Sentences with phrase «generation college students do»

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But the bottom line is this: Millennials face an impossibly high amount of student debt, their college degrees don't hold the same value as they did in previous generations, and this has influenced a new approach to life — one that integrates life and work as one unified concept.

Students attend or do not attend college football games without any of the sense my generation had of taking a stand.

(Ask any prospective first - generation college student about the disadvantages of not knowing what you don't know.)

As a first - generation college student from a working - class background, educated at a state university, he didn't know his way around the academic system.

In the absence of proactive outreach to and support for low - income and first - generation students, many bright, resilient students who have worked hard to get to college and ardently want to go may fail to do so as a result of the behavioral obstacles they encounter.

A common presumption has been that low - income, first - generation students don't possess college - going aspirations, or that they lack information about what is required and necessary.

Upon entering the project, Louie expected she would have an advantage as a second - generation Chinese American doing research on a group with those very characteristics, but was surprised to find herself being treated differently by students from each college.

RC: EMERGE essentially mirrors what private college consultants and counselors do for wealthy students, but tailors it to the needs of low - income and first - generation students.

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This ensures that every student, whether they follow a traditional four - year college degree track, or enter a skilled trade, is well prepared to support themselves, and their families, and help the next generation to do the same.

«In one generation, we have completely changed the student demographics, but we have not necessarily changed the way colleges do business,» Frederick said.

«As a first - generation student, I want to send a message that it's vital to provide support to students who didn't think they were college material,» Roberto Jara, Executive Director of Destination Education in Holland commented.

College students loved the first generation Note 10.1, as I'm sure they will continue to do with this one too, with the latest Android 4.3 version and a very long list of features and apps.

Finally, as I think about the communications and understanding challenge, I'm starting to come to an interesting conclusion: If our leaders and adult generations do not muster the will to act, and if our media don't convey wisdom strongly enough, then we may come to a point where the most effective ways to voice concern involve gatherings of America's youth (college students, etc.) on the front steps of several places, to begin with: The Capitol, and the headquarters of the Times, Time Warner / CNN, Fox, NBC, CBS, and ABC.

«First - generation lawyer» generally refers to law students and recent law graduates whose parents who did not attend college.

About this blog About my company, Brazen Careerist Penelopes guide to starting a blog The Internet has created a generation of great writers Posted to: College students Diversity Journalism October 19th, 2009 Del.icio.us Second, the type of writing that students do — via IM, Twitter, Facebook, and so forth — is actually great for building communication skills.

About this blog About my company, Brazen Careerist Penelopes guide to starting a blog The Internet has created a generation of great writers Posted to: College students Diversity Journalism October 19th, 2009 Del.icio.us People do good writing every day, in social media — when they write a note on someone's Facebook wall, when they post a caption to a photo on flickr, or when they post a comment in a group on Brazen Careerist.

Regardless, the fact that college students hook - up more than they date, and that a majority of students have hooked up does not prove that today's college students are necessarily a «hook - up generation.»