“freshman ten?” How about the “freshman thirty?” These are some deadly terms students should try to avoid. They refer to the amount of weight gained during a student’s first year at a college. During college years‚ students are still developing the physical and social changes of their life (French). During these years‚ they demand for more energy and nutrition. The problem is that they are not eating healthy enough. College students must learn how to make the right decisions to prevent obesity from taking
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College students are diverse in nearly every way. Students from every country of the world seek higher education. Of all the differences between college students around the world‚ they share one imperative similarity. Change is common to all students who are beginning a new path into education. This change results in many students developing a high level of stress for a variety of reasons. Stress is often the catalyst for developing mental illnesses a person is genetically predisposed to. “Up to
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were his to do and were inappropriate for me to handle‚" he says. The major didn’t mentor the people below him and it often seemed he was only looking out for himself. He would ask Alex for candid advice on supply issues and when Alex replied with what he thought was his confidential perspective‚ the major would forward on his reply unfiltered to the commander. "I didn’t really enjoy working with him at all. He had this real ’better than you’ attitude‚" he says. Alex tried not to do anything that
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Why do students cheat? For students‚ cheating means taking the ideas and work of others and claiming them as their own. There are many reasons why students cheat: they are busy‚ the are unprepared‚ or they are not confident in their abilities. However‚ one of the most common reasons is that a student wants to complete a course quickly. While the payoff for cheaters may be instantaneous‚ cheating does have several consequences to the student who cheats. Most students have more going on in their
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May 2012 Adderall Abuse in College Students The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to people in the United States has risen dramatically in the past decade. The US is in the lead globally as far as the amount of people doctors diagnose with the disorder and prescribe stimulant medications to (Diller). One of the consequences of this increased diagnosis is a significant increase in the amount of abuse of the drug Adderall by college-aged students. Across the board‚ research
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average age for a first year student in college‚ and apparently the age where minors become involved around alcohol. Meanwhile‚ it has been nearly unavoidable to prevent underage students in college the consumption of alcohol. As according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism‚ about four out five college students drink
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Journal of Technology Research Use of social media by college students: Relationship to communication and self-concept Megan Sponcil Youngstown State University Priscilla Gitimu Youngstown State University Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and how it affects communication with others‚ and college students ’ self-concept. In this study‚ students completed a questionnaire which assessed personal use of social media‚ communication
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is a copy of “Sleep Deprivation among ASU Students.” This report is a summary of my findings from the work that I completed in which I call upon documented scientific studies‚ articles‚ books‚ and my own findings through survey in order to determine the problem of sleep deprivation‚ more specifically‚ sleep deprivation among students at Arizona State University. This isn’t a clearly visible problem or popular topic of conversation on college campuses so you may be wondering how I came to discover
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“Why am I in college?” There are several reasons why I am currently attending college. In my opinion‚ education is always an important topic in any society because it determines our future and helps us to achieve our goals. Above all‚ my main reasons for being in school would have to be to increase my knowledge‚ attain personal gratification for myself and to provide a brighter future for my family. To begin with‚ I’m attending school to increase my knowledge and understanding
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Going to college is such a good way that will help me have a good career and have a better life in the future. For some people after graduating from high school‚ they decide to go to work or they attend to a vocational school‚ maybe those people don’t have enough conditions to continue the education or want to earn money as soon as possible because of some objective or subjective reasons. Rose Mike states that‚ “Vocational education has aimed at increasing the economic opportunities of students who do
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