In an editorial I wrote for my school’s paper, and which was published on the website of the First Amendment Center as well as on this site, I wrote that “America has succeeded in the past — and will only continue to succeed in the future — not because our weapons were better or our spirit was stronger. Read More »
Colleges
The Forgotten Duty: Free Speech in Academia
By john w connelly jr - Posted on November 19th, 2008
Tagged: academia
• Colleges
• Free Speech
• universities
• Education
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom
• Better future
College Rankings
By Marina88 - Posted on August 12th, 2008
Tagged: Colleges
As a junior in high school I found myself surrounded with students obsessed with getting into the highest ranked school possible. Read More »
Parents in College
By kmckenzie - Posted on May 17th, 2008
Tagged: Age
• choosing colleges
• College
• College Affordability
• college applications
• college life
• Colleges
Should parents be going back to college and when is a good time to go back it you decide to? Read More »
How to REALLY succeed in college!
By kelliecor - Posted on April 17th, 2008
Tagged: choosing colleges
• College
• college life
• Colleges
• dedication
• Exercise
• Independence
• learning
• mentors
• Self-discovery
• self-esteem
• stress
• study
• Study Abroad
• time management
• volunteer work
• Personal freedom
• Better future
As the first person in my family to go to college, at times I felt lost in not only the application process, but also when I arrived at my university. Read More »
Scammed: Why Colleges Won't Accept Some Of Us
By pkubik08 - Posted on April 11th, 2008
Tagged: applying to college
• Colleges
• grades
• SATs. standardized testing
• tests
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Personal freedom
• Better future
As May 3rd approaches, another grade of students are preparing for the most important test of their lives: the SATs. They have studied as much as they can; memorizing tricks, working on mathmatic skills, and improving their writing for their future. No amount of studying can prepare them for being tired and being in agony during a three and half hour long test. Read More »
Silent Information?
By ROFL4T_TIAMAWiiA - Posted on March 12th, 2008
So, I was taking the FCAT SSS Mathematics today. Afterwards, the teacher and the whole class was having a talk and honestly, I can't blame older people.
There is so much information people need to know before they even enter High School, in my opinion. I try to be informed. I don't see out information unless I'm seriously interested, or it comes to me; but that isn't seeking, is it? Read More »
College Purgatory
By am12289 - Posted on February 20th, 2008
Hi!
i know i haven't posted a blog in about 3486347 years. sorry. life's rough. well i wanted to touvh up on the subject of college and the application process and just plainly how much it SUCKS.
So i applied to about 7 schools- FIU, UCF, UF, UWF, USF, Penn State, && Hartford. Don't ask why i applied to Penn, miracles happen right? Read More »
money
By sophiafelder - Posted on October 16th, 2007
I really can not get a grasp on why school costs so much money! Oh wait, yes I can because I know that if more people voted in my age demographic the likelihood of tution rising so drasticially every year would dramatically decrease, but what do I know? Read More »
