Essays on College Students

With tuition rising yearly, and students facing the challenge of paying the debt achieving a college degree comes with. ‘Student debt surpassed credit-card debt in June 2010 for the first time in history, rising to about $830 billion — or nearly 6% of the nation’s…

I started college at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Getting an education is never easy, and this will not be easy. I Have to face some obstacles in my journey, and I will overcome them. In this essay, I will be considering research on learning…

In this article Owen and Sawhill talk about should everyone go to college. He talks about how research suggests that additional education improves people’s overall well-being. One of the most important takeaways on the pay scale is that not every bachelor’s degree is a smart…

In a recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers found that money improved high school student’s academic performance and behavior by 15 to 20% average compared to students who were not offered money. Impressively, for students who were closest to the…

The main idea behind the study is focusing on first-generation and low-income students who purposely find what kind of impact they have when they participate in the multicultural learning community. The multicultural learning community is one of the environments that is meant to challenge the…

  How many multimillionaires achieved success without having finished college or even attending in the first place? The answer to this question is that there are countless. The number of non-colleges today educated individuals achieving success today is incredibly astounding. In an article, “Is College…

 All my life I never thought I would be able to go to college. When I was a kid, I had brothers who told me I wouldn’t graduate high school, because they didn’t believe I could do what they couldn’t. I had parents that didn’t…

The term “Gap Year” is not clearly understood by people. Generally, young adults between the age of 18-25 take a break from school or work for a defined period, typically 9 months to a year. They can spend this time traveling, volunteering to get life…

 Senior year is a challenging year for many students. The work isn’t the only issue students face. Students are at an age, where responsibilities and making decisions are falling into play. One of those decisions is College. Applying first and then stressing about the acceptance…

Senior year is a challenging year for many students. The work isn’t the only issue students face. Students are at an age, where responsibilities and making decisions are falling into play. One of those decisions is College. Applying first and then stressing about the acceptance…