Brigham Young University-Hawaii Top Questions

My experiences during college will follow me throughout my life. “Enter to learn, go forth to serve” is a quote that can be found before entering campus here. I believe, while attending college, I have learned many of the necessities needed to actively serve in the community. I believe the diversity found here at Brigham Young University of Hawaii is unique and is what will drives students like myself to both serve one another and, use education to prevent war and finally sustain world peace.

To try your hardest no matter what you do, and you'll succeed!

I have learnt so much about my field of study in Finance. My college experience has indeed prepared me for my future empoyment endavors. Not only that, i have made many friends who are not of my nationality enabling me to be comfortable around other people.

I have been to a university way back home in the Philippines but the Brigham Young University-Hawaii is the best. Here I have friends from 70 different places in the world and we are all in one faith. We are able to learn about the Polynesian Culture very well and studying here is just a very wonderful privilage. These school have a very high standard, standard based on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This is indeed a very good international school,Asians, Polynesians, Americans, Africans are all here and each and everyone receives the same treatment. We have different cultures, beliefs and ways of life but Brigham Young University Hawaii unites the students from ALL OVER THE WORLD. We are all here to go forth and serve, we are one.

I have been attending Los Medanos College for a few years now. I initially started going part time to complete my prereq's needed to apply for the nursing program while still working. Since it is a community college, it is much cheaper than a university. Los Medanos is a great school. They have just finished building a new library and new math and science buildings, which all look beautiful. I have had a wonderful college experience here. All of my teachers have been great and really help you to learn. I am currently in the nursing program now with an expected graudation date of May 2012. I plan to go to a University after I graduate to get my Bachelors degree. I feel I have made the right decision going to a community college first. Going to college has been valuable because it will help me in the future to complete my dreams of becoming a registered nurse.

Attending college has been a very challenging yet rewarding experience. There were times when I was first starting out where I wondered if it was worth it. I am a full time student, and am also working about 35 hours a week. The balance of earning enough money to attend and going full time has been difficult. It was during these stressful times that I really grew as a person. I have managed to keep my grades high and benefit from my courses. School helps me to feel involved and gives my life more purpose. I feel more complete as a person and as a member of the community. While I still have a year or so to go, I can already see how much my character has developed from my hard work, dedication, and the sacrifices I have made to attend college. The conclusion I have come to is that Yes!, it is worth it. I would never give up the feeling of self worth and accomplishment that I have gained from my schooling. It is this feeling that has added to my desire to become a teacher and instill a love for learning in my own students.

Before college started, I thought I knew myself. I thought I found my identity after four years of a somewhat hectic emotional roller coaster. But after my first semester, I realized I didn't know myself as well as I thought. I had lost part of who I was somewhere in high school, and I never bothered to take it back until now. Brigham Young University-Hawai'i gave me the chance to find myself and be myself through the programs, events and student diversity it offers. It has also provided me with the opportunity to be more open about my religious beliefs and develop my relationship with God. Brigham Young University-Hawai'i helped me re-organize my life and realize my true identity and infinite value. I can confidently say I am a daughter of God, and I'm happy.

I feel grateful that i have the opportunity to study in BYUH. I have progresses mainly in academic and social areas. My school has a religion background and most of the teachers in my school are the members of a church. The teachers not just teach their students, they love their students. The careness I feel from them encourage me to work hard on my school works and be more serious in what i am learning. My school have many tutors in different academic areas. As a second language learner, i benefit a lots from my English tutors. They help me discovering my weaknesses and guiding me to keep improving. They help me build more confient to speak English with native speakers. My school have students come from all around the world. I learnt how to communicate with people in different cultural background. It really help me get used to work with different people in my future career. My school is not big and don't have many students. I have more chance to meet others and be a close friend with them. It is so valuable to attend my school because of the unique experience students can get here.

My college experience so far has been rewarding in many ways. The relationships developed during this time are remarkably lasting ones. I met my husband at college and many other friendships grew from the time spent there. College life is amazing in the way it develops self-esteem. Succeeding socially and academically is such a fulfilling experience. The value of achieving an education is priceless; one cannot put a price tag on the personal value having a degree offers. It generates self-worth that penetrates into all areas of adult life. Confidence and success stem from it. The single most important thing a woman can do for herself is obtain it. Personal growth and a sense of independence begin here.

The value I’ve found in attending Brigham Young University of Hawaii is one of balancing my life and finding what’s most important. BYUH is laced with strong values and encourages learning everything you can while making priorities on what’s most important in life. I've learned how to build a strong family with honest values and morals. The education I've received here has shown me how to be successful in life, support and build a healthy family, give back to the community, and be a faithful husband and father. It's valuable to come to BYUH because you're able to study and focus, but also balance your life with recreation and enjoying the beauties all around. You learn that school isn’t everything, but it’s important. You learn it’s more important to be a good person then get good grades and it’s more valuable to build relationships then to step on people to the top. Those who come will feel a confidence and peace that their life is heading the right direction because they know they are becoming a better person, and not just getting better grades.