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The All Important Interview
Hello my lovelies, Continuing from my last story I'm going to talk about the process of my University application and how I got my ticket to London.
The Student Nurse (Jess Rhodes)Published 6 years ago in EducationMy $20,000 Piece of Paper
Diploma... It takes a minimum of 4 years, countless hours of studying, and a student debt (for most that is) to get. The anxiety and stress of not performing well in university is insane, parents and family and even friends telling you the importance of graduating and paying so much money all for, at the end of the day, a piece of paper.
Hannah ElliottPublished 6 years ago in EducationStarting College
So last year I signed myself up for college. As the date for starting came closer and closer, I started to panic, questions going round my mind: "Will I make friends? Will I get lost?" I was so scared I had no idea where I was going. All I knew was I was going to get another qualification added to my list, which was the good thing. I worried myself silly until the actual day of starting college. I walked right up to the building and paused. "Now where is my class?" I wondered as I paused in front of the bright red building in front of me. I pulled out my time-sheet. "T15" it read.
Megan HughesPublished 6 years ago in EducationSurviving as a Third Year
The final year at university is the most important year. This is the year where you finally have to do that individual research project that can sway your final mark from a 2:2 to 1st class honour. However, how do you manage to do this, as well as other uni work, a part-time job, and a social life?
Darran SextonPublished 6 years ago in EducationA New Perspective
As a freshman on a new school campus in a new state, to say that I was nervous was an understatement. I thought the friends I would make on the first day would last forever. I was nervous and excited as my parents and I drove to the campus. By the end of that day, I had cried two times because I didn't know anyone. Granted I did meet a few people at Welcome Weekend. There were so many unknowns that I wish I had all of the answers to.
Emily PaynePublished 6 years ago in EducationWorkflow Anger
I've been working now as a special education paraprofessional (para for short) for a full school year. I love my job. It's the best I've ever had and it works well for my schedule with my son and husband. If I need to leave, my teacher is very understanding. But. There's always a downside to what it's like to be in this type of profession.
Nicole HallmanPublished 6 years ago in EducationNegative Effects of Peer Pressure in High School
Teenage and high school years are an immense part in shaping the person you are going to become. Although school is given to us to receive an education, it can also be a place where you can develop relationships with many different people, join clubs and activities, and participate in a variety of different sports. This can make your four years as a high school student filled with many different emotions, including happiness, anger, sadness, jealousy, isolation, stress, and a numerous amount more. This is also a time where peer pressure is most commonly put upon a vast majority of teens.
Alyssa DammPublished 6 years ago in EducationThe Best Years of Our Lives...
"These will be the best years of your life!" That's what they tell you before you fly the nest for a distant (or in my case, nearby) university town or city. Your mum or dad will take you to Dunelm and fill the trolley with bedding, kitchen utensils, and maybe even a slow cooker that you'll never use. Before you know it, they're kissing you goodbye and holding back tears as they leave you in an unfamiliar block of university halls in an unfamiliar town in an unfamiliar part of the country. It is then you meet a bunch of unfamiliar people.
Ezmay JoplingPublished 6 years ago in EducationWhy Not Going to University is Actually OK
Hi there. So for my first post on Vocal I decided to be vocal about something I feel very strongly about: the subject of going or, more importantly, not going into university.
Abigail SmithPublished 6 years ago in EducationThe Falsification of the Bachelor's Degree: Why Every Degree Is Not Created Equal
There comes a time in every child's life when they begin to think past Friday's football game and the student council meeting after school. Words and phrases like "SATs" and "college essays" become all too common points of discussion at the lunch table. Teachers tell students that anyone can go to college. There is a major for every interest. But, should there be?
Jessica PellegrinoPublished 6 years ago in EducationAdulting
"But you don't regret it, do you?" is what a lot of people ask me once I tell them about my experiences of the first few months of living abroad. By now I should technically be well-prepared and ready to answer with a few generic lines about how everything in life has its ups and downs and that I would make the same decisions again if I were to turn back the time. Yet this question always catches me off guard and has me staggering about.
How Having Student Loans Has Changed My Life
When I was younger, I never imagined I'd have to worry about debt. I never pictured being consumed with thoughts of an ever-present "monkey on my back," so to speak. This monkey called student debt has haunted me ever since I signed on the dotted line and accrued $30,000+ in debt for my college education. Honestly, as a doe-eyed 20-year-old who had just barely graduated from community college with my Associate's degree, signing up for a bit of debt did not seem like that big of a deal. There would still be so much time left before I would have to start paying it back, and besides, I'd have some type of fancy career by then anyway, right? Or maybe...not.
Nicole GranathPublished 6 years ago in Education