Laredo Community College

Introduction Many students start college and end up either dropping out or taking an exuberant amount of time to complete. This is especially true for the community colleges, where the majority of the students are commuters, a large portion work and some have family obligations. Many institutions have started addressing these circumstances by creating learning communities. The idea of implementing learning communities at the community college level can be the change that is needed for the success

First generation students can easily blend in with all other college groups, but can be distinguished by them self-disclosing, on a check box or drop down menu, during the application process. A first generation student is one who is the first in their family to attend a four year university in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. This particular group of students lacks Precollege preparation, study skills, and major exploration, to name a few. They also suffer from a phenomenon known as the Imposter

system, the senior colleges are Baruch, Brooklyn College, City College, Hunter, John Jay, Lehman, Medgar Evers, New York City College of Technology, Queens College, College of Staten Island, York, the Graduate School, Journalism School, School of Professional Studies, the Law School. The community colleges within CUNY are Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Bronx Community College (BCC), Hostos Community College, Kingsborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College, and Queensborough

City college being one of the top CUNY school is a disgrace based on my experience. As a student at City College, I have taken notice that the financial aid and advisement department have a disorganized system and every transfer student that I had spoken too, are also displeased with the way the system works in both departments. On my part, adjusting to a new environment is a challenge because everything is new. So, transferring from Kingsborough community college to City college is a very big challenge

The walking tour and information session validated my feelings that I am now in control of my life -- I’m making my own decisions -- I am progressing. For many years of my life, I felt that I wasn 't moving in a positive direction, I was constantly battling life, fighting to finish the day on a positive note. I was trying my best but couldn’t overcome the daily struggles. In school, I was always told that I should be doing better and that all I needed to do was apply myself, try harder. It

This is my second term as a declared History major. Before this, I was a Mathematics major, and during my time at Umpqua Community College, I worked at both subjects in order to open more doors in my future. Looking back, I am glad I did this. The reason being is that on Thursday of the first week of Fall term, October 1, 2015, the UCC shooting occurred. Without hesitation, I drove down to Roseburg to take care of my girlfriend who was there during the event. Subsequently, I returned to Roseburg

Being a college student is so hard and I know that a lot of people can relate to this. You spend long hours studying for subjects that you are not interested in, you are constantly being judged by how well you perform your tasks, an exam determines how much you know, regardless of your actual knowledge on subjects, and the system lets your GPA define you as a person. Not to mention the impact that college can have on your mental and physical health. And a friend asked me the other, do you really

My purpose as a student is to achieve my goals that will guide me to my success in the future. My personal goal is to be a risk taker. My educational goal is to get my associates degree in science with a 4.0 and my career goal is to have my dream job as an Obstetric Ultrasound Sonographer, and These goals they will educate me, help me, and motivate me for my future. My personal long term goal is to become a risk-taker. Becoming a risk-taker will help me try new things in life whether I succeed or

and five high schools which could be considered as a lot of buildings. All these school are kept nice and clean for the kids and the staff that work there. 73% of the students that attended these schools later on after graduation were prepared for college and all its challenges. All of these schools have many reasons to be proud because since 1987 they have received 24 of the F.I.N.E (First in the Nation in Education) awards and 10 U.S. Department of Education awards. Many of their innovative programs

job making pillow cases and mattress covers at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, and attending evening ESL classes in a public school twice a week. Additionally, on Sundays, I went to the American Language Community Center (ALCC) in Queens. Since I came from the Dominican Republic, I was on a hiatus from college. Nevertheless, I knew that learning English was the only way back to it. Despite suffering from sleep deprivation during that time, I persevered until the day I received my admission letter. Two