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The College Student Experience


Monica Valdes
University of Texas in El Paso
Professor Castillo
English 1302: RWS

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College Students

The subject of admission to college has always been an issue both to the students and
the community involved. It has been in many times regarded as unfair, stressful and
rewarding the wrong values. The document published by Kate Zernike of In Shifting Era of
Admissions, Colleges Sweat states that the anxiety however, is not only for the students
from high schools waiting to join colleges, but also to the colleges that are planning to enroll
these students. Whereas the students are worried whether they meet the required
qualifications to the colleges they want to be admitted to and whether their lack of not being
up to the standards will fall within the admission team, the institutions are also worried if
they will get the ideal number that they require with the specific students that they anticipate
to join them (Mamlet & VanDeVelde, 2011).
Audience and Purpose
Typically, the institutions are using current models in statistics to predict the number
of students, who will possibly join them. However, with the constant multiplying global
population and the changes that have occurred, its not limiting the economy, and the
institutions are proving to show little to no faith in the statistical models. (Mamlet &
VanDeVelde, 2011). Following the evidences in the ongoing society, the report by Kate
indicate that various institutions are trying to put up different methods such as tests and after
high school experience to assist in the admission process. Many students are afraid of
entering that college experience for the reason that they dont feel ready for such high
standards of pressure. That pressure of becoming a college student for some it could mean
nothing but, for others it is everything, such as understanding the class work and the material
given while getting to know the institution and trying to figure out what your major could be.
Institutions in North Carolina, such as the Wake Forest has forged a method of using the
webcam interviews in assessing their potential students while other campuses are also

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examining the essays written more closely to determine their academic capabilities and
thinking abilities. (Zernike, Kate 2009)
The article addresses the massive college institutions that are currently admitting their
students, with preference to the students and their parents who are also key players in this. It
is beyond no doubt that the document is addressing the figurative part of the world and not
just literal view. In as much as some of the issues that the admitting institutions put into
consideration may be quite petty, they assist in the long run. Colleges will always want to dig
deep into the past experience of the student that they are planning to admit such as the history
of the high school that they attended, their scores, recommendations, and the strengths of
their grades in the past and not limited to their financial aids. Predictably, such issues might
not be of extreme importance, though they may be necessary in the long run. An Harvard
expert states that it might sound so complicated, but it works.
Ethos
Some officials taking part in the admission processes argue that applications are not
very high because the applicants who are cost-conscious of paying for tuition, books, and
loans make the choice with a lot of eagerness for those same reasons. Whereas the public
institutions are choosing to reduce the number of their admissions in the next round up to end
up with freshmen class that is economically diverse, the private bodies are focusing on
maximizing the number of enrollments. They are putting more value on the figure that they
are expecting than the quality of service that they are planning to deliver. The main objective
of the document is to pass information to both the enrolling institutions and the students to
focus on the right procedure when it comes to admitting their new students. The normal
process for admissions which is to present yourself with all the paperwork and do an exam to
see your academic levels and then pay for school, has been judged over some time but it is a
process that is workable to the institutions.

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Pathos

Another article, Real Compassion in College Admission written by Steve Cohen


discusses much concerning the admission to college and some of the challenges associated
with this so-called stressful process. It gives an example of a report released by Harvard,
Turning the Tide, where the groups at Harvard suggested that the potential freshmen take
some advanced placement courses before they join their respective campuses and that
colleges should make some educational units optional for students so that they have plenty of
time for taking part in the real community service activity. According to the 2008 IEEE
Frontiers in Education Conference, the students must take some after course assessment by
the end of this community experiences so that they can demonstrate to what they have
learned in written essays to establish their potentials for the purpose of admission. Their
application essays should therefore be attached with the recommendation report showing the
capacities of the students during this period of community practice.
Logos
On the other hand, the team in Harvard is encouraging for the minimizing of
academic pressures that are put on the students who are planning to join their freshmen
classes. They repeat that it is of no need pressuring the kids with the admission process tests,
which in most cases causes a lot of anxiety among the high school students, particularly to
the low social class students. However, the team is also for the idea that the students do well
in their academic fields. They fairly state in their report that even as institutions sample the
admission applications, they will always support the performance in academics even if other
aspects are also supposed to be put into consideration. Poorer schools, more so at the district
level will have disadvantages their students owing to the fact that they offer fewer options in
A.P, consequently this will lead to unhealthy competitions with the students from the other
institutions that provide higher level A.P (Sternberg, 2010).

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Structure and Delivery

Just like in the past article, this article published by Steve Cohen mainly addresses the
institution bodies responsible for the admission process, though it does not limit its audience
to the students in this particular context. In as much as it supports the run down of the
academic assessments based on the A.P options, which those are higher level classes given to
those students who want to achieve more credit hours, and challenge themselves to a higher
level of education, and it also gives credit to excellence in academics as a weapon to relieve
in the admission process (Sternberg, 2010). While showing its support to diversity in social
classes that people live in, the team suggests that the only way of reducing stress and
madness in freshmen admissions is by bringing down the college cost to give a better
opportunity and a safer environment for competition among the students. The communities
depend on what they hear on campaign trails and think that that would work for their children
and this report restates that that may not be possible soon.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the two genres address the challenges in the admission patterns with
some of the possible interpositions if at all the concept of equality in college admission was
to be achieved. They sum up the possible approaches that both the students and the
institutions could use. The Harvard report according to Steve has noble goals, with the main
theme of promoting community service, making the admission process less stressful as well
as leveling the field of admissions.

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References
2008 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. (October 01, 2008). Index subject.
101-224
Mamlet, R., & VanDeVelde, C. (2011). College admission: From application to
acceptance, step by step. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Sternberg, R. J. (2010). College admissions for the 21st century. Cambridge, Mass:
Harvard University Press.
Zernike, Kate. N.P, (2009). "Colleges Struggle To Figure Out Who Will Say Yes"
New York Times.

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