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An education is most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. An education is a very important part of everyone life in my opinion. Some may not take advantage of it but it will take you a long way in life.   Furthering your education may help you to develop greater career employment,  (Martin ‘6 Reasons Why Graduate School Pays Off’ 2012) With a…

Ellen DeGeneres has become one of the most popular comedians and television host with a net worth of $400 million. Although she did attempt to go to college at the University of New Orleans, she dropped out after only one semester. Many question if college education is really needed to become a successful individual. Anyone…

Advanced Counselling Skills 1. Understand the process of a series of counselling sessions 1.1 Identify the stages of counselling sessions A counselling relationship is likened to being on a journey – a beginning, middle and end (Smallwood, 2013). During the beginning phase the client develops sufficient trust in the counsellor and the relationship ‘to explore…

College is heavily emphasized in our culture. Do you personally believe that without tertiary education you cannot succeed? Attending a university may seem like the only option for a rewarding career, however, college is not necessary for all professional success. Currently 66% of jobs require a high school diploma or less. Yet many of those…

A typical American college students spends more on beer than they do on textbooks. Junior and senior high school students drink 35% of all wine coolers sold in the United States and 1.1 billion cans of beer each year. More than million students drink when they are alone; more than 4 million drink when they…

My whole life I have heard it is said if I got accepted by any university, and obtained a diploma, I would have everything to be living a successful life. But successful college experience as promised is not just enrolling, graduating and getting a diploma. Unless I am mentally and financially at a stage I…

Buy one calculator, get one free! Fifty percent off binders! Every year, people walk into Staples, Office Depot, or other places hoping to get discounts or deals on school supplies. All the school supplies are a part of the education process. When most students are in high school, they can be dependent on their families….

American culture pressures high school students into doing everything they can to get a college degree. From AP and honors classes and extracurriculars to Key Club drawing a path to Harvard, students and parents go out of their way to live out this dream. However not every student benefits from a college degree. Though there…

I believe that the obsession with telling everyone to ‘get an education’ is misguided and has been incredibly harmful to our society. While higher education may benefit individuals, sending as many people as we do into higher education is not a net benefit to the country. Close to 70% of graduating high school students are…

The thought about just graduating from High School so you can start over and go to college sounds great. Just complete the personal statements, applications, FAFSA and tests, so all the stress will be over. Will the stress really be over after you graduate? It won’t. That was nothing in high school. Coming to college…