afford to repay. In addition, as students restrict their spending in an attempt to be able to pay off their loans more easily, less economic activity occurs, negatively impacting the economy. Lydia O’Connor, an assistant editor and graduate from the University of Southern California, found that “a 2 percent increase in people with an associate’s degree and a 1 percent increase in people with a bachelor’s degree would result in… 174,000 new jobs” (O’Connor). The economy would greatly benefit from…
career they desire if they cannot even afford it or they are just not qualified? There was an article that was about the difference in the way eastern and western cultures tackle learning and in this article there was a graduate student from the University of Michigan his name is Jim Stigler and he is now a professor of psychology at UCLA, he had been to japan to do research on teaching methods and found out that there is a difference in the way they approach learning (Spiegel). In japan just…
“What do you want to major in?” “What career will you have?” At the time, it was exciting to think about the future and making all those “big kid” (emphasis added) decisions. At fourteen, I had all the answers they wanted to hear: attend Liberty University, major in psychology, and become a counselor—I had not yet decided which branch of counseling. Unsurprisingly, as I became more exposed to the real world, my hopes and dreams…
to go through college with no worries? The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges and $23,893 for out of the state residents attending public universities (Weston 2015). Students should not have to pay for college because of loans and being in debt. Sixty percent of middle class kids who start college fail to earn a bachelor 's degree because 40% of the students who finished had an income of…
“Why college education is important to me” College education is very important for me because of the fact that I need a degree to follow my dreams. Also will allow me to see what I am capable of and fulfill an empty space of education. Over the past couple years, I always thought to myself just go after it and do it. In life I want to be happy and to achieve this, I have to get my college education. Having a college degree will allow me to start a new chapter in my life. To, show myself that I…
A life of Adventure This morning as I knocked on the door to my fiancés apartment and her roommate Margarita answers the door. I don’t know if it is normal in the Ukraine to let your friends stand out in the cold, but after a few awkward moments she let me in the door. Over the past several weeks I have gotten know Margarita, and though we have extremely different lifestyles, and I have come to admire her adventurous spirit. She has a passion to visit foreign places, she has a thirst for…
Calm, cool, and chill moments all add up to days I am incredibly grateful for. I am given the choice to hang out with friends, go to new places, and experience new activities. I have the full twenty four hours of the day to do what pleases me. I have no worries about essays over topics I don’t care about, math tests that I know I won’t pass, and quizzes over a foreign language that I’ll never use. I always say to myself, “I’m never going back to school” or “Mom; I don’t need to go to school.”…
The change from high school to college can be dramatic for most young adults. In high school students are excited to move on to a high level of thinking along with friends. High school is also where children go to prepare them for college. High school and college are similar in many aspects. They both create excitement, curiosity, a need environment with more freedom and a new experience in which our youth yearn to explore at least once in their lives. High school is immature fun, a time where…
Bright Water School Lock-In Many of the students who attend the school dances we hold are overjoyed to hear that it 's possible there will be more dances held this year, and we entertained the idea of having seasonal dances. When I brought this idea up to my teacher, I was informed that the dances are, to my dismay, quite hard to put together. When Miss Kerr heard that the idea of dances and socializing with other class was important to the students, she presented the idea of a "Lock-in." I, and…
The debate towards college athletes being paid or if they should not be paid has been going on for some years now. There are different perspectives towards the subject and a wide variety of reasoning’s to why college athletes should or should not be paid. The fact of the matter is that college athletes need to understand the position in which they are in. They need to respect their position and be thankful for the opportunity that they are given. Not only should college athletes appreciate their…