Making The Right Choice: Becoming A First Generation College Student

Even from before the first university, the University of Al-Karaouine, was founded in 859 B.C.E. in Morocco, people of the world have always been hungry for knowledge and enlightenment. We have sought out new truths of the universe and have edited previous beliefs as our base of knowledge expanded. Humans are a curious breed, always looking for what is behind the next corner, always reaching for what seems too far away. We have always been curious, but it was not until that first university was founded

With college textbooks on the rise, it is no surprise that college students are unable to purchase the appropriate textbooks for their courses or they are choosing alternative courses altogether. The cost of college textbooks has increased by an alarming amount of three times the rate of inflation, approximately 1,041 percent. The need for institutions of higher education to find ways to make textbooks more affordable to their students is stronger than ever. Unfortunately, most college and university

Anh Pham English 101 “The New Liberal Arts” is an article written by Sanford J. Ungar, who is a president of Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. In the beginning of his article, Ungar wrote, “Hard economic times inevitably bring scrutiny of all accepted ideals and institutions, and this time around the liberal arts education has been especially hard hit.” In other words, Ungar means that recent economic recessions have made a huge impact on what people think of going for a liberal arts degree

Each year, college tuition increases more and more, which makes getting a higher education almost impossible for some people. According to Pay it forward written by Catherine Morris tuitions and fees at public four-year institutions has been increasing an average of 3.4 percent each year between 2005 and 2015. There are many brilliant students out there that have amazing brains, who could help support the world, or have ideas that could dramatically change the world. However, all those brilliant

Trends in College Admissions Katherine O’Malley Arizona State University One of the key components in higher education enrollment management in a public, four-year university is the admissions process. With encouragement from many sources such as friends, family, and college marketing materials, high school juniors and seniors apply and enroll in college by the thousands each year (McDonough, 1994). College choice is greater now than twenty years ago, but finding the right fit for each

This management course class is for assisting students to understand advanced topics in management and for students to prepare for multiple upcoming problems over managerial roles. From attending this class I get more experience and knowledge about management and how to assist others. I learn how to discuss decisions with other employees and get results as a good leader. Also, the reading that I have done in this course helps me understand how working with other employees is good or bad. Also, I

Male and Female Relationships in Generation Y Sexual relationships among teenagers today involve not only dating and sexual activity, but also health and lifestyle issues such as sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Today’s teens are more informed and willing to practice safe sex than previous generations. As a whole, trends like body piercing for sexual pleasure all the way to strict abstinence have been adopted by Generation Y youth (Codrington). Where did it all begin

College. It’s the inevitable seven letter word that has become a staple in the American road to “growing up”; a necessary coming of age crossroads. Universities and Colleges have become such an integral part of American society that a student is expected to go to college after high school. When we hear someone say that they don’t want to go to college, or that they want to take a gap year or two, we cringe and instantaneously conjure up negative connotations –lazy, unambitious, unintelligent etc

SAT and ACT standardized testing has been required by colleges since the 1920’s, however a new trend of test optional schools have been appearing. Test optional schools allow students to choose whether they want to submit their test scores to colleges. It is supposed to stop unfairness and bias in the college acceptance process. Bowdoin College was the first school to become test optional in 1969. However, it was not until 2009 that many schools also started to become test optional. Today more than

we live in today, with all the emphasis on social media, makes it hard for the younger generation to maintain the same morals and values we were taught growing up. Throughout my childhood and even into my teenage years, my parents did a great job teaching me right from wrong and embedding good morals into my lifestyle. My dad taught me how to earn respect from a guy while my mom would remind me to put God first while living by the Golden Rule. Obviously my parents play a huge