Campus After Hours was founded in 2012, with the intent to improve the way students apply for college. It presents a unique opportunity for students around the world to learn about secondary education in a completely different way. We encourage everyone to share the experiences they have had at a college campus. Those opinions enable visitors to read comments made by current students, alumni, faculty, previous guests, or by local residents in regards to class recommendations, campus lifestyle, what are the best places to eat, where to meet new people and what extracurricular activities are occurring in the surrounding areas. In addition to our website we use social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook with hopes to develop
College Success: Chapter 1 is a great recourse for every student whether they are experienced or not. Specifically, descriptions about the best possible choices made to get the most out of your experience are plentiful, and self-assessments are included to evaluate a starting point. If one were to follow the step-by-step advice given, such as overcoming obstacles and enriching your learning experience, it would be close to impossible not to have a great experience at college. The author wasn’t afraid to delve deep into the fact that college is difficult and requires a lot of commitment to follow through. The information given is easily suitable for a wide range of students, including anything from discovering resources many colleges offer,
Transitioning into higher education presents challenges for all students, whether it’s their age or previous educational history. Numerous individuals are extremely nervous as they are entering into an advanced environment such as higher education. This because college is a new learning environment at a completely different level. However, freshmen find college to be difficult at first because it’s harder for them to adjust. That’s why many universities should have student centers in place to help students. Student centers give students the pathway for flexible learning as it results in being successful in higher education (Baužienė & Vosyliūtė 2015).
David Kirp, professor at University of California, Berkeley, in “Text Your way to College”, through research finds that it is more effective to use texting to get to prospecting college students than anything else. By comparing students who received texts urging them to complete college requirements to those who did not receive such reminders, Kirp drew the conclusions that sending these reminders would help increase the amount of people who go through with plans for college. Kirp intends to bring to attention an incredibly inexpensive way to draw students to go to college, in order to further the growth of college educated Americans. It would seem to be Kirp’s objective to convince some administrations across the country to use texting as
College is an important place that can lead us to a bright and successful future. College success is more than academics; for us it’s learning how to become an adult for the first time in our life. In college we will develop skills to have relationships with professors, counselors, and with our peers. The whole college experience enables us to truly succeed. Meeting new people, becoming acquainted to different ideas and cultures, and mostly, the enjoyment of the four plus years of being in school. A couple of years from now we will look back at college as either one of the best or worst times of our lives. The one thing that motivates people to go to college is “career
Sitting next to the window of Cyber Café, I enjoy the raining view of the lake. Taking a small sip of coffee, I feel so happy that I made the right choice. When I visit Northwest Vista College campus for the first time, I have felt in love with it. Because of beautiful lake and good educational system, I decide to apply for this school as my first stepping-stone to my career goal in my life.
While tuitions rose and salaries static, families no longer see the need to splurge on the “college experience”. Not only are students paying for the expense of academics, but on campus dorms and a meal plan as well. Although Students could choose to commute to cut out the cost of dorms, many colleges are too far away from home to do so. If living on campus and commuting were out of the question, then students may enroll in online schooling to get the education they need
When people hear the word “college”, many panic inside at the thought. But, when I hear the word “college” I think about Illinois State University. In early July, I attended an Open House at ISU for my very first official college visit. As I stepped onto campus, I couldn’t but help to feel like it was my future home. Many aspects of the tour made me draw nearer to choosing this college after finishing my High School career. Illinois State University seems to fit my personality very well, has an amazing program for what I want to study, and is an outstanding campus for my academic strengths and weaknesses.
College. The word alone sends an icy chill down my spine as my mind wanders and dreams of the day that I will finally step foot on an enlightening campus. As a curious child and even more inquisitive teen, I have always been, and continue to be, mesmerized by the glossy college pamphlets with perfect photos of students, posing “naturally” in their science labs and English seminars. I always knew college was for me, as at the age of seven I began planning out my future major (and minors). Of course, my ideal university and course of study has changed over the years, yet the idea of college has continued to fascinate me. The core principles of any given college are most likely related to collaboration, a rigorous education, and diversity, which
targeted to fulfill the needs of all commuter students and give us a reason to stay on campus after
Juicy Campus, a user generated website that allows students from college campuses to make comments about one another and share stories through forums, all while remaining anonymous. Juicy Campus faces many obstacles to find the tools to survive. The controversies were abundant among students, faculties, business partners and the media, therefore creating more threats for Juicy Campus to expand and grow. The problems began to pile up and ultimately lead to proponents for our termination.
This paper will discuss the Community College System as it is predicted to be known in the future. The higher education community is setting forth on a new journey into the twenty-first century. Embarking into a new millennium is a factor fueling a transformation of the educational system such as new market learners of all ages, cost effective education, customized education, and convenient education (Ryland, 2016). Although technology should not drive the direction of any college, it will be a tremendous asset toward strategic goals of the college, more specifically, assisting students in their educational endeavors (Ryland, 2016). To add to the struggle of technology in education in the future, de los Santos and Milliron (2015), suggest
College, when it works most reliably, is a complex system of designed norms and nudges that make activities such as going to class, studying, writing papers, and interacting with peers a natural, almost automatic part of each day. Students spend most of their time on or near campus, where those around them have similar goals or are supporting them in their goals. Their diversions from classwork—whether
The college search can be a stressful, and exhausting venture, but from the second I arrived on University of Tennessee’s campus, I knew I had to spend the next four years here. A majority of my peers stated that they “just knew” which college was best for them. Unlike these peers, I could name a plethora of reasons why this campus was meant to be where I spend my next four years, and one major reason was the Volunteer spirit that was so evident on campus.
This renewed emphasis on collaboration as recommended by R.I.S.E. has resulted in developing workshops emphasizing college-related issues, such as: how to write statement essays, how and whom to ask for recommendations, preparing for tests, and applying for financial aid. At these workshops, counselors and faculty wear something that represents what college they attended. This provides a visual representation of the college and helps to lay further a foundation of the college-going culture. CUSD has furthered the collaboration between CCC and CUSD by having a CCC counselor on each high school campus once per week to provide opportunities for students to have “drop-in one-on-one” sessions with college counselors to supplement the use of installed kiosks. As a result, CUSD has seen an increase in student visits, applications, and acceptance to two-year colleges and four-year universities.
The transition from high school to college is not only an exciting and challenging time, but also a great milestone in one’s life. There are several differences between the lives of high school and college students. Some individuals will be able to jump right in and adjust to this change seamlessly, while others may take years to adapt, or never even grab hold of the whole college experience at all. High school and College are both educational grounds for a student to grow and enrich their lives with knowledge. Both are like puzzle pieces: on one side they fit together, but on the other side they are something completely