repercussions to those students caught cheating, in order to avoid the collapse of Higher Education, as we know it today. As Professor Doom writes, graduating cheaters degrades the institution from which they come, no matter how sparse. While a degree is a degree, they are only as strong as the establishment from where they come. Students should realize that the degrees they pay a lot of money for lose their validity as people cheat, so the students, themselves, should band together and fight to…
can spell gloom and doom for many, it doesn’t necessarily imply a college education an unwise choice. It does, unequivocally, advocate for cautious decisions throughout one’s academic tenure as never before though. Bear in mind, attending college in a full-time capacity or with the goal of completing a baccalaureate degree nonetheless defers a career search for the moment. Students would instead…
Trivia on Higher Education One morning you wake up realizing that you want to be part of the 14 million students that currently are enrolled in a four-year College and Universities academic program. You are convince that is your ticket for your future economic prosperity, well that is part of the rules, right? Big investment, equal to a superb equity. However, what about those diverse occupations that offer an annual wages of over $50,000 without having a higher education, that means that I…
kinds of delinquency, consequently my academic performance plummeted. My family wanted me to become a doctor, however I scored low percentage in 12th grade and performed poorly in medical entrance examination. I disappointed my family and was frustrated at that time. That frustration and disappointment led me to take the admission in Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2006 since I could not have got admitted in any other medical degree such as dentistry or Bachelor’s degree in Medicine with my low scores…
option of obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN), or Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN). The Associate’s Degree Program prepares the Registered Nurse for licensure in 2 years or a…
Tinto (2006) reported that student retention was seen a reflection of students’ lack of skills and motivation. In fact, many of these students were thought to have less ability, and less willingness to invest in benefits that comes with a college degree. But, the research posits that many students leave school for other reasons such as family, lack of funding, taking longer…
daunting task, but choosing the right career path does not have to be difficult. If you are undecided about what degree program is right for you, I recommend a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts. You may ask, “What can I do with a Liberal Arts degree?” According to the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, a degree in Liberal Arts offers students greater flexibility to explore different academic disciplines; design a curriculum that reflects your interests and talents, and develop marketable job…
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. When I was in high school in the 1980’s, college was for the very academic students most of my high school classmates went on to a vo-tech school and trained to be mechanics, beauticians, plumbers, carpenters, electricians or joined the military. I was a good student and I was accepted into a college. I began college not having a clue what I wanted to study nor…
completion of students. Karen Leppel in her research is titled, Similarities and Differences in the College Persistence of Men and Women, suggested that college persistence varies with gender and her study examined student persistence until degree completion. Colleges may be taking seeking nontraditional students. Consequently, they may have lower persistence than traditional students. Understanding factors in persistence is necessary for individuals since normally they earn more…
liberal arts”, in this essay he clarified the misperceptions of obtaining a liberal arts degree. The second author, Charles Murray works at an American enterprise institute, conservative think tank in Washington, DC. He wrote” Are too many people going to college? ” . He talks about who should go to college and who shouldn 't. Ungar clarified several misperception; the first misperception is that the liberal arts degree is a waste in our economy. The majority of people think that…