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Life Planning Period 1 Stanford University Why college is a good choice to be after highschool! So it will help you start your life and have a good career. So the college that your going to learn about is Stanford University. Why Stanford University is a good choice for me and others is because its a good educational, and it can really help you get a good career or help you get the career you always wanted. Stanford University is my choice of college because it can help me with what I really want…
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disagree.( Should). Many of those who disagree view sports as a total waste of time. However, to athletes, sports are a way of living their lives. It’s a way for them to remember much of their youth. To athletes, sports are much more valuable than just seeing which teams win ( as much as we all hate to lose). In fact, they view sports as transformation from teenagers into young men and women. While some people view sports as a waste of time, Sports do a lot more than just a competition: they teach athletes…
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Nobody hates writing papers as much as college instructors hate grading papers (and no, having a robot do it is not the answer). Students of the world: You think it wastes 45 minutes of your sexting time to pluck out three quotes from The Sun Also Rises, summarize the same four plot points 50 times until you hit Page 5, and then crap out a two-sentence conclusion? It wastes 15 hours of my time to mark up my students’ flaccid theses and non sequitur textual “evidence,” not to mention abuse of the…
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reduce the pressure on me to maintain myself and family while I dedicate my energies to my studies. It will also help boost my self-confidence, and give me a greater power in flexibility. Both my father and my mother never attended college; I will be the first college educated person in my family. I am currently married with 2 teenage children, and I do not plan to let that distract me from my goals. I think that I am a worthy candidate for a scholarship…
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2012/2013 College of Public Health Catalog – Programs Offered Banner code MPH: HLE Environmental & Occupational Health Health, Safety & Environment (MPH) MPH with a Concentration in Health, Safety & Environment (This program was approved by General Council 9/2012 and will start admitting students Spring 2013) This online MPH degree program will provide a strong foundation for students to advance their careers by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to address the complex and…
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Breanna Carter Eng 102 10am College – Is it worth it? The cost of college is becoming an issue all across America. One of the major pieces to becoming successful business men/women is receiving a college education. Right now in our society a college education is no longer an option or privilege, but rather a necessity. We are practically raised to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. With increasing tuition prices and job loss, the college dream is slowly and surely…
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receiving special privileges are accepting extra school benefits that help boost their GPA. “The University provides tutors for each class, for free,” Deponte said. “They help you on every test and make sure you know their stuff. The University isn’t going to waste their scholarship money and allow you not to be eligible” (Kim 1). These extra benefits that are extended to most athletes that attend Division I colleges, however these aren’t the only special treatments that are being provided to these athletes…
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Research shows that they bring students closer to school and education by getting better grades and higher GPA averages (ASCD). The research also shows that participating in extracurricular activities gives students of all ages an outlet to develop and pursue their passion (Broers). Everyone is their own person and we all need something different and specified…
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too much time at Reggie’s, and not enough time in the club that really mattered: Club Middleton. My freshman year is mainly a blur of late nights with my friends, sleeping in because I was too tired from the night before, and just an overall lack of motivation. All the hours I didn’t spend studying everyday, piled up into an all-nighter the night before my tests. All-nighters became my go-to plan for every class, and it took me awhile to realize they were terrible for my health and GPA. Last semester…
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College education College has been a form of higher education that students can attend after high school. In today’s society, it is frowned upon not to go to college after high school and for the most part, it becomes very difficult to have people consider hiring someone who didn’t attend a college. Many higher paying jobs are requiring a degree from a college and look at your GPA (grade point average) to see how capable the person is. Society makes a degree almost essential to our American society…
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