge about myself‚ which is something that will always be appreciated. Of all the colleges‚ I chose New Jersey City University to the next level of my education. I believe that college or University experience

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    Paying For College

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    the pursuit of a specific decision‚ the choice or choices unmade are opportunity costs. The opportunity cost associated with my participation in Bethel’s on-line program is related to the financial commitment of being a cash pay student. Paying for college has considerably altered my family’s budget. While I do receive a partial reimbursement for tuition from my employer‚ the funds have an annual cap of approximately one-third of the total cost of tuition. Secondarily‚ the time restrictions accompanying

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    College Application Essay Cynthia Sprince Four hours‚ six minutes and thirty-two seconds. These numbers do not represesnt the amount of time spent studying for a physics test nor the quality of sleep I recieved the revious night; but rather‚ how long it took for me to think of the perfect essay topic for my college application letter. The though of writing about my dream occupation with plans and goals to reach theat dream seemed overdone. And the typical essay question: "Why did you choice to apply

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    Cheating in College

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    Cheating in College “Cheating is to deceive by trickery; swindle” (Dictionary.com). From time to time‚ every person has cheated. The problem of cheating‚ or academic dishonesty is not a new problem in college. Ever since there have been exams to cheat on‚ papers to copy‚ and homework to be copied. More and more‚ faculty is trying to understand why students cheat‚ and how to combat cheating. There are a number of reasons that students cheat are that they want to get good grades‚ it is an easy work

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    Obstacles In College

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    anything in life‚ let alone go to college. I had to choose a major when I was applying for college‚ and I choose computer science‚ but the thing is I only saw what computer looks like‚ when I was almost fourteen. I have had to overcome many obstacles in life to get to where I am today. When I got accepted to Cleveland state university‚ I was so excited for being for first one in the family to attend a university. Since I only knew little about what to expect on college‚ I made some mistakes in my first

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    Successful In College

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    Creative Writing Essay 1 How To Be Successful in College To be successful in college one should be able to do many things. One of those things is to have superior time management skills. For example‚ if a project is due in two weeks‚ it shouldn’t be done at the last minute. One should take time out each day‚ preferably thirty to forty-five minutes. This way the project will reflect you best work. If not‚ then then project won’t even be finish or even if it was managed to be done‚ it wouldn’t as good

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    interest in computer technology‚ and they suggested that maybe I could study computer science and/or computer engineering in college. One main goal I want to accomplish with my collegiate studies is to be able to graduate college and become a successful human being. I want to shock my family and friends with the amount of knowledge and success I have achieved during and after college. In my opinion‚ I have the potential to become a very successful computer engineer/scientist. I put 100% effort into

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