through school especially through high school, specifically my senior year; I would just do nothing. With papers I would start them the night before they are due. Now in college I found out its different my professors just won’t accept a paper like that and I’ll get a horrible grade which turns to a bad GPA. But the transition into college isn’t that bad with the help of seminar classes. Both my seminar teachers have been great with helping us understand what’s going on in large lecture and give us helpful…
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better feeling then being told you can play again. I want to be the person to help athletes work to get back and eventually get that feeling of relief because I have been in that position and I know how it feels, so I want to be part of it. That's what being an athletic trainer can do to help me to help people in my community. While playing in multiple sports, I've learned great leadership and communication skills. All of the sports I play involve being on a team. Being part of a team has taught…
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2013). There are many ways to relate personal responsibility to wanting to obtain a higher education. Many people who decide to go to college, do so without a good understanding of exactly what it will take to be successful. To have a successful college experience, there are some important steps to keep in mind; one will need to attend class and get involved, have good time management and organizational skills, and not stray from set goals. One of the most important parts of this endeavor is attending…
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face when they go to college for the first time. One might think that a college experience means that you will have more fun and freedoms, and get to easily cruise through college like one did in high school, but you must realize that in order to be successful in college, one must follow a formula for success that includes having a college mindset, dedicating time outside of school to study, and having good time management among others in order to successfully complete what will be a challenging…
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During the past eight years I have known my dad, he always told me " Nothing worth having comes easy, so you have to work hard if you really want it." Then I didn't interpret his words because I had no goals for myself, nothing to work hard for. My junior year of high school, I thought of those exact words. In Algebra II, I decided to raise my grade above a 80. I worked and sought help if I didn't understand a concept. By the end of second semester, I had worked diligently to earn that 94 average-…
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place in order to achieve your goals with or without you understanding what you, or your parents are doing. There are ultimate goals in my life and there are also smaller less significant achievements necessary to get to where I intend to be for the rest of my life. These smaller goals in my life are like the checkpoints during a long road trip. These goals include getting good grades for the next two years in community college so I can transfer to a four year school where I can preserve a career…
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Is Grade Inflation a Reality at American Colleges? Brett Walter RSWS3345-Spring 2013 May 6, 2013 Grades A and B are sometimes given too readily ____Grade A for work of not very high merit, and Grade B for work not far above mediocrity….One of the chief obstacles for raising the standards of the degree is the readiness in which insincere students gain passable grades by sham work.1 ____Report of…
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Week 2 Assignment Derrick Grant ECO 204 Instructor: Felix Telado 04/13/2015 Introduction: According to Amacher & Pate, “An important factor in determining price elasticity of demand is the number of substitutes a good or service has” (Amacher & Pate 2013). After doing my research about NSU, it is my belief that a raise in tuition will not necessarily result in more revenue for NSU. Discussion: NSU is looking for someone such as myself to help increase the revenue for their school.…
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university or to a community college. Some argue that one receives a better education by starting in a university; however, others argue that its smarter to start at a community college because you save money while receiving the same education for the first two years. The only news I heard about community college during high school was that if you got a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better, you could receive two free years paid for at the community college. My high school did good job of promoting and telling…
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When perusing a career there are many things to consider. Such as the annual growth, how happy it makes you, and of course the amount of money you make. These factors have played a large role in deciding what I think I want to do with the rest of my life. Some of my concerns, however have been the relevance of each job option ten years from now and what the market and demand will be like. The good news is that there is a new industry that has recently grown within the last two years that has proved…
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