Influenced by an Idol “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Exactly these words of the legendary Vince Lombardi are printed on the wall of my bedroom in big bold letters. I wake up every single day and think of Coach Lombardi as an idol. These pure words of wisdom motivated me to go to school and try my best at everything including extracurricular activities and debate teams. They motivated me to not only set high goals and targets‚ but to chase and achieve them as well
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College’s Admission Competitive? As a teenager in high school‚ the intended goal for every student is to go to college‚ everyone including parents‚ students‚ and other family members encourage this goal. To get into high school‚ there were qualifications for chosen certain high school depending on district‚ but not as competitive as the admissions to college. According to Sally P. Springer‚ college’s admissions are so competitive due to the fact of how many students apply to college each year.
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Petersburg College‚ a community college (now state) nearby my neighborhood. I thought it was too good of an opportunity not to apply‚ and I was accepted into the program for my Senior year along with a few of my friends. Learning in college was a lot different than high school‚ but all of my professors were great at making sure all students understood curriculum and did what
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The Legacy Problem Are legacy admissions a real problem for students competing for admission to the same college or is this “problem” just a distortion of the facts? There are those people who feel that students should be admitted to the college of their choice based solely on merit and having a family member as an alumnus of that particular college should have no bearing on the decision to allow the student to be admitted to that college. On the other hand‚ there are those who feel that
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part of students lives. How one does during high-school will greatly affect their future and which college they go to. Getting into college you want can be very hard. I want to attend the University of Southern California (USC)‚ although their undergraduate admissions are very competitive. Approximately 20% of the people who apply get accepted. The first step in this process is to research and find the college you want to go to. Students should look for colleges based on how far they want to go from
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Admissions Essays Most state colleges‚ as well as‚ private colleges are asking that prospective students submit an essay based on certain criteria before they can even begin the admissions process. When an essay is written by the prospective student at least two college employees may read the paper and decide based on what the person wrote if they should be admitted to the college. These essays can range from extracurricular activities to why they want to go to the college. This practice is interesting
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Affirmative Action in College Admissions Affirmative Action has become one of the most controversial issues regarding college admissions. It is an issue that exposes profiling to its highest extent. Race‚ gender and income now become vital factors in education opportunities. Affirmative Action is the procedure that is used as a criteria in admissions that will increase the points a college applicant receives on their application evaluation based on the previous factors. Whether race should be
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please share your story. College Admission Narrative Essay “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”(Victor Hugo) It was in the comfortably lit classroom of my freshman general music period where I learned the influence that music could have in one’s life. My teacher would frequently remind our class of her belief: that music had the power to save someone’s life. During that time it seemed strange to me‚ I wanted to ask her how how could something so small
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Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission? When it comes to the topic of attending college‚ most of us will readily agree that obtaining a higher education is important. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of paying for it. Whereas some are convinced that tuition is too high‚ others maintain that it is important no matter the cost. Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus address just such an issue in their essay “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission”. Hacker and Dreifus
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I worked with a student that is a junior this week on college admissions. I had the student fill out a college selection questionnaire‚ so we can have a session about his likes about location‚ characteristics‚ religious affiliation‚ atmosphere‚ and academics. The readings this week talked about ethical issues. According to Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (2009)‚ counselors need to analyze ethical issues to make an ethical decision that possibly is critical to their session they are conducting
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