As a future student of IUPUI I am wanting to learn independence and teamwork. I want to be able to have hands on experience that I was unable to obtain during high school. Going to an actual college will allow me to be able to be with others‚ who take their work seriously and want to be at the college. Challenges I have had over my high school year has made it difficult to be attentive and made it where I had to go from school to school. Raised in a bad situation‚ caused me to have to move to two
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Udeira L. Simmons Tuesday‚ September 18‚ 2012 ‘’Why college education is important to me’’ “This one step-choosing a goal and sticking to it-changes everything.” ~Scott Reed~ Having a college education can mean so many different things‚ to so many different people. One may not even really begin to grasp the importance and impact it may have on one’s life. Until you take that step into reaching your goal. A college education can either mean the start of a new career. It can allow
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Why Students Should Transfer to Buena Vista University Many college transfer students look for a wide range of variables when trying to decide where further and finish their education. Students will have to consider things such as distance‚ acceptance‚ tuition‚ educational programs‚ and room and board to name a few things‚ and not only are they faced with the logistical issues‚ but also the emotional ones of leaving family to go to school and larger campus sizes compared to a former community college
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defining factors is whether an individual goes to college or not. To go to college‚ or to go straight into the workforce. That has been something that has made many high school students question what their future may hold. Counselors‚ teachers‚ parents and any other adult will almost always say going to college is the best option for anyone‚ but is that really true? There are many things that need to be taken into account when deciding if college is the right choice for someone‚ and if it’s even
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Deciding to go to college right after high school or waiting a few years can be a difficult choice to make. Going to college right after high school in most ways is more beneficial. There are also a few factors to take in at this point in someone’s life. For instance‚ a person’s mindset‚ goals‚ maturity levels‚ and influences. Being young and experiencing a new found freedom can really affect a person’s mind set. Like being invited to go to a house party at the last minute even though there is a
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of a College Education You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give" (Winston Churchill‚ circa 1940) Learning the importance of getting a good college education did not come to me until I was 31 years old. Many of my friends‚ and colleagues and I were of the same age‚ however they were far beyond me in educational levels. It was for this reason‚ and other reasons‚ including better society levels‚ and the ability to achieve my career goals‚ that I decided to go back
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I remember at the time when I started to go to school‚ my father used to tell me how bad the conditions were when he was studying. How he studied sitting below street lamps when there was no electricity in the house‚ how he was forced to do a job leaving his graduation incomplete when they had not enough money even to buy books. Still he continued working hard and completed his graduation successfully. When I see myself having everything I need or even more than that‚ I don’t think I have a reason
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it can appear as if a college degree is the ultimate solution to one’s problems. However‚ finding the right post-highschool path is often like shopping for clothes: One choice rarely fits all people. College can often cost more than the degree pursued is worth. College also isn’t the only way one can get a good job outside of high school. Furthermore‚ college is not for everyone. Not all students should go to college. Not all students should go to college because college can often cost more than
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Why college education is important to me” Richard Alyn Thompson II My full name is Richard Alyn Thompson II. I was born on the 16th day of August in 1965. The child of Carol and Richard Thompson‚ both of whom are now deceased. My parents were divorced when I was young and I never really knew my father or my father’s family. I have one sister who is younger then me. I was the first member of my family to graduate from High School in over one hundred (100) years. To my knowledge no other member
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College is an important step in one’s life. Some go community college so go to four year university. The cost for each type of school varies. Those who do go to college are worried about tons of things‚ but they believe that college is the foundation to whatever it is they want in life. There are many jobs that hire you with just a high school diploma but that is very slim these days. So college seems mandatory almost. One huge obstacle of college for many is how much it cost. Community colleges
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