Can the pursuit of a higher degree change your life? If you answered no then maybe you would benefit from reading Andrew Braaksma article “Some Lessons from the Assembly Line.” When this article was produced Braaksma used his work to win a contest named Back to School, while he was a junior at the University of Michigan. Braaksma also worked his summers at an automotive plant in southwest Michigan where he learned some valuable lessons not taught in the classroom. Anyone thinking about returning to college or students of any age should understand the importance of higher education because the reality of working for a living is harder than you think, the physical toll’s it can place on the body, and lack of a job security that comes from not having a higher education.
This book is written by Janice M. McCabe. She is an associate professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College. The title of the book is Connecting in College: How Friendships Networks Matter for Academic and Social Success. This book is recollection of Janice’s findings on studying college students throughout the years through college and after college. I believe the main topic of this book is exploring how friendship networks matter for college student’s lives both during and after college.
For the first year, I stayed in contact with my friends through Facebook and we would meet up once in awhile for playdates and birthday parties, but it would not last. Eventually, after a couple of years, I became more and more engulfed in my new circle of friends in public school. As a result, I grew more distant with my old Schechter friends and would only see them a handful of times a year. Fast forward seven years later, I’m a senior in high school and I’m at the point where I see them close to
“There are so many accountants but it’s so difficult to get somebody, who is a new graduate, but already knows [the job]. [Their] college education should have prepared them for that.” – Lucy Tarriela, Asst. Treasurer, Employers Confederation of the Philippines.
I was struggling to find out why I was losing sight of my favorite trait: being a social butterfly. When I first entered college, I was so energetic and spontaneous with all the people I met. But, after my sophomore year, I realized something changed within me. I stopped trying to keep friendships alive and barely surrounded myself with others, besides those who are close to me. Through this course and backpacking trip, I was able to gain insights on why I was like this.
What’s the purpose of friendship? Unfortunately, I was forced to learn this the hard way when I attended the ‘Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars’ Summer Academy over the summer of my junior year. The experience at the academy was unlike any other, but the challenge to make new friends was the most intimidating there than anywhere else that I’ve visited, especially at my own school. Yet, my school holds many of the common and well known people, such as teachers, that I could lean on for mental support, while at the academy had everything but Franklin County. What I meant by ‘but Franklin County’, I am actually referring to the wide varieties of different ethnicities and educational backgrounds that imploded into one single summer
North.session1.reflection I attempted taking business coarsest at a online secular college while trying to be a team owner operator with my husband hauling oversized Frieght with my husband. That seemed to me at the time like it would be a piece of cake. Well between just not having the available required free time, and having the steady required internet connection, I had way too many other demands and distractions, and I was bottom line, spreading myself too thin and shorting myself the necessary time to really study and apply myself as much as I thought I would be able to, which in turn, became extremely overwhelming and discouraging. To top it all off, my mother and my husband’s both, health took a turn for the worst which added to my responsibilities, as well as
What I should’ve done instead was to attend class every single day and 15 minutes prior to the regular time class starts, to make sure I have all my materials ready before the professor arrives and to grab the front row seat. This will improve my grades because I will be less distracted, talk less, and have hand written notes to study. I also plan to exclude myself from too much parties because I have a lot on my plate and these are first on my priority list, and are the most important. Partying can wait till after graduation. The clubs will always be there, the frat house will always be there, and people and music will always be there; what’s not always going to be there is my education, as long as I’m attending school, I will not participate in such activities because it’ll hinder my education
My aptitude for connecting with this diverse network stems from my international background. My father is a blonde-haired German, and my mother is a dark-haired Persian. I learned the art of building relationships while attending schools on three different continents. In America, my peers primarily discuss college applications and materialism; in Germany, soccer and music; in Israel, politics, and technology. It would have been nearly impossible for me to learn how to build and maintain this global network had I not been exposed to a spectrum of
Most 18 year olds, according to "’I Can’t Afford College’ and Other Financial Aid & Grant Myths", fail to understand that the wrong answer to a seemingly simple question, “what’s next”, could cost them over $1 million dollars! As detailed in “Six Reasons to Go to College”, Many young people fail to realize the failure to obtain a college degree puts them behind for the rest of their life, and without a college degree they are less productive and happy members of society. Students simply do not understand the statistics which show that over time, the income of people with a college degree is rising while the income of people without a college degree is actually falling.
For my future time at Brevard College I want to expand the amount of friends and I think the best way to do that would be to join clubs. Also, in this upcoming semester I want to continue to go to more of my professors’ office hours more often because I feel like when I get to know a professor a little bit more it makes me more comfortable in class to say
My reason to attend Penn State University, Abington, in the fall of 2016 was based on the opportunity that was given to me to explore the area around Philadelphia and to transfer to Penn State University, University Park, within the next two years. Even though I stressed about studying SAT and ACT, writing college admission essays, and balancing my school work at the same time, I was not excited about going to a college as much as my peers and friends were. For me, college was simply an extension of a high school, and it is something I regret and wish to change. I wish I was excited about going to a college, brainstorming creative ideas for my essay to be liked by college administrators and crying for joy that I am going somewhere where I can pursue my dream. Unfortunately, I did not even know what
Why College Education is Important to Me By Kayte Forrester I made it a goal for myself to be the first in my family to attend college. After a really bad day at work as a CNA, I finally just signed up and said I’m going to do better for myself. I want a career that has a steady future, something that is financially secure, but most important having a college degree is going to give me a big leap in self-esteem. Getting a college education is going to open a whole new world of opportunities for me.
Everyone in high school looks to one thing their whole 4 years of high school that is graduation I never really realized it till it hit me I 'm a senior in high school and I have no idea what I am doing I have a 2.0 GPA and I never really took school seriously I 've learned a lot of very important lessons these past 4 years. The first thing I learned is to enjoy life at the moment because time flies very quickly in the blink of an eye you 're all grown up. The second thing I learned was you should have fun but not too much fun there are things I regret and then there are the things I know I did right. I 've made some really bad decisions
Last summer was a special year in my lifetime. I was doing two jobs but nothing seems to be good for me. I spent time thinking about how I can make it in life, so I spoke to my friend Jedidah and she said: “education is the key to progress and knowledge is everyone’s power.” In view of that, I decided to go to college to leave a better life. I had the opportunity to go to the college of my choice but the only activity to pass on is to clarify whether to be a commuter or stay on campus.
