The ones that do so, think it helps first year students develop good habits with college being new to them. ... Essay I agree that professors should take attendance as a part of the students' grade. ... I think it's good that professors are starting to count attendance as a grade to have proof that it actually improves students' grades. ... Reflection I think my essay was well planned and I covered the main topic. ... I think the way I organized my essay was formal and straight to the point....

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There are many programs offered to help students to learn how to take the test. ... (Barnes 52) This may help the problem but is not a total solution. ... The University of California may also start using the SAT II exam to decide whether a student is academically prepared for college. ... The new SAT I exam may be a start but is not the answer to the problem. The SAT II exam might be the answer along with assessing the grades and entrance essays of the student. ...

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In his essay "University Days", Thurber talks about certain situations that happened to him at the Ohio State University. Throughout the essay, Thurber targets his peers, professors, and himself when discussing what is humorous about his college experience. In the essay "University Days", author James Thurber uses two students" experiences to show the humor of college. ... Bassum, Thurber's economics professor, is described as a "thin, timid man." (236) Like other professors, Bassum tries to help out Bolenciecwcz. When Bolenciecwcz cannot answer a simple question about how he came to sc...

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The way in which independent learning can be achieved during university and how it benefits to the student for their future career will be the main arguments discussed in this essay. ... Studying independently helps to learn from mistakes and use the feedback for future challenges (Cottrell, 2014, p19). ... A good start for this kind of independence is being self-motivators and applying knowledge to every new situation....

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In the essay "In Defense of Elitism" by William A. ... Students change their majors several times when they first start college. ... Community colleges help the financially unstable that can't pay the thousands of dollars a year for classes. ... They will end up taking and paying for classes that they think they want to take and waste their time because there degree didn't help with there job. ... Community colleges aren't a bad thing they help students grow and give them time to decide their majors. ...

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As a college student, I can't help but to notice how easily distracted students become by social networks such as Facebook and Twitter; in fact, I am one of them. ... We struggle with procrastination so much because the majority of homework is on computers like essays, quizzes, blogs, readings, and etc. ... Most start late and cause me to be up late doing homework. ... You can start off with homework, but veer off in another subject because of the similarities you have with each other. ...

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Many late nights were spent studying with the coffee pot brewing, and the caffeine rushing through their body giving them a temporary high so they could stay awake to cram for the test or finish the essay that was due the next day. ... Students that have decided to go back to school often are paying their own way which means you may have a class with a student during the day, and when you go shopping at a local retail store you will probably see several of your classmates working at night to help with the expenses of going to college. Colleges are starting to offer more night classes which al...

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I mean the type of money that would provide the athlete the ability," To have pocket change that would help that athlete in this day and age.... You quickly eat dinner before heading to a group project meeting, then lead your residents in a hall meeting at 8:00 finding yourself starting your homework at 10:00. 6:00 a.m.: Wakeup call 6:30-8:00 a.m.: Lifting and conditioning which was a very intense workout that included the coach yelling into your ear so much that you thought it would bleed. 8:30-12:00 p.m.: There is a thirty minute free period where you are expected to eat sand get ...

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