Arizona State University-Tempe Top Questions

What should every freshman at Arizona State University-Tempe know before they start?

Shawn

I have been diligent and privileged in my pursuit of medical science as a career goal because I am convinced that it presents me the great opportunity to live a fulfilling and rewarding life dedicated to aid my fellow human beings. This is perhaps an inner motive that persuades me forward to increase my academic knowledge. Once I realized what goal I wanted to pursue in life, I worked hard to succeed. One school of thought states that academic education is the foundation of all professions. Thus, I have begun to cultivating my chosen path by taking undergraduate course works. It was not easy to be a full time student and simultaneously the head of household with the responsibilities those positions entail. Yet, I feel privileged to have been able to further my education and establish an essential scholastic foundation at Arizona State University. I believe that my education at this university enabled me to expand and excel my knowledge through academic experience, improving my critical thinking and investigative potentials, skills essential for excellence in clinical practice. And, I am eager to apply these learned lessons to wander off beyond the boundaries of what I have already learned.

michelle

College is a whole new planet compared to highschool. i've grown as a student and as a person. i've come in contact with many different people and learned of many different cultures. college allows more freedom then ever before, which helps you become more independent. from my college experience i have learned that people have come from all different backgounds which makes the world a wonderful diverse place. in one of my classes i met a man from south africa. He spoke little english but was in the united states to better himself and his family. he was in this country all by himself just so he could help others back home. his story truly showed me that everyone is different so don't judge them till you've listened to them for awhile. i've grown so much this past year from graduating high school with 108 people, to finishing up my two years a semester early and becoming a more independent diverse person. college has taught me that if you want to talk to someone you have to go first because everyone in the room feels as uncomfortable as you, so why not break the ice?

ashley

I have learned so much in my first year of college. Personally I love attending a community college because my classes are between 20 and 40 people, rather then 500 at a University. I have become much more responsible this year. In high school I procrastinated a lot but this year I know I cant do that. Failing a class is not an option. Even getting a C is unacceptable. I want to finish with mostly A's and some B's. I have learned how to manage my time better. Between school full-time and a part-time job, all my extra time is put towards studying.

Lisa

College showed me new possibilities, both in myself and for my life. It taught me how to appreciate diverse opinions and ideas and histories, how to cope with frustration, how to schedule my time and how to survive when I thought I'd never make it. I am well past average college age, but college showed me that I have potential, and that there is no age limit on learning and growing. College introduced me to new career choices I had never considered and introduced me to new friends I otherwise never would have met. College also introduced me to graduate school -- a place I thought I would never be. College gave me options when my job folded up due to the recession, and the incredible thinking and research going on here gives me hope, not only for my future, but for the future of this country and this world. College renewed my faith in myself, and hope in others. Attending college changed my life forever, and my horizons are limitless. College has shown me that my reach does indeed exceed my grasp...and this is delightful knowledge, indeed.

Vinicius

I will be getting a degree that is needed for me to accomplish my goals. I have also gotten high quality field experience, and cultivated relationships with people respected in their field.

Jessica

I have gotten many experiences out of college life. I have learned about how to go out into the unknown and be confident in making friends and connections. It has been a valued experience because I have been able to experience college life to the fullest with the classes and teachers and peers. I have been able to attend a school that fits with what I want to do in life and not just what everyone else is doing. I am able to be in a classroom full of people who are learning the same thing because they want to and not because they have to. My time here is more valuable because I have worked so hard to be here and to pay my way through. I have many experiences of support for what I'm doing and where I want to go and I have learned that I truly do love school and am even more excited now in extending my education and learning all I can in the time I am allowed.

Manuel

From my college experience, I have received a debt that cannot be valued in any currency. Although there are those few that have discouraged others from pursuing their dreams of infinite wisdom, it was the voices of the past that fill the shelves in the libraries that encouraged me to overlook those who only teach not for the sake of the student but for the paycheck. Aside from this great injustice, there were those who propelled my furthur investigation in the amelioration of man. To know that there are societies far from here where the common person treats another with dignity and respect, even though their education level is equivalent to that of primary schooling, is beyond love. It is because of this that I will leave and see the cultures that I have read about, and after my experiences, I will only return and apply the same sentiments to my community. Hence why I have decided to procure a career with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in order to help those who are humble enough to create and better our country because every person has "the unalienable Rights" which include "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Crystal

I have gain more knowledge. I believe that attending college is valuable because i gain more knowledge that i can you in the Human Services field.

Samantha

I had experiance so many things, and learned so many things. At my time here at Arizona State University I had many different instructors and they had their own personal way of teaching their own students enrolled in the class. I have many instructors who had impacted my schooling here at ASU, and I remember even though its been two semesters ago I have a distint memory of how they thought the class. Also I have many friends here that have very different opinions and reasons why they are in school. I learn also from my fellow students about life, school, and issues in the world today.

justin

I have received a tough college experience because I have not received any financial assitstance since I have been enrolled at Arizona State University. I have payed out of my own pocket to pay for school. This is valuable because it shows what hard work will do to you career wise.