Montclair State University

weekly module meeting, small group meetings with other RA and larger group meetings with all Residence Life staff. We also are required to plan monthly events for our residents that promote holistic wellness. Because RA’s are representatives of the university in multiple forms, we have to participate…

aspects of college and none of the positive. She fails to grasp the reality that college is important and that its importance should not be downplayed. People should not take this article to heart. They should not take into account the statistics she states. People should disagree with this article because Linda Lee tries to mislead her audience with selective statistics, she uses her son for most of her examples, and her information is not creditable.…

from the Holy Spirit. While researching colleges I was impressed with not only CCU’s academic offerings but with their strong biblical standing and presence in the Christian community. Thank you for the opportunity to apply to Colorado Christian University. I am excited for the possibilities ahead. Sherry Cabrera…

Some twenty plus years ago my twin sons, in the third grade at the time, were sitting at the kitchen table one evening doing homework. Having a question about his homework, one started to ask me for help when his brother interrupted him and said, “Don’t ask Dad; ask Mom, she is smart; she went to college.” At the time, I did not pay much attention to the comment, and I gladly took the opportunity of not having to help with homework to go back to whatever it was I was doing. Today, I would…

education institutions have changed. The authors explain how the shift in these priorities affect the university, faculty, students, learning, as well as possible solutions to these problems. Natale and Doran start off by explaining how the priorities of the universities have shifted from giving 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…

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…

Essay #2 There is an 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…

attending college or universities in the United States. Likewise, this poses a leviathan problem for the country and especially to the communities. Tuition needs to make a drastic change in prices, which in doing so will open more opportunities to accomplish the American Dream, improve society, provide a chance for people in financial struggles, and help place our country back to one of the top ranked in the world.…

Final Research Paper Today high school graduates should have an opportunity to go to college for free, so they can look forward to a bigger future and better job opportunities in life. Having free college can be beneficial by bringing in even more young adults who are interested to further their education more and to help the lower class have their higher education too. Free college may be beneficial but it also come with problems or even alternatives. But that doesn 't mean we should stop this…

The United States is suffering an academic decline for the middle class families and families who are lower. Many students in financial need must spend a portion of their time taking on part time jobs while studying, while other students must worry about the loans that they have collected and how they are going to pay it off after graduation. The government meets minimal needs to help students in financial need to help pay off their college tuition and that college costs are becoming a factor…