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    Resignation A college degree is often seen as the holy grail that so many seek when deciding to pursue a college education. However, the road to a college degree is not always easy. A significant percentage of freshmen students entering college will drop out in the first year. There are many factors which may contribute to a freshman student’s decision to drop out. Five of the most common factors are being poorly prepared academically, lack of advising, the costs involved with attending college, failure

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    Is college for everyone? People have their own opinions to what the answer to this question is. The answer to this question is no. Teachers and parents put too much pressure on teenagers to go to college. The Chronicle of Higher Education states, "In 2016 in the United States, society pushes high schoolers to go to college. The watchword is access: There are college-completion goals to hit to keep the country competitive, a wage premium to earn to secure a decent living" (Carlson). College is not

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    among college students, particularly freshman – unknown.’’ Freshman college students withdraw from college as a freshman for many reasons such as: the rate of tuition, fraternities and sorority parties, and the lack of preparedness. While many seniors from high school are very excited to become freshman, and began their first college year at the college of their dreams or the institution they made the decisions to attend; however, most students are obsessed with what they hear about the college life

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    College debt has risen significantly since “The Great Recession” in 2009. Due to the high college fees, students are faced with lifelong debt. If the rise continues, only the rich will be able to obtain a higher education, resulting in American education to take several steps backwards instead of improving. Although many have tried to fix college debt problem, it has mostly gone unnoticed. Specifically targeting the nation’s youth, college debt is destroying the chances of the lasting effects on

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    the poor neighborhood or the kids in the rich neighborhood?The poor kids drop out of school because they need to help their family survive and the rich kids drop out of school because of pressure to succeed. The greasers have it harder because they have to drop out of school to help there family with bills even if they are gonna have a college education. The socs have it hard because they are being pressured to go to college and get good grades by there parents and as a result they start fights and

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    College education is Valuable and its Reasons. Well you see when you grow older you will see amazing changes in life and you will need to get a great job,But how would you get that great job?Well I will take on a journey into why a college education could get you a great life.A college education is valuable because one that goes to college can be less likely to be unemployed,have a great job,and be more successful. First in order,A college education is valuable beause one may be less likely to be

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    Causes and Effects of College Dropouts Life is believed to be easier for people with higher degrees than for those without higher degrees. Hence, it is the joy of parents to see their children admitted into a higher institution. With the high cost attached to attending a four year university, most students prefer to attend community colleges. Community colleges provide the same quality of education offered by universities for the first two years at a lower cost which help students reduce debts toward

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    Out of all college students, just over half of students actually graduate. Wouldn’t students want to succeed rather than wasting others and their own time and money? Free college is a huge topic and is still controversial. College is free in European countries, but most of the colleges there are only for Europeans. America has twelve tuition-free colleges out of 5,300 colleges. College should not become free because of three reasons; the money used comes from the government and taxpayer dollars

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    In one year, over 1.3 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. Dropout rates have decreased for the better over the years. “The dropout rate has fallen 3% from 1990 to 2010” (dosomething.org). Of the many students who drop out, only about 63% are presented with a diploma. These students who received a diploma were willing to retake high school courses and gain the knowledge needed to advance to college. A high school dropout is ineligible for about 90% of jobs in

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    profit universities and colleges pose a significant threat to American higher education, and that they should be banned, I also agree with this outlook on for-profit universities. According to Sheffield’s article, “For-profit schools enable low-income and racial minority students, including many who are non-traditional, to gain practical, skills-based training that better equips them for the marketplace relative to many traditional academic paths.” For-profit colleges and universities differ from

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