Today, about two thirds of the students who attend college take out loans so they can afford the financial burden of college. ... First, colleges could help by talking more about careers during a student's senior year. ... Secondly, colleges should find ways to help students in the interview process. ... Colleges should also teach students helpful hints on how to evaluate certain employers. ... Colleges need to promote and find more ways to help students find internships and get more work experience once they have graduated from college. ...

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College offers students the freedom to interact with a variety of people and lifestyles. ... Both college administrators and students cite alcohol as the most pervasively misused substance on campuses. ... Sleep loss and interrupted study time caused by students who are drunk is a reality of college life. ... It does not seem to make an impact on most college students. ... I urge college students, at the University of Michigan and on college campus across the United States, use your new- found freedoms wisely. ...

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When the student meets an out of state student or foreign exchange student the student won't know how to act to foreigners when they communicate in a different way. ... Those students who start community college realize that diversity play's a very important role in their life. ... " College students should open their eyes and see what is really out there rather then listening to their parents for answers and solutions. ... As life goes on after college few students now considered adults still don't understand the true meaning of diversity. ... If teachers, parents, and men...

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In so many families, even in 2013, there are students graduating from high school this year and heading to college as the first member in their family to continue their education and strive for a degree. ... Even switching to community college from a 4-year university is a tough option for students, and the graduation rates at community college are even grimmer; the US Department of Education reports the official community college graduation rate is only at 18 percent, and if transfer students are included, it only rises to 40 percent, Jennifer Cotton explains. ... However, many of the situat...

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Legalizing concealed weapons to be on college campuses would have many negative effects on a college campus and impose severe implications on students, faculty, and the community in general. ... Therefore, some college students who meet these requirements who still attend college are able to acquire carry permits. Does having this ability make college campuses safer? ... Having concealed weapons on school campuses threatens the purpose of these academic institutions. 2002 study published in JACH stating, "A study of 119 four-year colleges found that 4% of college students reported having a fi...

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Should college athletes be paid? ... On average a student athlete's day is composed of going to school, working out in the weight room, going to film session, and of course practice; this leave about 4-6 hours to do homework and eat . ... This is where all the student-athletes go and eat. ... The study that yes indeed the student athletes should get paid, the funny but yet breathtaking thing is that CNN puts the dollar amount in which a player is worth. ... At some colleges, college athletics are a key source of income, and they attract students to their institutions. ...

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It is important to understand the factors that can help a student achieve despite the barriers they are faced with so that parents and teacher can give their students the best opportunity. ... Most students were born and attended school on the south side of Chicago. ... By having peers that strive for the same goals as the student, the student feels more comfortable in the classroom, thus motivated to excel in their academics. ... Some programs offer students the ability to take college visits and assist them with filling out college application and applying for scholarships. In addition, ther...

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Why Students Cheat? ... Teen Wire magazine, a magazine relating to teen issues has also published an article on plagiarism and has found out that 3 out of every 4 students have admitted to cheat on major exams, and plagiarized on final assignments in college and universities in the United States. ... Why do students cheat? ... Students mainly cheat because they are too lazy to do their work themselves. ... Today students cheat only because they look at school as a way to get a job. ...

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This is money that all colleges and universities absolutely need in order to offer American students the best possible education. ... Although college students in Europe may be deprived of the same college experiences that are available in the United States, the citizens in Europe are more importantly earning a college degree and not falling into debt. ... Although most colleges and universities are highly advertised by how outstanding their education programs are and how successful their graduating students are, I found most students' decision is based on money. ... "College affor...

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Today, the SAT I play's an important role in young high schools student's college careers. ... There are over100-accredited colleges in the state of Virginia that all require the students to take the SAT as a part of the admission process. Throughout these hundreds of colleges, students have to score within a certain range (preferably in the 500 range in both verbal and math) to even be considered for admission. ... For this reason, students may find it harder to get accepted at these accredited Colleges and Universities in Virginia. ... However, too often a student's performa...

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In the book College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be, the author Andrew Delbanco included an excerpt from an article in the Washington Post titled "A Viral Revolution is Brewing for Colleges." The excerpt read: "Students starting school this year may be part of the last generation for which 'going to college' means packing up, getting a dorm room and listening to tenured professors. ... Colleges, like newspapers, will be torn apart by new ways of sharing information enabled by the Internet. The business model that sustained private U.S. colleges cannot survive"...

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Students have been forced into medical schools because of their race, over more qualified students. ... The number of black students at colleges may fall of a little or even maybe a lot - for a time. ... What this policy would do would make it illegal on college applications for any college to ask for the gender or race of a person. ... This policy would have a huge effect on those students trying to get into a college, as well as have an effect on those who are applying for a job. ... "Where preferences reign, whites and other students who must compete on a higher level secretly disdain bl...

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", "How necessary is a college education?... Teacher's beating student's is not right. ... With these students separated from the others, the behaving students do not have to worry about losing focus because of the misbehaving students. ... College classes are a great way to mature in life. ... The jobs listed, take a lot of time in college and some even take over 10 years of a college education. ...

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Throughout high school, students are told that they are preparing for college. The only thing that involves college in high school is the fact that you have to do well to get into the college of your choice. ... Most colleges do not look at what kind of high school diploma a student has, because only two states have a different diploma. ... Because they are harder to obtain, and require more effort, colleges (especially in these states) look upon these students highly than others. ... After all, most students come to college with the information that they need to know. ...

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I could relate this reason to myself; I am a student and I have a student loan that I have to pay back after I graduate college. ... The United Census Bureau's statistics show that 50% of college students get paid minimum wage. ... Many college students, work on part-time jobs to earn some money in order to pay their student loans back. ... If we don't raise the minimum wage in the future, college students will start losing their focus on academics. ... I think that college students might even drop out of college in order to work longer hours to exit their debts. ...

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Edward and his companions to come over to Indiana and build a Catholic College. The college was for young adults the Bishop of Vincennes wanted to train to work n the Church. ... The University of Notre Dame is a Catholic University devoted to influence their students and making them successful in their careers. ... Edward and his seven companions will have to build a Catholic College in the next two years. ... He expresses that the college is unique by talking about the myths and beliefs. ...

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Most of us go to college to be able to ultimately earn a much higher salary so we can a form of success. ... College grads often work jobs that require no college degree just to get by. ... Not only do these students not have jobs in their fields, but they have massive amounts of student loans they have to pay off. ... Some people don't have that luxury and bow out of college prematurely. ... She remains an example of one of the 73% of college graduates who can't land a job in their field when they graduate. ...

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Many college students/athletes are now getting involved in this sort of gambling. ... Another study was conducted by surveying 1,700 students from six different colleges and universities. ... College student gamblers tend to be people who believe they have control of their own destiny, take risks, and feel they have the skill to be successful in whatever they do. ... The Georgia lottery can be considered an exception because it awards good academic students college scholarships. ... So in essence, the poor pay for the wealthier students to go to college. ...

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M.E.cH.A, which stands for Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan is an organization involving students from high school, colleges and universities. ... The educational plight of Chicano and Chicana students continues to be ignored by insensitive administrators. ... It's always been an issue that Hispanics (term used by colleges to categorize the Chicanos) who attend colleges is far less than any other race. ... According to statistics, Hispanics" enrollment in colleges is on the raise. ... During the same time period, Hispanic enrollments in higher education grew by 60.7 percent, to abo...

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Another study of smoking and anti-smoking campaigns was held among college students (Zinser, 1999). A survey was sent to more than 14,000 randomly selected students from 119 four-year colleges. The study found that about one-third of all college students use some form of tobacco, especially cigarettes. ... College students are exposed to situations where social smoking is acceptable such as at bars, clubs or parties. ... Advertisements, volition, and peers among other causes of smoking: perceptions of college student smokers. ...

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Education is the future of America and with the help of the Dream Act many students have the chance to follow their dreams and go to college. The dream act has helped many illegal immigrants to obtain their driver's license, work permit, and the opportunity to go to college and not pay as an international student, which is more expensive. ... Most students including myself, get help from Free Application for Federal Student Aid also known as FAFSA. ... What if they can't get the two years in college required by the Dream Act? ... It is hard for big families to send their kids to coll...

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This is a fact shown in resent studies that while only 35% of college graduates in 1960 were women, now 54% of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 are female. ... Turner claims that affirmative action programs that recruit black students contribute to "the significant number of black students dropping and failing out of colleges that they are unprepared to academically complete [Tur03].... Minority students are further disadvantaged when applying to college, because standardized test scores are biased against them. ... Affirmative action admission programs should be maintained...

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You know that this test will dictate your college application, and ultimately your future. ... Tests scores are so important that if you don't get the minimum score for a certain college, they won't even lift a finger to consider you as an applicant. ... Not only is the test itself quite discriminatory, but so is the way schools and colleges look at the results. ... The same goes for ESL students.... Evidently, standardized testing will not be taken out of the school system or out of the admissions process for colleges, although there are clear factors that prove them as insufficient...

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The 10 Percent Plan provides the top ten percent of students in poor schools the opportunity to go to many different colleges. ... The percentage of white students accepted by Berkeley totaled 36.8 percent. ... "The average grade point average for a rejected white student was 3.66 with an SAT score of 1142. ... These statistics demonstrate the reverse discrimination against white college applicants due to affirmative action. After you graduate from college, you will be putting in your application for a job that you went to college for. ...

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Although the legal purchase age in the United States is 21 years old, a majority of young adults, college students particularly, consume alcohol but in an irresponsible manner. ... Among college drinkers, 32% of students under 21 compare to 24% of students of legal age are heavy drinkers . ... Yet many observers feel that the problem is worsening on college campuses, even as administrators become stricter. ... College students will continue to drink, no matter what the consequences. ... It has soured relations between students and police. ...

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