Life is full of diversities. There is always an idea to prove to someone or something. The image of superiority is what distinguishes the human race from the rest of the mammals. The human spirit renders to these opportunities in the forms of tests. Assessments are a fact of life throughout our sch...

Is this the right place for me? Which classes should I take? How am I going to pay for all this? Everyone in the world goes through cognitive dissonance at least once a day. But when it comes to college students, cognitive dissonance happens more often than it should. The stress that students have t...

University Versus a Community College One major decsion one must make after exiting high school is whether to go to a university or stay home and go to community college. Although universities and community colleges serve the same purpose, the two differ in their learning environment, convenience...

One major decision one must make after exiting high school is whether to go to a university or stay home and go to community college. Although universities and community colleges serve the same purpose, the two differ in their learning environment, convenience, and admission requirements. When choos...

Community colleges offer numerous benefits to all students wishing to pursue a quality college education. Community colleges receive the financial support of locals through taxes and bonds. This financial support allows the colleges to constantly improve their facilities and educational programs. S...

Nick MulvaneyEN012 D2No Grading Schools should not have any grading, except for college admission. The overall aspect of grading in schools is something that students, parent's teacher and professors take way to seriously. Part reasoning for this in high schools is for college admissions although I...

In the United States, sports teams and athletes are revered as some of the most influential and idolized people in the country. Some fifty years ago, the biggest celebrities around were Albert Einstein, Clark Gable, and Frank Lloyd Wright. These aforementioned people were all from backgrounds outsid...

Thousands of students lost their chance for free tuition under the state's expanded Cal Grant program because community colleges failed to file required grade reports, according to an Assembly report released Monday.The colleges, including about two dozen around Los Angeles and every one in Orange a...

Recently, many people have had a problem with affirmative action. Its unfair rules and just the whole definition are outrageous. Affirmative action is the concept of creating equality for minorities by making all companies balance them out in the workplace. This leads to reverse discrimination, ...

What is the purpose of a college education at Smart University? Ultimately, it is to give students the necessary intellectual tools to become better learners when they leave the school. It is to enable the students to give back to the wider community in their future professions and lives. It is to t...

We the People of the United States of America, but more importantly college students across America have become the products of the "cool consumer" based marketing as Mark Edmundson proposes. Even institutes of higher education are playing the role, catering to the consumer mentality of the stud...

Julia Braun Inventing America9/21/01 Professor HunterEducation: The Foundation of a RepublicIn wake of our recent tragedy, Americans all over seem to be pulling together to support the U.S. and its actions. They are f...