Comparative Essay: Similarities Between College And University Life

I’m raised in an environment filled with negative stereotypes, high dropout rates, fewer resources, and low expectations. As a Mexican American from the San Fernando Valley, educational opportunities do not come often. In middle school it massed into my head that going to college is my way towards success. Soon it became the only option for me and as a result, I joined Project Grad to begin my journey towards college. They introduced me to the Chicano Youth Leadership Conference during my junior year. After applying and attending, the conference eliminated the label that Latinos are not college material. Subsequently, I grabbed as many opportunities as I could. In my junior my school did not put me in any AP classes. Therefore, I went to go

Evaluating: This essay has good detail, such as comparing and contrasting the first-generation student to college. Where do they face the biggest challenge of their lives and solving the problem with a help of older peers, teachers and guiding

College. One word that has people’s minds run like crazy. Panic is one emotion that starts to settle in for high school seniors when second semester rolls by when they realize they are suppose to figure out their future soon. Not only is it a stressful time for the seniors, but also for the parents. Alina Tugend, an experienced journalist, wrote an essay called, “Vocation or Exploration? Pondering the Purpose of College.” Tugend’s goal of this article is to inform the audience of college students and their parents that college is continuously changing its aspect which leads us to different options when approaching college. This is why making the right choices after graduating high school is challenging. She pinpoints great examples throughout the essay and uses a good amount of ethos, logos, but did not have a

When you graduate high school you have your choice of what kind of an education you want to get. You have your choice of going to a 4-year university, or a 2-year college. In order to decide you will compare the two and use the comparisons to come up with your final decision. Questions to ask yourself would be, what are you looking for in college, how do you want to learn, and how much money do you have to work with. Comparing University and Community college the first thing that comes to mind is the difference in price. Certain Universities are more expensive than others. The difference in price is because of the difference in price and size, also because of the difference in the

In the essay, “The Student Fear Factor’’, Rebecca Cox , I will be writing about on how one of the students that relates to me on her personal life experiences. Some college students find strategies to manage their fear on their first year of college because they feel nervous about on how are they going to do at college. College students feel sometimes they have concerns about not reaching their goals in life , not passing their courses, or afraid of life. The student that relate to me was Melanie because she recent graduate from high school and she enrolled in college. Melanie was a college student that attended at Lake shore community college. Melanie and I have similar situations that she went through her life. She was a full-time student and had four courses that was taken at her college. Melanie and I have both in common that attended a community college , taking for course , recent graduated from high school, and first semester of college.

Choosing a college means going to a new, unfamiliar world of immense possibilities. One of the hardest decisions a high school graduate face is the choice between attending a Community College or a University. Although Universities and Community College serve the same purpose, each has its differences and similarities in their learning such as the admission requirements, expenses, size, and student life. Community College are the most common type of two-year College that prepares you to continue your education, are often an affordable and convenient option. Universities you can earn Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees which is more expensive. At a University, you can

In addition, schools are like assemblies that are require to follow procedures. Assemblies follow ideas or rules to have organize the people, for this reason schools due the same thing. However, those who don’t follow the procedures would show a low progress in class. For example, in the article “Kid, I’m sorry, but You’re Just Not College Material” by Michael J. Petrilli shows how students perform low in their academics’ level, and instead they decide to work because its less challengeable. As a result, not every college student is capable of attending and graduation from college because of their education level. However, everything leads back to when the college students were children. Their academic preface in college show a negative path

College is a place to meet new people, grow your mind and network. College is where you can find a lot of people that have an influence on how your grown and interact with others, interactions are not always pleasant but you must always try your best to defuses so that you come out on top. Not only is it people that influence you but there are also other factors such as environment, athletic issues, finance and personal issues which any and most students enroll in a college or university face. In the movie ‘Higher Learning”, based on Columbus University campus, you see all these factors these factors play a roll in one or more students lives.

A very important part of life is education. In order to acquire a satisfying education, one should complete high school prior to college. College and high school have two different levels of education, but both are trying to further student’s knowledge. As recent high school graduates and college freshman’s many can clarify similarities and differences between the two. Some obvious similarities are that both have assignments, classrooms, and students. Although college and high school have many differences three of the main ones are the teachers, classes, and responsibilities.

The researcher conducted this study in 2 stages. In the first stage 3,201 incoming first year university students aged 17-19 completed a brief survey at their orientation prior to the start of the academic schoolyear.

First of all, on my first day at college, I knew everything was going to be different. Because college is not the same as high school, and we can choose between being full-time or a part-time student. In other word, we have more choices in our schedules. Then I realized that I had to manage my time with homework and work. Being a freshman student can be hard, because when I was a new student, I had a hard time with my schedule. For example, I was late for classes. Also, I had to choose between working on my project and spending time with my friends. In addition, I had to read my books to understand the material presented in class.

This essay argues that in general that in the transition to university, students will face many problems that academic skills cannot help. It also points out that social skills and personal attributes are required to succeed university. For example, students need communication skills as forms of social skills and the capability of time managing, stress controlling and organizing.

Life as a university student can be tough, but to make sure you get your money and times worth out of it you need to know how to be a successful student. Being a successful student requires a combination of attending your classes, doing your homework, and monitoring your level of stress. This may not sound too hard, but once you are in the moment and need to juggle all of these things along with all of the other responsibilities and challenges life entails it may begin to seem like a much more difficult task.

Why do I think that university and school have a lot of differences, the most important point which make me realize that thing is the way of studying. When you are in school you do not need to organize anything by yourself. You can just follow your teachers’ requirements. However, in university it is quite different. Chinese teacher allow you to recite you essays and ancient poetries and ask you to rewrite them the other day. At the same time, accompanied with a great number of vocabularies which are waiting for you to remember, there are a lot of questions regarding to math, chemistry and physics. Although they make you feel tired and bored, you should finish your homework everyday. You keep studying all the time under your teachers' construction. However when you enter university you can find it surprising that teachers seldom assign homework and request you to do something. If you don't want to waste your time, you need to be self-monitor and fix up your time correctly. Besides this point, the