Free Essays on High School Application Essay

  1. The Intelligent Essay Assessor: Applications to Educational Technology

    Abstract The Intelligent Essay Assessor (IEA) is a set of software tools for scoring the quality of essay content. The IEA uses Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA), which is both a computational model of human knowledge representation and a method for extracting semantic similarity of words and passages...

  2. Causal Analysis - Dropping Out of High School

    Dropping out of high school, a causal analysis essay. “I'm pregnant.” The text message says. Michael knows exactly who sent it. He has been going out with his girlfriend for over two years now. Two years – certainly not enough time Michael thought to have a child - and certainly not during his junior...

  3. Scholarship Essay Soph Year

    1. Essay of approximately 500 words that highlights your accomplishments and intellectual interest. Describe any extracurricular or volunteer activities, especially those related to your academic pursuits. Science has always been a passion of mine, and medicine in particular has become increasingly...

  4. Nhs Personal Essay

    Kirtland High School National Honor Society Essay A member of the National Honor Society must exhibit traits such as scholarship, leadership, service, and character. That is why members of National Honor Society are among the best and the brightest students in their school. They represent their...

  5. Amity University Application Form ((Downloaded))

    Dear Applicant, You are important to us. We have exceptionally high standards for the talent that we take in to our programmes. Superior leadership qualities, communication and interpersonal skills, commitment, problem-solving ability, value driven mindset, professionalism, flexibility, motivation and...

  6. Having Hope in Our Foundational School System

    Having Hope in Our Foundational School System Public schools have been the democratic foundation and centerpiece for the educational school system in the United States of America since the end of the American Civil War. The public school system was created with the purpose to be...

  7. Contribution of Psychology to Education: the Science and Its Applications

    Contribution of psychology to education: A science and its applications It is obvious too all that teaching had become a highly refined art and education an intricately structured institution many centuries before psychology split off from philosophy and became a distinct area of scientific inquiry...

  8. high school essay

    High School Essay When deciding whether or not to accept someone to your school it becomes a hard decision when you don’t know the person. You don’t know who I am. You don’t know what I plan for my future. You don’t even know how I might impact your school. Soon, all of that...

  9. he Advice I Would Give To Someone Starting High School

    Starting High School “ This essay will explain the different areas of advice I would give to incoming high school freshman. In order to do this I will describe the following areas of advice: social; academic; extra curricular aspects. I will start of with the social aspects of high school. We have...

  10. Academic essay

    Academic Essays Format...format...format is what High school english teachers preached to all high schoolers. We came to know of several different formats for different types of essays. We were graded on how close we could keep to the format and how well we followed the prompt. We were never taught...

  11. Essay

    grades runs many high schoolers ragged. For many anything but the best is simply unexceptable. In a society that constantly tells it's youth they must have the highest pay check and newest car to be happy, why wouldn't this be the case? A fifth year of high school would give students more oppurtunity...

  12. water damand essay

    February letters announcing the High School Essay Contest are sent to District area high school principals and department chairs with entry forms that are forwarded to teachers for distribution to students. Participating students are required to compose an original essay using expository, descriptive...

  13. Admissions Essay

    admissions essay! Our team of professional admissions essay writers have the creative experience necessary to take your applications to the next level. As college graduates, each writer is aware of the demands placed on each prospective applicant. By taking a personal approach on every essay we write...

  14. College Essays

    College Essay #1 The economy is in a spiraling downfall, which continues everyday. This makes it hard for students like me, to be able to afford their continuing education. Jobs are difficult to find, and if one is obtainable, it would be of low pay or minimum wage for a student in or out of high school...

  15. I Just Wanna Be Average Essay

    Be Above Average James Coleman once said, “In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority” (Coleman). Mike Rose, a professor at UCLA, shares his experiences in the vocational...

  16. Should Students Who Work Hard in a Course Earn Very High Grades, or Should Achievement Rather Than Effort Determine Students’ Grades?

    and would receive ‘easy grades’. Few students accept the fact that grading according to achievement is better preparation for university or college. High grades should be given for achievement and not for the effort a student puts into the assignment. Assignments test students’ knowledge and skills, and...

  17. The Age of the Essay

    The Age of the Essay September 2004 Remember the essays you had to write in high school? Topic sentence, introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, conclusion. The conclusion being, say, that Ahab in Moby Dick was a Christ-like figure. Oy. So I'm going to try to give the other side of the...

  18. Why I Returned to School-Dr. Amber Smith

    Why I Returned to School Harlan Almon ENG121 Dr. Amber Smith May 21, 2011 My instructor wants me to write an essay on why I returned to school, a feat that is easier said than done. Writing papers, essays, and reports have never been easy for me. Therefore, I will take you on a journey, my journey...

  19. college entrance essay

    anatomy and biology one of things I have dreamed about is becoming a doctor. There are many things I want to do in life win a championship in a high school football, become a doctor, and go to the University of California San Diego. There are many reasons I want to go to your college your beautiful...

  20. The Pros and Cons of an Online High School

    Essay Paper: The Pros and Cons of an Entirely Online High School James B. Abrams EDD-811 Aspen University The Pros of an Entirely Online High School An online high school is a great way to earn an alternative education in the 21rst century. Online high school programs can offer the safety,...

  21. “Explaining Sensitive Themes to High School Seniors Contained Within Sarah Orne Jewett’s a White Heron”

    “Explaining Sensitive Themes to High School Seniors Contained within Sarah Orne Jewett’s A White Heron” High school seniors can be particularly sensitive to adult-related themes due to they have not yet been exposed to certain situations that are sometimes contained within pieces of literature...

  22. Should Exams Be the Mark of High School Students?

    Opinion Essay – Should graduation from high school depend on students’ marks on standardized exams created and marked by the province rather than on daily work assigned and marked by the students’ teachers? Graduation has been a teenagers’ dream to achieve throughout their academic life in school...

  23. Graduate School Writing Tips

    TOP 10 GRADUATE SCHOOL ESSAY WRITING TIPS 1. Don't Write a Term Paper. As a prospective graduate student, you may be tempted to try to impress your reader with an already tight grasp of academic style. Resist this temptation! You will have plenty of time to produce labyrinthine sentences and sophisticated...

  24. English Essay

    Below is a free essay on "Celta Focus on the Learner" from Anti Essays, your source for free research papers, essays, and term paper examples. Assignment 2 – Focus on the Learner Part A. For the purpose of this assignment, I interviewed Maryanne Y., a 28-year-old Japanese student in the Elementary...

  25. My reflection essay

    absence from school for almost thirty years I made a choice to finish my Associate's Degree. I knew it would be challenge with family, work, and becoming a full time student. I felt confident, prepared, and organized. I am surprised at how I feel I struggled with this writing class. High school english was...

  26. Wrong Essay. Sorry!

    students fail, says Barrett. “If a student has problems with articles, prepositions, verb tenses, that's a problem.” Some students in public schools are no longer being taught grammar, she believes. “Are they (really) preparing students for university studies?” At Simon Fraser University in...

  27. essay

     March 14, 2013 Independent Reading Essay The book Drama High, Courtin’ Jayd is about a girl named Jayd trying to juggle school, family, and friends. Jayd struggled with school subjects, family relationships, and on how to maintain friendship among her peers. Jayd isn’t your typical teenager...

  28. School Vioence

    School Violence Guns or no guns that is the question. Guns convey violence across the globe, and though some countries have abolished them, America continues to allow the procession of arms in the country even though shootings have occurred. Within the past few years, high schools as well as colleges...

  29. Personnel Essay

    Personal Essay Vicki S. Wendt Grand Canyon University: 5403NV December 8, 2013 Personal Essay Looking back over my personal life, I cannot say I focused much in education or research in one subject area as I acted as a sponge; soaking up formal education and life’s teachings. My father made...

  30. In What School Subjects Have You Had the Most Success? What Has Been Your Most Difficult Subject?

    In What School Subject Have You Had the Most Success? What Has Been Your Most Difficult Subject? Secondary school has many subjects that range from biology to French. Each subject has a different difficulty for every individual student. Some achieve high marks in the subject History, but do not in the...

  31. The Fear of Failure at School

    John Kessler Professor Brosh EN-101-30 School Essay Students all together fear failure and they fear getting bad grades, its common in nature to feel this way. Professionals believe that this can be solved by getting rid of grades all together. It is believed that abolishing grades would help the...

  32. Describing Essay

    Observation Essay As soon as I went home for the Labor Day weekend the first thing I thought was “Why the hell am I here?”. As I pulled into Forrest City I was greeted by the same things I knew for eighteen years of my life. I saw all of the same things that instantly reminded me of the reason...

  33. Choosing Between a High School Diploma and a General Education Diploma

    Choosing Between a High School Diploma and a General Education Diploma Sabrina H. Bogan Axia College of University of Phoenix   Introduction Statistical information encourages society to believe that earning a high school diploma is more beneficial...

  34. Essay writing

    effective essay writing. You see, the conventions of English essays are more formulaic than you might think – and, in many ways, it can be as simple as counting to five. The Five Paragraph Essay Though more advanced academic papers are a category all their own, the basic high school or college...

  35. Changing Grading Systems in High Schools

    As each class at Tremont High School approaches their senior year, they are finding out that they are at a huge disadvantage when it comes to applying for college admission. Furthermore, the grading policy at Tremont High School is encouraging students to take easy classes, which does not properly prepare...

  36. synthesis essay

     English 101 3/17/15 Professor St. Clair Synthesis essay Don’t Judge Books By The Cover Through everyday life stereotypes exist wither we want them to or not and there’s not much anyone can do about it. In part, from the piece “Paper Tigers”, by Wesley yang and “Ghetto...

  37. School

    High School education is perfect in so many areas that to truly comprehend its greatness, one must understand each of the aspects make it so fantastic, so I am going to describe some of the areas that make it so spectacular. From the grading system to teacher salary and student eagerness to learn, there...

  38. Diagnostics Essay

    depend on you and what you choose to do. Independences comes with the college name which is the most shocking and surprising experience a person from high school may have. No more people telling you what you have to. Everything in college is done at free will and if you don’t do assignments then it’s all on...

  39. ESSAY FOR MBA

    Optional Essay My Background for Pursuing an MBA at UConn MBA Some may say that 10 years of prior work experience is too much to start an MBA, but seven to 10 years of employment is a general requirement for being selected as a sponsorship beneficiary in my company, since it is enough time for...

  40. Expository Essay on Education

    Expository Essay on Education Draft 1 With today’s time and the recession education is by far the most important factor . Even though you still can get a job, education is important because you can receive a better job and income. This is the two most important things that everybody in the world needs...

  41. Charter schools

    2014 Argumentative Essay Charter schools are not the solution to the education system. The admission on Charter Schools has caused a big controversy in the United States of America. The altercation on this situation is based on Public schools versus Charter schools. Charter schools are being introduced...

  42. Why John Mccain Sucks

    to your application packet. One way is to submit outstanding letters of reference. However, while you can choose your letter writers, you have no control over what they actually say about you, or how persuasively they say it. Happily, the remaining way to add impact to your application is completely...

  43. This I Believe of Malcom X. Essay

    Someone with a high education they attend college, university or take part in further studies after high school. But they are shouldn’t be going to school just to get their degrees. They should be going to become more educated, so that they can make educated decisions in their lives. Schools need to change...

  44. Avoiding Rough College Competition by Avoiding Rough Ivy Leagues

    College Competition by Avoiding Rough Ivy Leagues The application process of college was rather easygoing for the Baby Boom generation, born after World War II. The baby boomers who sought to attend a four-year college usually planned to go to a school within their state; many considered a college across...

  45. River’s Article Essay Assignment

    behavior the more we have feelings of consistency, honesty, association, and comfort. Rodriguez 2 Of the seven arguments Rivers describes in his essay. The one that I feel I can relate to the most is the first one. He says “Our actions and society’s reaction to them become a significant part of our...

  46. Connected Vocational and Academic Tracks in the U.S. School System - a Way to More Equal Opportunities in School?

    the U.S. school system – a way to more equal opportunities in schools? The U.S. school system defines the future of its students by placing them into certain tracks during high school. Mike Rose complains in his essay, "I just wanna be average", that the vocational track in the high school is a "dead...

  47. School Subjects

    get everything done that I need to so I can graduate, I have had a couple of bumps along the way but I kept pushing through. I have been focused on school 100%, sometimes I wish I wasn’t but I’m glad now that I was so focused. I have been working extra hard in Global because I have to pass the...

  48. Biographical Essay

    BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY I am a Chinese girl born in the year 1988. There are ten person in my family-my father, my mother, two sisters, three brother and myself. My parents always tell me the importance of a good education and future plans are being made to see me through in my university education. My...

  49. Personal Essay

    Personal Essay “Student Name” College 100 “Name of College” “Name of Instructor” Personal Essay As a student attending school, it is important to know that there are many different learning styles. Knowing and understanding these learning styles can benefit the student throughout...

  50. Pros of School Uniforms

    Pros of School Uniforms All schools should require students to wear a school uniform because they are cheaper for parents than street clothes, they limit distractions, and they help to prevent violence. Firstly, school uniforms are cheaper than street clothes. A typical school uniform...

  51. Narrative Essay

     Week Two: Narration Essay Revision Daniel Petry Keiser University Narrative Essay It was a warm summer day in south Louisiana, the smell of fresh cut grass was in the air. It’s my first game playing pitcher in our summer baseball league. I have never been so nervous in my life...

  52. Fahrenheit 451 Essay

    Fahrenheit 451 Essay How fast does the pace of life go for you? The pace of life goes by very fast in my opinion. The main reasons of life going by so fast are school, having fun, and love. In my opinion these are the main reasons because so many teenagers get caught up in these situations and to...

  53. Narrative Essays

    E-structor Response Form (Your marked-up essay is below this form.) HOW THIS WORKS: Your e-structor has written overview comments about your essay in the form below. Your e-structor has also embedded comments [in bold and in brackets] throughout your essay. Thank you for choosing Smarthinking's OWL;...

  54. What problems do teenagers with Asperger’s syndrome face to achieve success in school and how can they be helped?

    What problems do teenagers with Asperger’s syndrome face to achieve success in school and how can they be helped? Introduction In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be different. For example if you have Asperger’s. But Asperger’s...

  55. Why Is It Important to Study Language Arts in High School?

    important to continue studying language arts in high school. First and foremost, in my opinion, is simply to develop one’s ability to communicate clearly. We are taught, very basically, how to communicate throughout elementary and junior high school; by definition (dictionary.reference.com), communication...

  56. Sample x

    Leader Educators debate extending high school to five years because of increasing demands on students from employers and colleges to participate in extracurricular activities and community service in addition to having high grades. Some educators support extending high school to five years because they think...

  57. Sex Education in Schools. Term Paper

    Sex Education in Schools Should sex education be taught in schools? There had been many debates over this. They say that sex education only destroys the morality of people because they think that sex education teaches students about how sexual intercourse is done. Although sex education lowers the morality...

  58. Essay

    Question: Why are you interested in a particular university? Every high school graduate has to plan their future like where and which major he/she is going to study. Some students join local university for further studies. However, these days, the percentage of students studying abroad has increased...

  59. Dialogue Essay

    different stories of experiences that have happened in his life. I have never really been able to make a connection with an author before, until I read an essay from this book called “The Women’s Open.” Sedaris’ way of writing is very unique. He begins most of these stories with a short passage that ends...

  60. How to Write an Essay

    How to Write the Standard 5 Paragraph Essay A Girl Who No Longer Exists Wed October 22nd, 2008 Many people, teachers and students alike, loathe the five paragraph essay. They call it constraining because it's too formulaic or they complain that it requires too narrow a line of thinking. I'm not saying...