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I have gotten a very good start on my four year plan towards my Biology-Zoology major. I have had the chance to meet my fellow suitemates in the dorm and spend time getting to know them. I have received the college experience that I never would have if I had stayed living at home and drove to school everyday. I have learned how to study effectively, when to say No to an activity on campus, how to live the 'college lifestyle' and succeed in everything I have done so far. I am receiving an education that will help me in my future, and lead me towards my dream of becoming a successful Biologist in the Zoology field. I have also learned to take advantage of the people that stop by the Honors College (my dorm building) and learn valuable information or get help on a subject. I have learned how to contact advisors when I'm struggling with future planning and also fellow students that have experience in my major. Last, and most importantly, I have learned responsibility for my grades, for my life, and for my future. I owe that to college.

As a senior transfer student, I've been able to experience many different schools (traditional as well as non-traditional), and I believe it has been of value in many different ways. Number one, it has provided me with academic success and progress - definitely the biggest priority! Number two, it has allowed me to interact with a vast array of people; people from different races, cultures, social statuses, etc., which without school I most likely would have never worked with or even met. Lastly, I have been lucky enough to experience the "new-student-who-is-single" side of college (fraternity/sorority parties, etc.) as well as the "hard-core-academic-student-who-is-married-with-a-family" side (study groups, tutoring, etc.); both sides have given me experiences that I will never forget!

my college experience has brought me a life time of friendship and love. i have met so many amazing individuals while attending and i have also met the love of my life. i will always remember college. the athletics here have taught me many valuable life lessons and made me a better man. i wouldn't change anything i have done or the school i go to. it's perfect.

I've gotten a lot of frustration from this school due to the lack of art classes, afterall I am an art major and I still have not taken the required classes for my major. But despite all that I think that BSU is a wonderful college for those who are business and economics majors and that if they want a college experience they'll definitely get that here at Boise State.

As a daughter of an immigrant, who knew little of the rigors and constant demands of college, I had no guidance and was left on my own to determine my fate. I thought I was stuck. I returned to BSU in 2007 determined to make it at any cost. A year later in the spring of 2008 I joined the McNair Scholars Program on the recommendation of my Sociology professor, who saw my potential as a scholar. I was accepted and embarked upon 3 semesters of intensive preparatory work for graduate studies. I deferred my graduation, was granted a $2800 fellowship to carry out summer research, and worked closely with faculty mentor Dr. Bob McCarl of the Sociology Department. Today, thanks for my determined spirit, and my vigilant professors, I write to you as a graduate student from the same institution which gave me the tools, and the chance to succeed.

I was the President of the Spanish club at Boise State University and I found out that a lot of American student want to learn my language, I felt proud of hear them trying to speak Spanish. My way of viewing the American culture change I always thought that Americans will never accept immigrants because they believe we came to steal their jobs. Is good to know that the new generations do not see immigrants as enemies, but as friends. I was so happy to know that they care about my culture and that not all of them are racist. Now that I am not the president of the Spanish club I decide to create a new club a Spanish and English conversation club. It is different of the Spanish club. In this club we have more fun we play to be actors. We do scenarios of real life experience per example last week meeting was about a employee that always gets late to work and the manager need it to talk to him to explain him the company procedures, but this employee does not speak English so the manager has to explain in Spanish, and we change roles.

What have I taken away from college you ask? Well, I would have to say a lot of things. To start off with, I took a semester long speech class where you had to speak in front of other people (keep in mind I work at Wal-Mart), but during this class I increased my professional attentiveness when speaking with customers; and my palms no longer sweat when I get into a long discussion with a customer. The second thing I enjoyed was working with classmates on week long projects to build a semi-professional outlook for working with other employees on the job. The last item I enjoyed from attending college was constructive criticism from my instructors to better myself, and my talents. Sincerely, Jared Gingerich

Being able to finish my double major in General Business and Human Resources has allowed me to know I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. I have always wanted to help others and I look forward to taking what I have learned in my education so far and applying to my future studies as I get ready to work on my Master's degree in Occupational Therapy which will allow me to help others learn to become more independent, active, healthy and have a higher quality of life. I feel for the first time in my life I am in a great position to achieve my dreams and help others on their path as they discover their dreams and accomplish their goals.

My college experience has given me the ability to get to know myself and how far I can push myself. I've learned how to manage my time to get my homework done, even after working 30 hours a week and taking care of myself and my responsibilities. I've been presented with my strengths and my weaknesses and an array of supporters who are willing to help me improve. I haven't had a lot of college time to experience, but if I continue to grow as a person as I have been, I think that the value is immeasurable.

I've gotten to educate myself inlife as how we function in society. The world cant evolve if we as people dont contribute to being a prductive person in society. education is the key to our future and well being of our country.