How to choose a college

Have you ever wondered about what college you ever wanted to go to? Of course not you are so young, it 's too early to be thinking about what college you should be going to. Well now it 's your junior year and college and just around the corner, crazy to think but it 's true. Half way through junior year, senior year is almost here and you need to be thinking about what college you want to go to. Crazy to think how you were just that little kid being asked what you wanted to be when you go up ,…

majority of jobs require a college degree. If a person does not obtain a degree beyond high school more than likely they will be working minimum wage jobs. Therefore with this rate of pay, a person cannot support their self or another human being. When attending collage a person dose expand their knowledge of their interest yet a person will learn more than what they imagined. With a college degree a person will gain more than education, they will gain experience. College has many benefits,…

experiences. David Foster Wallace wrote the commencement speech for Kenyon College in 2005. His speech is informing the graduating students that in order for you to learn, you must first learn how to think. Wallace explains that “learning how to think means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience”. You could go to one of the best colleges, get your degree and pay attention in class however that’s not real…

If I were to choose one historical woman to have an hour long conversation with I would unquestionably choose Elizabeth Blackwell as she is an absolute inspiration to me. The reason why I believe Elizabeth Blackwell is so inspirational is because she was the first woman to every graduate medical school, and receive her M.D. in America. Truly, this act of courage has paved the way for many more women to become doctors in America. In truth, I did not just choose a random woman from history…

The Electoral College should be changed based on somethings and abolished on other things. The Electoral college should be changed/abolished because the electoral college voting is unfair, Hamilton said the population was to incompetent to choose a countries leader, because of the 270 rule, and it so a multi party system flourish. If Wyoming wants Trump as a president and the members of the electoral college for the state want clinton and the whole state end up going democratic that would…

Macomb Community College and Barnard College have two very different websites, yet they share a few distinct similarities. Like most college websites, the sites of Barnard and Macomb both have information about their schools. They share information regarding their campuses, their student body and faculty, and what kind of college they are. They both also have places on their websites to find information regarding financial aid and assistance, as well as how to apply for their school. Material…

commitment. Age-based draft eligibility adults 18024 may want to pursue the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) and mandatory military service deprive high school players of the freedom to choose when, where, and for how much they will play their respective sports at the professional level. Mandatory military service interferes with American right to the pursuit of higher education after high school. Mandatory military service would draft our young adults,…

Colleges always face a lot of scrutiny when it comes to how they are run. In recent years, the First Amendment has come into play on campuses across the nation. Many articles have been written defending both for and against restrictions, defending the use of trigger warnings in class, and explaining what this controversy is really about. While the colleges themselves have the power to choose what they do, they must consider what experience they want to provide for their students. What is Free…

the other side where the question of college appears. For those who choose this path, whether it was immediately after college or a few years down the road, they find themselves adapting and changing who they are for their education. Students from all backgrounds including those who have families to support, and students who do not have support from their parents, walk into the dark abyss of education not knowing what they will receive on the other side. How we reflect upon and process ideas…

Some college students determine their own identity because they have their own views on who they want to be and can make their own decisions. However, Students’ environment plays a bigger role because they influence a student on who they should be. In Accidental Billionaire written by Ben Mezrich, he tells the story of the creation of Facebook through the eyes of the Winklevoss twins, Eduardo Saverin, Mark Zuckerberg, and a few others who help create the well-known website we use today. College…