Wanting to know what the advantages and disadvantages are of going to college and being comissioned?
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Advantage, your an officer, and thus your not the grunt running into enemy machine gun nests, You get paid more, and there are a ton of opprotunities to advance. Not to mention your marketability when you get out of the service. \nDisadvantage, well, you are the guy who sends other men off to die sometimes. There are hard calls to make, and you gotta make 'em. You have to set the example for others to follow. Lot of weight for a guy or girl in their 20's to carry. The training is hard, the hours are long, and there isn't any thanks or glory. \n My opinion?  Do it.
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Living on campus has its own advantages and conveniences such as don't have to commute too far away, easy access to the college's library and facilities, etc., and can easily get back to apartment within minutes. But I do believe its disadvantages are that it's more costly and you do have to share your apartment with others as well. And it can be nosier due to the campus' crowds on the weekends esp. on a Friday night.\nLiving off campus will allow you to choose your type of apartment and the cost as well, and to get away from the college and crowd as much as possible. It's less stressful, but it allows you to concentrate better in a quiet neighbourhood as well. But the main disadvantage is the distance of commutation which can take up to an hour to get to the campus.
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There's not as much of the everyone knows each other and gossips on each other in college.  You either see people pass by all the time and not befriend them, or become friends with them.  Less drama.\n\nYou're treated more like adults.  If you skip class, you lose money on the class you paid not, not get detention.  Your own loss.  You set up your schedule however you want.  If you're a morning person, you can try to pick the earlier classes, vice versa.  The college environment is unique, people are always around, always an opportunity to meet someone from morning to night.  If you're living on campus, you get the independence away from home feeling that you don't get at high school.
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It depends on where you're going and what the living arrangements will look like, but most dorm rooms really benefit from the following:\n1) Minifridge. Don't get one without consulting your roommate, though. Also, check your dorm policy (most will allow them, but be sure) and the outlet situation--most dorms were built when people plugged in a lamp or two, not a computer, microwave, stereo... Also, be aware that desperate students typically sell these CHEAP ($10!) at the end of the year. Might be worth a check on Craigslist or through the college newspaper.\n2) Rolls of quarters. You will need these for about eight million things, including laundry, copying, and vending. No one ever thinks of this, but it's still one of the most useful things to bring.\n3) A small-to-medium whiteboard, maybe with a calendar on it, maybe not. This can keep you organized, which is essential. A small one can be hung on your door for your friends to leave you messages--you'll be glad you have it.\n4) Any kind of compact storage solution--milk crates; wall-hanging things to put shoes in; compact but roomy stacking plastic cubes--is probably going to be worth its weight in gold no matter what the situation.  Go to a container store and look around.\n5) A complete shower caddy.\n6)A rolling bag for overnights or weekend road trips.\n7) A file cabinet. Much more useful than you might think--keep all your work organized and accessible through four years of college, which pays off when it's recommendations time as a senior. You can also show work samples to prospective employers, which puts you immediately ahead of the game.\n8) A big plastic pitcher. You don't even have to put beer in it ;) This was probably the single most useful thing when I went to college. Save money by making your own iced tea or lemonade or Crystal Light. Or just keep it full of cold water.\n9) High-quality, very absorbent towels are worth a splurge. So are high-quality sheets, especially flannel or denim (they need less laundering). So is a comfortable robe or other loungewear.\n\nPots, pans, hot plates, microwaves, and so on may be much less useful than you think. Keeping them clean can be a hassle; it's also likely that people will borrow them and not bring them back, clean or not. Most dorms frown on them too.\n\nThe best thing to keep in mind is that you are *not* trying to recreate home in the dorm room. Instead, you are trying to live as well as you can with as few things as possible. This will make things so much easier for you. The one mistake I see new students make is to bring everything but the kitchen sink with them. There's seldom enough room, and negotiating all this with a stranger can get things off on the wrong foot. Besides, chances are you're going to meet someone who brought a DVD player or Xbox or (insert gadget you thought of here). Go light and have room to grow, is my suggestion.  Good luck!
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The second-level classes that you tend to take in Junior and Serior year are harder and more specialized. Unless you took all the requirements already and all you have left are the joke electives. But the advantage is that you won't be having to take all those general-education classes like physics, so if business is easier for you, you might find it easier.\n\nI think people coming from community college are at a disadvantage because community colleges usually (***but not always; there are exceptions***) have a lower quality of teaching. They may be slightly behind the university students.
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Benefits for students would be learning higher level material and being tested on it.  Also, they can sometimes get college credit so that they don't have to take the same class in college.  Most of the time, the high school AP is much easier than the college class.\n\nTeachers actually have to teach instead of just slacking off because their students will fail the AP miserably if they don't teach well.  For this reason, many not-so-great teachers try to avoid teaching AP classes.\n\nSchools would get a better feel for how well the students might actually do for college material.
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There are plenty of pros and cons. Here's a few of the cons:\n\n- Studies have been inconclusive to its academic benefits.\n- Students are going to forget information whether they are out of school for three weeks or 10. Therefore, teachers will be performing four beginning of the year reviews instead of just one.\n- Summer programs such as youth camps suffer.\n- Student summer employment will be virtually impossible.\n- Many schools are older and do not have air conditioning. Those that do will face higher electricity expenses due to summer use.\n- Band and other extracurricular programs could be hurt because of problems scheduling out of school practices and competitions.\n- If the entire school district does not go year round, parents could have students at different schools on different schedules.\n- With multi-tracking, parents could have students at the same school on different schedules. \n- Student and teacher burnout\n- Impact on tourism
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Advantage- smaller classes more attenchion for each child.  I was identified as gifted LD while in private school if I had never gone to private school I would have never been identified till collage.  \nSometimes priveschools are less deversified but if you look for a diverse school that is not an issue.\n\ndisadvantage - costs but many times scholarships are avalable epesially if they are trying to be a more diverse school.
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I presume you mean that you are taking the prerequisites\nwhile still in High School, right?\n\nThe advantage to taking them in High School is that you\ncan avoid having to take them (and *pay* for them) when\nin college.  By putting them off, you might delay your\ncollege graduation (ie. have to take an extra semester\nor even year to get your degree).
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A state university will get you a four year degree, which will open up better job opportunities.  There also tends to be a richer campus environment.\n\nA community college is better if you want to save some money while getting your general electives done, or if you just don't feel ready for college yet (socially or academic skills).
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How much longer is the commute? Would it be burdensome? Are you social and would you make new friends?\n\nI think you should stay at the school. You have your teachers there still, and your records. You want to be able to transition to college well, so think about where you can take the best classes and most easily process your transcripts. You need teacher recommendations. Just make a list of the pros and cons and go with whichever seems best.
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pros- work at your own pace\ncons- hard to get handson experience, can't hear the lectures, ask professors in person
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If you just begin to college : waste of money\nIf you financially-able and already half-way or almost finished the college : waste of time\nIf you almost finished the college : waste of time and money\n\nIf you never go to college at all : no comment, it's not like finishing the college will get you a good job or nice income after all.
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students should be able to express a preference for in their school selection.\nit saves money- no wasted application fees.\nit gives other students a better chance.  colleges don't have to waste spots on people for whom the college is a safety.\nit spreads out the receipt of applications and gives the schools more time to consider the whole body.\nit's less stressful for students when they know that they're already in somewhere before they apply everywhere else.
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You added two items after your question, but one thing to remember is that tuition, room & board, etc. are NOT just expensive cover charges to an ongoing party interrupted by an occasional class. Yes, it may be a good thing to have fun and unwind once in awhile, but you're also young enough (I'm assuming) to get through the physical rigors of college and still come out with your health relatively intact.\n\nGoing to college takes a real time and effort commitment. Your primary reason for being there should be to get that degree, not to socialize, so go to class and do your homework first. But socializing is also important because you'll need to "network" in order to help secure that job so you can pay those loans, and so you can have someone to lean on or support through trying courses.\n\nFind a major that you like, but find a way you can use it out in the real world, too. Money doesn't buy happiness, but it's great for whittling down the number of concerns you'll have.\n\nIf you have a class with a lot of terminology, make notecards/flashcards for yourself - put the term on one side and the definition or concept on the other side, and quiz yourself.
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Unable to afford College on your own.\nScholar achievements.\nCommitment to complete your education.\ninternship and employment opportunities.\nNetworking opportunities with partner representatives.
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College is hard to get used to sometimes because it's so overwhelming, but it's nice because you get to CHOOSE what classes you take and what times.  Also, it's a chance to start over and become who you want to be without the influence of petty high school cliques.