Language points 5 I see four kinds of pressure wor king on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, and self-induced pressure. It's easy to look around for bad guys- to blame the colleges for charging too much money, the professors for assigning too much work, the parents for pushing their children too far, the students for driving themselves too hard. but there are no bad guys, only victims
5 I see four kinds of pressure working on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, and self-induced pressure. It’s easy to look around for bad guys — to blame the colleges for charging too much money, the professors for assigning too much work, the parents for pushing their children too far, the students for driving themselves too hard. But there are no bad guys, only victims. Language Points
Language points 6 Today it is not unusual for a student, even one who works part time at college and full time during the summer, to have accumulated $5,000 in loans after four years loans that the student must start to repay within one year after graduation(and incidentally, not all these loans are low-interest, as many non-students believe) Encouraged at the commencement ceremony to go forth into the world, students are already behind as they go forth. How can they
6 Today it is not unusual for a student, even one who works part time at college and full time during the summer, to have accumulated $5,000 in loans after four years — loans that the student must start to repay within one year after graduation (and incidentally, not all these loans are low-interest, as many non-students believe). Encouraged at the commencement ceremony to go forth into the world, students are already behind as they go forth. How can they Language Points
Language points not feel under pressure throughout college to prepare for this day of reckoning? Women at Yale are under even more pressure than men to justify their expensive education to themselves, their parents, and society For although they leave college superbly equipped to bring fresh leadership to traditionally male jobs, society hasnt yet caught up with this fact
not feel under pressure throughout college to prepare for this day of reckoning? Women at Yale are under even more pressure than men to justify their expensive education to themselves, their parents, and society. For although they leave college superbly equipped to bring fresh leadership to traditionally male jobs, society hasn’t yet caught up with this fact. Language Points
Language points 7 Along with economic pressure goes parental pressure. Inevitably, the two are deeply intertwined I see students taking premedical courses with joyless determination. They go off to their labs as if they were going to the dentist. It saddens me because i know them in other corners of their life as cheerful people
7 Along with economic pressure goes parental pressure. Inevitably, the two are deeply intertwined. I see students taking premedical courses with joyless determination. They go off to their labs as if they were going to the dentist. It saddens me because I know them in other corners of their life as cheerful people. Language Points
Language points 8 "Do you want to go to medical school? "I ask them 9“ I guess so,” they say, without conviction,or,“Not really. 10“ Then why are you going?” 11 "My parents want me to be a doctor. Theyre paying all this money and
8 “Do you want to go to medical school?” I ask them. 9 “I guess so,” they say, without conviction, or, “Not really.” 10 “Then why are you going?” 11 “My parents want me to be a doctor. They’re paying all this money and …” Language Points