Montclair State University

What do you think about high school vs. college? Many people have their own different opinions on this. Some people say that college makes the student become independent, helping them mature. It helps them mature by letting them do certain stuff on their own such as deciding what classes they want to take and when, making room in their schedule to study and take care of adult responsibilities like filling out paper work. Others say that high school makes the student dependent on everyone around…

There are thousands of scholarships people can apply for, there is financial aid, and there are grants. Scholarships, financial aid, and grants are all constructed in order to assist in paying for college tuition. Lamar Alexander states that public colleges, where a person can earn a two-year degree, are almost free for students who come from a low-income family, and attending a four year college in the person’s area is within financial reach (Alexander). Alexander is telling the…

Is college really worth the debt, the hard work and the headaches you’ll receive? With jobs getting harder to get into and standards being raised, attending college can be a big advantage when applying for a job or starting a business. With all studies and statistics taken, it can be proven that college can be a big step in someone’s life. Numbers and percentages can speak for themselves there is a great difference between those who have attended college and those who haven’t. Workers with…

considering the low participation of my school experience, I applied for the guide of my university and I only show people the routes from David Center to Student Life Center, which I was so familiar that I can finished this “trip” via closing my eyes. During this event, I met a second-year biology and science student, B, who came from Indian. He told me that is the 10 + time to do volunteering in university and he was interested in it, by the way, he attended the previous one as well. In other…

obtain a degree. This motivation might be the importance “of gaining respect/status, bringing honor to their family, and helping their family out financially after they are done with college” (Bui). My parents insanely worked to help me be at this university. They are still helping me in every way possible, which is why I want to help my parents financially after I get my bachelor’s degree. But of course there are many reasons why this student decided to attend college. Personally, I knew…

doing better in college. This article then goes on to state that gappers “value their education more; they are more persistent in their university studies and activities, and they become more organized as they progress through university life” (Taking a Gap Year…). These students not only had better grades, but also better skills that would help them even after college. This same article quotes David Curtis, a professor at Flinders University as saying, “‘the key indicator of gap year…

Technology in Higher Education Benefits Our society continues to grow on the idea that technology makes life easier and technology is now becoming our driving force. As technology advances it seems that our education systems should implement new technologies to help make learning and teaching up to date and easier. New technology advances in higher education will benefit both the teacher and student, as well as get the student ready for the job force . First of all, teacher 's are getting to…

“We believe, that is, you and I, that’s education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.” Quoted by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 after signing two education bills it is believed that education is an investment for our future rather than expensive toll on our lives. Contrary to this idealism, 37 years later, David Leonhardt wrote an article, “The College Dropout Boom,” which stresses the fact that lower-income students are discouraged about higher education. The author does well with his…

(1). Although I may not have the strongest GPA among my peers, I consider myself to be an active member in my community. Compared to my affluent friends in college, I was born and raised in a low-income community on the East Side of San Jose. Additionally, my family 's social-economical background placed us at a disadvantage due to the fact in which my parents were not able to afford to pay for certain academic luxuries that my peers have had (private tutors, extracurricular academic activities,…

According to Mullen, 82 percent of the student from selective public universities responded that the most important reason for attending college was to obtain training for specific careers, compare to the most selective college 52 percent (Mullen, 2014). Students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds attend liberal institutions…