Berea College

I experienced two big realities at the start of my college experience, both can be described as disappointing and surprising. I had heard rumors of what to expect out of college from my friends, what was portrayed in entertainment media such as YouTube, Facebook, or just general TV shows. Two of my expectations from college did not turn out as anticipated. I had the impression college would be more social than what I was lead to believe, as well as the intense academic difference from high…

think that they need us. In so many times they don’t really need us. Also, in Unit two I have learned ten tips on how to achieve and become a better student. I am going to share with you some of the ten tips, which will help you on your college journey or careers. All of the tips will not be in order. I will give the five that stuck out to me the most. Number one “sharpens your speaking skills as a person” (Bethel University, 2015). Many of us say I write the way I speak (Bethel…

know about life. Even though I got to go to a better school the curriculum was linear. They not teaching you how to cover holes in your run-down apartment or how to live on 100 dollars a month with a family of seven or how to save money to go to college. They are not teaching the youth. They are brainwashing us on how to accept what they think is right and obey. I’m not down for that. Ultimately I stop going to school. Once my mother found out she was hot! She talked to Uptown mom, Ms. Wathers…

students a meaningful education to making higher education more like businesses and how it affect universities and faculty. Natale and Doran begin with the conflict of how college institutes are trying to become more competitive and make a name for themselves without changing any of these standards and qualify of learning. College institutions do this by turning students into consumers and making their main concern to find out which program will bring in the most revenue and is the most…

vy League, by definition, is a group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. Schools of this much stature are except to hold and create the most intelligent. So, isn’t it ironic that a majority of students attending these “prestige” schools are culprits of grade inflation. Whether it is in movies like, “Legally Blonde” or “Gilmore Girls,” Ivy League schools are perceived to be better academically successful. Therefore, when the…

from other countries. Taking away from this and not allowing immigrants to stay and have higher education diminishes our society from an intelligent class to a mediocre class. Most of time students that finish high school with their diplomas go to college for a higher education meaning they are striving for a career – an ability that they are allowed and can do-. Unfortunately, many of the undocumented immigrants don’t have this opportunity. They are restricted to elementary and secondary…

can be measured is by my GPA. While my overall GPA is not anything to write home about, it does reveal something about me. I began my college education attending California State University, Long Beach directly out of high school, but I had no drive of vision for what I wanted to do with my career so I did not go to my classes and eventually dropped out of college to pursue other avenues. After I found my love for teaching I immediately began taking classes that would provide me with the ability…

Greek secondary school. As defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, Lyceum is “a hall for public lectures or discussions”. Vector geometry is taught the student’s last year in school because on the entrance exams that get the students entrance into college, they are tested over mainly vector geometry in the mathematical section of the exam. That jump from classical thought and methodology in geometry to vector geometry was sometimes an awkward jump because sometimes pupils had “either deficient…

For Profit Colleges or Students? As students get ready to graduate from high school, they start to think about the type of college they want to attend. When universities and community colleges are full to capacity, students turn to for profit colleges for admission, but before attending these schools, it is important to ask questions. Who benefits from going to a for profit college? By analyzing the purpose, cost and reputation, we can decide wether or not the for profit colleges profit…

obvious significant dropout rate in both community colleges and universities. For years, there have been studies to not only detect why that is the case and what can prevent this outcome. Paul Tough mentions in the video that he narrated; which include Kathlen Ntude, Jeff Nelson, and David Laude. Who Finishes College, tells that about 40% of students that start at a four-year college graduate by the end of six years. Adding on community colleges, that is less than half of a graduation rate.…