The Reason Why Excelsior College Is My Choice English 101 Running head: THE REASON WHY EXCELSIOR 1 THE REASON WHY EXCELSIOR COLLEGE IS MY CHOICE 3 March 2, 2019 The Reason Why Excelsior College is my Choice Am I too old to go back to college? This is a question I have posed to myself and my family for almost a year while I researched colleges to attend. I knew I wanted to go back to school so that I could get an associate’s degree in nursing. I already went the vocational school route in order to gain my licensed practical nursing diploma and took my state boards to obtain my license so I need the associate’s degree in order to take the NYS Boards to obtain my registered nursing license. I have to have both hands-on nursing classes as well as regular classes such as English and Science along with a few others. I knew I really did not want to go to a regular school if it could be helped because I like the ability to be similar to your peers in an online environment as you really don’t know the ages of your classmates. It does not matter if they are young or old; they just want to do the same thing as you: learn. The search was on to either find an online school that had both types of classes I would need or to take my regular classes in an online setting and then transfer to a brick and mortar school to take my hands on classes. Well I narrowed my choice to Excelsior College because they had a nursing degree program but I was still not sure if I wanted to fully take all of my courses here. After researching further, I realized that I would not be able to obtain financial aid for my nursing degree if I took it solely through Excelsior. I did find a local school around me that would allow me to take just my hands-on classes through them. I would just need to make sure to take all the necessary regular classes first here at Excelsior. Well, I had made my decision on how I would proceed so I filled out the online application and paid my non-refundable application fee. I waited with baited breath to find out if I would be accepted or not because this is going to determine my immediate future and the future of my family. I breathed such a sigh of relief when I received the welcome email. After speaking with my admissions counselor and the registers office in great lengths, I realized I would have to matriculate into the liberal arts program in order to gain financial aid. I got a list of the courses I needed to take to be able to transfer into the local school and waited to hear back from my academic advisor who was still being assigned to me. After a telephone call with my academic advisor, it was determined that I was only allowed to take 9 credits for the Spring semester so I ended up taking this fifteen week English course, PSY 101, and PSY 235 in the Spring II section because I did not have any prior degree credits. The ability to learn quickly and have constant support from my family, my fellow classmates, an.

1. The Reason Why Excelsior College Is My Choice
English 101
Running head: THE REASON WHY EXCELSIOR 1
THE REASON WHY EXCELSIOR COLLEGE IS MY CHOICE
3
March 2, 2019
The Reason Why Excelsior College is my Choice
Am I too old to go back to college? This is a question I have
posed to myself and my family for almost a year while I
researched colleges to attend. I knew I wanted to go back to
school so that I could get an associate’s degree in nursing. I
already went the vocational school route in order to gain my
licensed practical nursing diploma and took my state boards to
obtain my license so I need the associate’s degree in order to
take the NYS Boards to obtain my registered nursing license.
I have to have both hands-on nursing classes as well as regular
classes such as English and Science along with a few others. I
knew I really did not want to go to a regular school if it could
be helped because I like the ability to be similar to your peers
in an online environment as you really don’t know the ages of
your classmates. It does not matter if they are young or old;
they just want to do the same thing as you: learn.
The search was on to either find an online school that had both
types of classes I would need or to take my regular classes in an
online setting and then transfer to a brick and mortar school to
take my hands on classes. Well I narrowed my choice to
Excelsior College because they had a nursing degree program
but I was still not sure if I wanted to fully take all of my
courses here. After researching further, I realized that I would
not be able to obtain financial aid for my nursing degree if I
took it solely through Excelsior. I did find a local school
around me that would allow me to take just my hands-on classes

2. through them. I would just need to make sure to take all the
necessary regular classes first here at Excelsior.
Well, I had made my decision on how I would proceed so I
filled out the online application and paid my non-refundable
application fee. I waited with baited breath to find out if I
would be accepted or not because this is going to determine my
immediate future and the future of my family. I breathed such a
sigh of relief when I received the welcome email. After
speaking with my admissions counselor and the registers office
in great lengths, I realized I would have to matriculate into the
liberal arts program in order to gain financial aid. I got a list
of the courses I needed to take to be able to transfer into the
local school and waited to hear back from my academic advisor
who was still being assigned to me.
After a telephone call with my academic advisor, it was
determined that I was only allowed to take 9 credits for the
Spring semester so I ended up taking this fifteen week English
course, PSY 101, and PSY 235 in the Spring II section because I
did not have any prior degree credits. The ability to learn
quickly and have constant support from my family, my fellow
classmates, and the staff here at Excelsior has made it
abundantly clear that I made the right decision. My academic
advisor has been so helpful and understanding as to why I only
want certain classes and I have already gotten my financial aid
all lined up for the summer semester as well as the course
approvals for both the summer and fall semester which is all
thanks to an amazing staff. I will be done with my courses here
at Excelsior and be able to transfer into my local school for the
hands on portion of my degree by the end of October but my
time here at Excelsior will never be forgotten. For any adult
who is interested into going back to school, the answer is no
that it is never too late to get your degree and I recommend you
do it here at Excelsior College.

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4. C A R E S Peer Review Feedback Form
Perhaps the most helpful tool in developing logical, readable
drafts is a peer review session. Peer
Review is effective for both the writer and the reviewer.
Depending on the writing assignment, adult
readers will review class content, as well as strengthen vital
writing and close reading skills. Writers
will recognize that good writing communicates effectively with
diverse readers.
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Note: The least helpful comment to receive from a peer
reviewer is "It looks good to me."
purpose, organization, development (support)
erns: sentence structure,
punctuation, word choice, spelling
spirit of helpfulness.
Writer: _________________________________ Reviewer:
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5. C
Congratulate
What does the writer do well in this assignment? (List one or
more aspects.) Also, please write the writer's main
claim or focus (thesis) according to what you have read. (It may
not be the last sentence of the first paragraph -
the traditional place for the thesis.)
A
Ask
clarifying
questions
What part(s) of the essay were a bit confusing? Why?
What specific suggestions (3 or fewer) do you have for revising
the unclear parts of this writing? *

6. R
Request
more
What would you like to know more about the topic that can
enhance the essay and that supports the thesis?
E
Evaluate
its value
What specific detail(s) do not work with the essay (e.g. doesn’t
support the thesis) or can be moved within the
essay?
S
Summarize
Overall, what new information have you learned or how are you
thinking differently after this reading

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paragraph
evidence, needs more writer's commentary)
structure
ntified
Writer: Reviewer: What does the writer do well in this
assignment List one or more aspects Also please write the
writers main claim or focus thesis according to what you have
read It may not be the last sentence of the first paragraph the
traditional place for the thesis: What parts of the essay were a

8. bit confusing Why What specific suggestions 3 or fewer do you
have for revising the unclear parts of this writing: What would
you like to know more about the topic that can enhance the
essay and that supports the thesis: What specific details do not
work with the essay eg doesnt support the thesis or can be
moved within the essay: Overall what new information have you
learned or how are you thinking differently after this reading:
What part(s) of the essay were a bit confusing? Why?: