Merrimack College

September Eleventh Forever Changed My World It was an early autumn morning in early September in the year of 2001. The day started off like any other at that time of the year, getting up really early in the morning, cursing the gods because high school had to start so early. After eventually waking up enough to drive into school, I would fly down the road picking up all my friends and then all of us having to run into the building because we tried to milk those last minutes of sleep every morning

freedom during their high school experience. However, what one desires is not what is best. High school is a place where students get ready for college, and sadly, many are not ready. An extra year for students in high school will give them an opportunity to become prepared for college. For many students, four years of high school is not enough for college. Extending high school to five years would allow students to have a looser schedule, and allow them to be economically and mentally ready. Most

university would also benefit from me. As aforementioned, I am exceptionally strong in critical reading, writing, and linguistics. In high school I am the go-to girl for editing essays, and I would be more than willing to uphold my position throughout college. I also would serve as a strong advocate for the importance of reading and writing in our educational system by joining writing/reading clubs and tutoring fellow students and local children in the art of the English written word. More importantly

The last external strategy I would use is social media advertising. The strategy of going to college campuses has its strengths and weaknesses. One strength that could happen is that by appealing to students who are basically ready to graduate and begin their life, they'll hear of your company and want to apply to it. This will gather a larger amount

Many students, including myself are entering college for the first time in our lives. They experience things alien to them and have to deal with an exorbitant amount of anxiety and stress. A major stressor that stands out is learning the academic way of thinking. Reading rhetorically and writing in a formal and academic manner are terms that, until now, were entirely foreign to me. At the high school level, many students are not exposed to these processes. Plain and simple, they just don’t experience

General Education Courses: No Need for Them General Education courses may be one of the most hated requirements in college by students. These courses are required amongst all college students regardless of one’s major or minor. General Education courses may vary with schools but usually consist of: the arts and humanities, social science, natural science, mathematics, and writing. These courses should be optional; students should be able to take them at their own interest such as with elective

The fourth choice was a college graduate, the fifth choice refused to answer and the last option was don’t know. There were a total of 7,326 participants in this survey, only a total of 10 of them answered refused or don’t know. The majority of them 36% was a college graduate, 29.9% had some college, 24.6% was a high school graduate and only 9.3% of them had less than high school. The last question I used in my

into college. You always hear about awful roommmate stories but whose to say that that happens to everyone. Pretty much everyone told me that if I chose a random roommate It would most likely turn sour. They were so wrong. I was determined to have a fresh start in college and meet new people so I was willing to take that chance, and I’m glad I did. Having heard these myths about college roommates from so many previous students it did in fact affect my thoughts about heading off to college. But

Defining Instructional Leadership Working with several principals of my seventeen years in the classroom have given me a perspective on effective practices of principalship. Now that I am out of the classroom and work directly with dozens principals, I hope to get a very close look and improved understanding of the principal's role in a school. In my role as a project facilitator I have already experienced firsthand how educational leader sets its priorities for their school . Combining this

Visualize living in a beautiful 4-bedroom home near the mountains. Now, imagine the transition to living in a car. Eventually you will shift from receiving government assistance to attending graduate school while working for the federal government. That is a snapshot of my life. Life has thrown me lemons, and I have done my best to make the sweetest lemonade. I have sustained employment since my senior year of high school, and have maintained above a 3.0 throughout my collegiate career. The roughest