Choose a college that has an environment you'd enjoy exploring. In addition to a beautiful campus, your school should be in a city or town that you wo...…
In their report, Hacker and Dreifus point out schools needing to focus on engaging the student. (180).The authors suggest policy reforms that colleges can use to make themselves worth the tuition they charge. Hacker and Dreifus suggest that universities engage students by utilizing a universal…
Book: Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change The Way Think About Colleges, Loren Pope, 2012 (third revised edition), Penguin Books 1. The summary of Loren Pope’s message In reading this extremely interesting book, I found three core messages from Loren Pope. First, is the importance of thinking critically, the process of selecting a college that means a lot in your life. Selecting colleges based on rankings or brand is easy, requiring no in depth research or thinking on your part.…
The big question for students and parents today would be, are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission? The excerpt, “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission,” by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus is to evaluate whether or not the cost of tuition is worth the benefit anymore. Both of the Authors elaborate in this excerpt by providing problems with the higher education costs and solutions that will allow for money to be saved by students. By focusing on these points of opinion Hacker and Dreifus provide detailed examples of how to fix Americas’ higher education problems.…
A question that every high school senior is familiar with is: “What kind of college is the right fit for you?” I want my school to stand out on a plate of food like my favorite side on my favorite dish: the Arepa.…
Did you know that while a countless number of students in community college would like to transfer to a four year school, many as two thirds will not be able to transfer. A community college is a nonresidential junior college established to serve a specific community and typically supported in part by local government funds. Community college is a wonderful option for those who are trying to get their life back on track or who cannot afford it. “Discounted Dreams” is a documentary about community college and interviews some of the students who are going through it. This documentary is about all of the advantages and disadvantages of going to a community college. There are various disadvantages in going to community college because there…
When trying to decide which college to attend one of the most important things to figure out is if you want to attend a small college campus or a large college campus. Are you the type of person that looks foward to going to college to meet lots of new people or being up in the stands with thousands of other people cheering on your school basketball or football team? Or are you the type of person who likes getting to know all your classmates and professors and getting more one on one time with the professors to ask each and every question you have? These are some of the things you need to think about when choosing whether or not you want to go to a small or large campus.…
My parents advised me not to attend my local community college because it lacked a focus on creating a challenging academic environment. The obvious choice for me became Liberty University, which boasted in becoming the largest Christian university in America. With only three hours, separating me from home and many of my friends also applying there, Liberty appeared to be the best option. Despite Liberty’s many advantages, I kept looking for the perfect college.…
In the article that I read, “Two Years Are Better Than Four”, Liz Addison, expresses her opinion on community colleges, which she believes that the community college system should be regarded as one of America’s uniquely great institutions, not only because community colleges lets students have a place to start their higher education, but also because community colleges is critical to the nation by offering people a network of affordable future, of accessible hope, and an option to dream. Addison firstly refutes Rick Perlstein’s opinion and states “My guess, reading between the lines, is that Mr. Perlstein has never set foot in an American Community College”. Then coupled with the writing that came before this statement, this line sets up Addison’s paper and provides the reader with her thesis “The philosophy of the community college is one that unconditionally allows its students to begin”. And Addison properly concluded her opinion of community colleges towards the end of the essay that the community college really matters to these students, from different backgrounds. It services them a way to prove themselves who would never breathe the college experience.…
Introduction: When it is time to attend school, how will you choose between public and private schools? While you will be attending yourself or sending your children to school your ultimate goal is to find a school that will meet you or your child’s needs. Having had first-hand experience with both schools, it allowed me to compare differences of each school system.…
Upon completion of High School most people may begin to contemplate if college is the path they want or need to take. Followed up with thoughts of whether a 2 year or a 4 year institution befits them. Various gradates yearn to construct their lives based on vocation, whereas others prefer working in jobs that offer them the essential experience to achieve knowledge. There are numerous programs offered to accommodate the desires of each person. Present day universities and community colleges offer certificates, 2-year programs, and 4-year programs. Both institutes encompass positive aspects and drawbacks. Community colleges are inclined to having a lighter workload and a limited program of study. The cost of tuition is immensely more affordable. Universities can increase the potential of career prospects. Attending a university directly out of high school without proper academic preparation can lead to an overwhelming experience.…
Everyone in America knows that college is where you want to be. At a very young and impressionable age, the children in our schools are asked what college they want to go to. As this idea that a higher education is something they’ll inevitably have, the children go on to believe they need it to have a better life. However, is that really true? College, in particular, is a very strange and corrupt system. Many problems reside on the modern college campus, so many that we wonder if going to college was ever the better option. The truth is, it’s not. Going to college is not worth all its burdening, and often crippling, costs.…
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Small or big, the size of a college can certainly affect one’s college life experience. Both small colleges and big colleges have their positive and negative sides. There might be many differences between a small and a big college, but big ones usually offer better interaction between both the students and the faculty, better facilities and better quality of teaching.…
Nowadays finance is the back bone of any Countries development. I want to be the part of the same. Financial growth of an Organization and in the broad sense, a countries growth depends on the proper management of financial activities. To achieve the same a MANAGER has to work on the ins and out of the financial activities of the organization and in turn the Countries Financial activities( though it is a fraction of the organizational financial activities). In consideration of the above I am opting for the Financial Management to make myself the part of the Financial growth of an Organization as well as the same for the country.…