High School Students

High school graduation marks the start of young adults’ lives, a time where they are expected to decide what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Many young adults are pressured into attending college, whether they have determined their goal or not, but is it necessary? “The Case Against College,” an article written by Linda Lee, a mother who has questioned the former belief that college equals success, claims that “not everyone needs a higher education.” College, though beneficial to many, is not for everyone and should not determine an individual’s life.

The transition from high school to college is a dynamic time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. Both of these changes are dramatic and, as a result, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self-sufficiency. From a personal point of view, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer a kid and capable of making my own decisions.

College students across the nation suppress a shudder when the phrase is uttered. They try to push it to the back of their mind, to save the problem for another day. Sadly, it cannot be ignored forever. Student loans over the United States have been becoming more frequent and increasing in size for years. According to M. Swig, Hickey, and S. Swig, there are now 41 million Americans burdened with having to pay student loans back. While one may question if taking out a student loan in the thousands is worth it, one should consider today 's society. To most people, college is the only option. Parents, families, and neighbors almost force it upon the young adults because they believe it’s the only way for them to be successful. Much of the nation views a higher education as the key component in an individual 's future job, wealth, and therefore general happiness. It is almost to the point where not attending would be comparable to breaking a social norm.

There has been a moment in everyone’s life where they have dug too deep to jump back out and abandon the end goal. Students across the country that begin their junior year of high school are thinking about which choice of colleges they have in mind. One of the major problems that keeps a student back like solid steel chain is the tuition it cost for University admission. Students working their hardest throughout their high school career and having the ever conscious situation of financial problems stress them out. Students become discouraged when one of the main reasons for being unable to attend their dream college, is their inability to afford the yearly tuition cost of attendance. Students are then forced to face reality, in the sense that,

Student stress seems to be a major theme throughout the novel, The Overachievers: the secret lives of driven kids. The author establishes this theme by providing examples of the stress caused from academics to parental pressure. The cause of each overachiever’s problems seem to be stress. They stress over not being good enough even though they are all extremely knowledgeable and self-driven. Whether it’s not getting all As or not meeting your parents goals, each student in this novel suffers an incredibly unhealthy amount of stress, then they should.

The drastic and exponential rise in college tuition and fees has thousands of Americans questioning if the education is worth the high costs. Knowing that a college education may open doors and allow for career opportunities that would not be there without a college degree, many feel pressured to attend. High school seniors specifically feel this pressure as the topic of whether or not they want to attend college and where comes into question. Not only do students have to be concerned about if the college they wish to attend has particular degrees, but also the cost of the secondary education. As a senior in high school I personally understand the frustration in considering the cost of college when choosing the right college to attend. Student

It is a well known fact but there are many people including counselors, parents, teachers, and friends who resist saying it out loud for fear it will sound like discouragement and negativity: college is definitely not for everyone. The pressure on high schools students, especially those that excel, to attend a college or university is enormous. And in the case of a bright, industrious and motivated high school student, attending a college or university is an obvious career choice. For those students, it's only a matter of what university to attend, whether one's SAT score is high enough, and the availability of the money. Then there are the millions of high school students who are not really personally motivated but are being pressured by their counselors, teachers and parents should they attend college if they really don't care? This paper examines those issues.

In the New York Times article, “College’s High Cost, Before You Even Apply,” Tara Parker-Pope argues that the high-stress atmosphere of college application season experienced by high achieving students is detrimental to many aspects of student’s lives. Tara weaves the impressive argument that for many students, college admissions; especially to selective universities, may seem to hold a golden ticket at a terrible expense. Health, happiness and mental stability to name a few. These detrimental issues brought on by higher education woes are problems that escape J.D. Salinger’s protagonist in his most famous novel, Catcher in the Rye. In a sharp contrast to Holden Caulfield, The New York Times article features high-achieving students rushing into adulthood through a high education medium and are convinced that college acceptance is a precursor to a fulfilled career and a successful

All over the United States, young adults are planning their future and preparing themselves for college. College is the next level education that the majority of the high school population thrive for. Yet two things are always a factor in the decisions made, which is cost and debt. These two things have become two of the most common reasons many students either drop out, or don’t attend a public university at all. According to Imagine America Foundation, the cost of college and the debt it can leave behind are two of the top 5 reasons people don’t go to college. With that being said, these two factors have become a problem to students as well their families. These problems need to be fixed for the community and by the community. The will have to work together

“This is a book about pressure–about how the pressure on the students, parents, teachers, and graduates has whirled out of control and will continue to do so exponentially unless there is a massive change of attitudes and educational policies. The intensifying pressures to succeed and the drive of the overachiever culture have consequences that reach far beyond the damaged psyches of teenage college applicants, though that effect alone should be enough for us to take notice” (15). The first sentence serves as the main thesis, and the second one serves to strengthen the thesis. These two sentences explicitly inform the readers the main argument of this book–the weaknesses of the American education system. By placing this statement toward the beginning of the book, the author raises the readers’ attention, making them ready for further evidences and analysis later in the

More people than ever are going to college, however, authors Andrea Venezia and Laura Jaeger argue that many high school students enter college without the basic knowledge, skills, or habits of mind to get through college. Venezia and Jaeger look at the college readiness of high school students, the programs in place to help with the transition, and the efforts to improve those transitions. One of the main social problems the authors’ mention is the disparity between students in poverty, and students that are more privileged. Another problem that the authors note is the peer influences and parental expectations for their child. Finally, they mention the differences between how high schools educate and what colleges expect.

Opposed to the college life depicted on television, college is not about partying and being independent. Students are tossed into reality, responsibilities and uncertainty. From piles homework assignments to the possibility of not having a meal, college life contains stress and concern. On a macro level, each student deals with some of the same problems and these should be fixed. College students face high tuition costs, limited job opportunities and uncertain campus security. Each of these issues can be corrected by making college affordable, raising the minimum wage to satisfy current living expenses and regulating rules on gun control.

People assume students are young people who attend college to become adults, not knowing that most students already carry on adult-like responsibilities. Nowadays, young people live on their own, without their parents’ help, and cannot afford to go to school and pay rent, as well. During my high school years, I expected to be balancing university activities with homework and dorming, not expenses and low-paying jobs. According to a New York Times news conference, a 24-year-old former student, Frankie Barria says “having a roof over my head and food to eat was more important”. Mr. Barria found it difficult to do well in school and stay employed, so he resigned his education. The leading cause of

Most high school and college students are required to take an art course in order to graduate. However this idea should be forced because not all majors have something to do with art; for example, a doctor, lawyer, math teacher, etc. don’t need any type of art in order to accomplish what they want to do. Instead they should skip the art course of get an additional class that will help them with their future career. Some people that don’t have any interest in art may find the art course difficult because they are interested in it and therefore won’t put as much effort than does who are interested. “The Goals 2000 Educate America Act” was passed in 1994 and in declared that all schools should teach arts programs.(Fran Smith). However, this regulation shouldn’t have been done because, there may be some students really interested in art and looking forward for a career in any type of arts and the rest of the students that aren’t as interested as the others would distract the students and not allow them to acknowledge what they are suppose to learn.

The target population for this study will be high school students between the ages of 14 and 18. The goal is to survey participants from each of the five federally designated counties in poverty in NH (Coos, Strafford, Grafton, Cheshire and Carroll) and identify to what extend does living in rural poverty impact student engagement in school (United States Census Bureau, 2011). In order to identify and recruit potential participants representing all grades in high schools and a majority of high schools in the identified counties in poverty this study will use data provided by three federally funded TRIO programs; UNH Upward Bound, UNH Educational Talent Search and Keene State College Upward Bound. These three TRIO programs are federally funded and serve low-income, potential first generation college students. They all serve high school students who fall below 150% of the national poverty threshold and whose parents did not receive a four-year postsecondary degree. The three programs that would supply the data represent 25 high schools in the target areas. All students whose income was below 150% of the National Poverty Level and who participate in these programs would be invited to participate in the study (roughly 500 students). We would invite students to participate in the study both through their program e-mails and letters home. If a student responded as interested to the e-mail, a letter would be sent to their parents/guardians that would describe the study and would