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I have gotten lots of good experiences out of my time at college, so far. I made lots of friends in the dorms freshman year. These friends have been great because we are all here for the same reason, to further our education and get a degree in a field that interests us. I have also learned many things from the general education classes that i have taken. Those classes werent just to fill the seats in the intro level classes, they were to open our minds to all sorts of different topics that are relevent to us. These classes might not have been the hardest but they were very enjoyable. I have also learned how to balance my work load from class and my social time. Its important to handle both of these equally, you cant be having fun all the time and you cant always have your nose in a book. But to sum it all up i have gotten the world out of my college experience, and i am a little bit sad that iit is going to come to an end this next year. At least i will be graduating on time!

I have learned a lot since I went to univeristy four months ago. I started to have a sense of accomplishment that I haven't felt from anything else that I have done. College teaches me many things and I can use the skills learned to volunteer and to help others. Then I learnt and knew that I can take care of myself and be on my own during college, because my family could not help me much since they live afar from me. I have more confident. Student loans were worth it and have since paid them off as planned. I also have friendships and great memories with my new friends. However, the greatest benefit was the completion of a long term plan. It is very valuable to attend collenge because it will give you a good degree, which can help me to get a very good job with good pay. Then i will have some admiration from others, since i have tried my best to get that. Realizing because of college that there are a lot of things I can accomplish if I want to.

Being in college is not just "going to school", but a great opportunity for me to achieve something far more greater than any person in my family. My parent’s emigrated from Haiti to give me and my siblings a better life because in Haiti only the middle class have the finances to attend high school and college is out the question if you are not rich. I have always stridden to do my best in school and make parents feel like "the sacrifices we made for our children were well worth it". I graduated high school with honors and decided that just graduating high was not the end of the road for me. I have gotten so much out of my college experience that words cannot explain. I have learned time management, independence, self-discipline, and the true meaning of applying myself. The most valuable thing about attending college is the fact that I have the opportunity and that so many children, from the third world countries to the United States, can only dream about. God has truly blessed me by allowing my parents to leave the poverty of Haiti and enter this “great land of opportunity”.

The amount of time I have spent in college so far has shown me how important it is to put myself in situations I wouldn't normally put myself in. What I mean by that is, I am the type of person who is shy and I do not put much effort into making new friends. So instead of just sitting quietly to myself during classes, I daringly started up conversations with my classmates next to me, as awkward as they were, and finaly made a few friends. These friends I know I will have throughout my entire college experience and am grateful for that! Attending Central Washington University will be extremely valuable to me because by the time I leave; I will know how to run a successful business of my own. I like to think of school as an investment; I am going to receive more valuable information here at Central Washington University than I would if I were to work my way up from the bottom at any sort of business.

Going to school I am gaining helpful skills, I learned how living somewhere new is not so bad, and I am also making my dreams of becoming a D.E.A officer more reachable. I struggled my first week of college writing. I had to studying very hard. So I began asking my professor after class about what I could do to better my English skills. After conversations and support from her, I began to really understand the skills being taught. Now I have new writing skills I can always use. I also remember when I first moved to Ellensburg. Being the only child in my family, I was nervous to move out. I never lived anywhere without my parents, but with this great college experience, I learned how it’s not so bad living somewhere new! Now I can’t wait to have my own home somewhere. My dream career is to become part of the D.E.A. Before coming to school the career seemed so far away, but now learning new materials that give me the skills necessary and a chance to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Law and Justice my goal seems much closer.

I learned at a young age that people can take away anything, including one's life, but they will never be able to deprive you of your knowledge. Although I acknowledge that my grades have not always reflected my feelings towards education and learning, I do have a growing addiction for learning new things and being able to apply those learned tools to every day situations. The value of attending college is no different than attending grade school; every opportunity you have to attend an instutition that teaches you lessons that reach further than the surface of simple biology or mathematics is something you should value highly. The problem many endure when wanting to surpass High School is the need for an abundant income that can be used to pay for needed classes in one's desired degree plan. No money value can be placed on the desire to learn. To avoid this misconception, we must reach out and attempt to grab every opportunity we are given. Only then will we see that college is more than taking classes to reach a higher salary. It's an experience of self discovery.

So far, my college experience has been an exciting growth progress. I have changed so much over the past year here and I love the person I am changing into. Attending Central as a student, has made me evolve into a woman who knows what she wants and strives to get where she needs to be. I enjoy attending classes and I love leaving a class feeling like I have learned something new. To be a great person in the future, I believe it is important to learn as much as you can and absorb so many different types of knowledge like a sponge because knowing a variety of things helps you make great choices in whatever career you decide to have. I feel like I arrived here a girl with a goal of doing something new, and am finishing my college experience a girl who knows exactly what she wants, with new friends that will last forever, and the confidence to push myself and know I will make it out the other side like a champion.

Besides the education I've gotten in my field, which has been completely unparalleled (I'm in primate behavior with a double major in psychology, and the on campus Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute provides experience with signing chimps from day one), I've been learning about other disciplines. I've also regained organizational and study skills I thougth I'd lost. I took a break after high school to try my hand at acting before deciding to attend college. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to learn anymore, as ridiculous as that may sound. But I've really discovered that I can give myself more credit than that, and take challenging courses like neuroanatomy and enjoy them. I'm glad I didn't go right after high school. I think as a slightly more mature and experienced adult, I really, truly appreciate the opportunity to learn.

College has encouraged me to challenge myself in ways I never would have before. Being here has made me more willing to take responsibility for myself, taught me effective time and money management, and has made me aware of what I want out of life. I will ready to enter the professional world and meet the challenges of working with dysfunctional families. Because I have attended college, I know the importance of networking, the value of being honest and dependable, and the responsibility of looking after myself. I am better equipped to plan my future around the skills I have developed since entering college. Beyond that, I can now see a sure future for myself, where before there was only a possibility. I know that I will be a contributing member of society within the next few years because I know I have the skills to do it.

I have found out that out of my college experience, not only that I have succeeded as an incoming freshman, I have also made very important connections for my future. It is very valuable to me to obtain good grades, and I can stress that you can never do bad with great Central Professors. I have had the most amazing experience of my life attending this campus. Staff is great, and help centers are always available for your support as a student. I have traveled around the world and never had I met great people, like who I have met here. I consider it so valuable that I have had the opportunity to meet me people that feel like I have known them since my childhood. It feels like they are my family, they are so welcoming. Central is the place where everyone will make a family out of their friends and develop true values of life like I have done.