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Can We Talk About Those Loans?
I remember being super excited to start college when I was finishing high school. I wanted to meet new people, learn a ton of new things, and have experiences that you don't get anywhere else. Now, I have gotten that. After three full years of college (and a decision to graduate a semester early), I have definitely gotten everything I wanted to.
By Katie .8 years ago in Education
The TRUE Life of a College Student
Lmao... I have to start this little rant off by laughing. I'm not even sorry about it because COLLEGE SUCKS! Most people who have ever been can agree in some aspect. College is the place that annihilates every ounce of hope in your body. As if high school wasn't a train wreck enough, college is the absolute destroyer of all things good.
By Monica Pavlack8 years ago in Education
Education
Picture today’s educational system…it’s not perfect—in fact, I imagine most of us can agree it is far, far from perfect. And not surprisingly as the underlying principles of the US schooling system haven’t experienced any significant changes in at least 100 years. There are obvious differences such as technology, and with the constant discovery of new information, curriculums frequently exhibit minor adjustments and additions. However, change itself is still essentially foreign to the educational system. Not only have the principles remained rather unchanged, the same standard that more money is equal to higher level education is still in place, which I find completely unreasonable. Not to mention the gaping achievement gap between race which has failed to narrow in any significant way in the past 50 years. In 1964, an average of 87 percent of white students in the 12th grade scored higher than the average black student in the same grade in both math and reading. Today, an average of 79.5 percent of white students in the 12th grade score higher than the average black student in the same grade. To put that data into perspective, the achievement gap has closed by a slim 7.5 percent in the past 54 years. Researchers believe that it will take nearly two and a half centuries for the gap to close; a change that not a single person in this room will witness...not even a change that our children or even our children’s children will get to witness…
By Shay8 years ago in Education
A Day in the Life
Most people know, or have a basic idea of, the daily life of a traditional college student. Wake up, go to class, sit through long lectures, work, home, study, sleep, repeat. Oh and some food in there along the way. However, very few people know the life of an online college student.
By Mark Smith8 years ago in Education
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
I am nearly 24. I am young at heart, but old by society's standards. I should have everything figured out, but I don't. And to me, that's okay.
By Amber Schrader-Matthies8 years ago in Education
Entry #3: Butterfingers
The above picture is a great way to start. My child proudly holding up what would be a simple drawing for the average nine year old. "Look mommy! I made a phone!" She is totally unaware of the large pen mark on her face. Most nine year olds could efficiently hold a pen to a piece of paper and probably would have done that multiple times with many colors, creating a rainbow of delight. But we are talking about a child with a brain injury which affects her ability to use her hands.
By Kimberly Nicholls8 years ago in Education
4 Things They Don't Tell You in High School
Growing up in a 1A school in a town with a population of less than 1,000 people, it can typically be hard to picture yourself making a huge impact on a world that has over seven billion people.
By Madelena Martinez8 years ago in Education
Careers Advice
Second year. I've gained a respectable mark for my first year of study (that doesn't count towards my actual degree) and now things are getting serious. I have to think about graduation and how I'm going to land my perfect job. Here's a quick snapshot of a lecture from which I soon zoned out.
By Amber Johnson8 years ago in Education
Call
I checked my watch—5:33 PM. Class ran thirty minutes over, and I was already late for call. I rushed up to the residents’ quarters where I found the surgical intern I would be working with for the night. He didn’t seem to notice that I was late, or perhaps more accurately, he didn’t care. “Go get changed into scrubs,” he told me, “and go ahead and scrub in. We’ll probably have a case soon.”
By Deneane Delaney Brooks8 years ago in Education
High School: Junior Year
Chapter One Have you ever had that sensation where you just didn’t want to get out of bed? Well, I feel that every morning I wake up. I don’t know if I’m just lazy or if I have some medical condition that won’t allow my body to actually wake up early in the morning. I do the same routine every morning: shut my alarm clock off, roll the covers above my head, and lay there until the replacement mom walks in and tells me breakfast is ready. I’m freaking 17 years old and my “replacement” mom still cooks me breakfast.
By Samuel Gaitan8 years ago in Education
Welcome to Alternative Education
I recall the end of 2014 one of the most exciting times of my life. I finally finished my undergraduate degree in Psychology along with my now-husband and we were both ready to take that first step into the "real world" of careers and corporate work.
By Kaya May8 years ago in Education
How to Survive Exams
Last week I had the finals (I'm really hoping for the best) and I was so nervous. Before the exam, so many people gave me advices - some of them really good. And I discovered some interesting things. With everything I found out, I present you: How to survive exams
By April Lucas8 years ago in Education