Christopher Newport University Top Questions

I have learned how to be more open to people and much more independent. College gives people such a unique experince that it's so important for people to attend. Not only are you getting an education, but it helps people develop socially and emotionally. This is the perfect time for mistakes and figuring out who you are without major consequences, like in the "real" world.

My University Attending Christopher Newport was one of the best choices I have ever made. At first I was super homesick but then my hall mates, my RA and the school itself made me feel more welcomed each and every day. Being in college has helped me become a better student academically and personally. I learned to manage my time so that I could get my work done on time, be active around campus and have my own personal free time. In high school, it was much easier to get everything done because your teachers where on you all the time and you had a routine going. In college, it’s different because you have all this time in your hands but it’s up to you to make the best out of it. Attending this school has been very valuable to me because it’s taking me to the right path for a better and successful future. Christopher Newport has my major and a pre-medical program that will guide me to apply to medical school in a few years. I hope to get more out of this university by time I graduate.

College has been the most influential experience of my life. Experience is the most powerful device for learning, and that's exactly what I've gotten here. Through our liberal learning program I have learned about art, French, business law, and much more. As a theater major, I wasn't expecting to have such a diverse spectrum of classes but every class has proved to be greatly influential in my life. I now have an incredible understanding and respect for people who choose other paths in life. I have been able to make connections between theater and every other class, and apply those connections to my acting in order to improve and understand the complexity of human nature. My experience has also been filled with more friends than I could have possibly imagined, from a plethora of different backgrounds. Understanding other people's experiences has allowed me to indulge in the essence of life itself. Life as an actor involves delving deep into the human psyche and my college experience has profoundly helped me to seek answers and acquire knowledge that will help me become the person I strive to be. Through college, I've been given true vitality.

College is a time and place when things are happening all around you. I have been exposed to more life experiences that I will cherish, as well as remember for the rest of my life. College is hard to describe because there is a depth to it. There are so many levels of different people and things that someone gets exposed to it's unbelievable. After high school, I could have never imagined becoming the person that have today. I did not see myself loving the university I attend, joining a fraternity, quitting varsity football, joining club rugby, becoming best friends with multiple college professors, working as a waiter in a restaurant, working as a campus security, or even buying a fix-me-up-truck. I have my college experience to thank for the fact that I can go anywhere and everywhere knowing that I can talk to anyone about nearly anything while showing both my intellectual prowess and my confidence in any social situation. I am a self-sustaining, hard-working, party-enjoying student that will be successful in whatever career I pursue when I graduate. I can thank my 18-year-old self for choosing this place.

Many people choose college as a way to flee from their parents and enter into a world of frat parties, late nights and plenty of coffee. I saw much past that when I began my first semester at CNU. I saw it as a way to become extremely active on campus, do as much as I can both in and outside of the classroom and to learn not only about other people, religions and backgrounds but about myself. Basically, I wanted to put as much on my plate as possible without jeopardize my grades. I started working at the school coffee shop 5 days a week, joined a sorority, was a part of young life, applied and recieved the position of a residents assistant for the 2010-2011 school year and still was able to balance school work. With that being said, time management became my new best friend. This was one of the most valuble concepts I have taken away from my college experience. This is also something that will not stop once I leave college. I will always want to push myself to take on new things and with that being said, balancing them is just as important.

I realized that I am a much stronger person than I could have ever imagined! This school has opened my eyes to what I am capable of, especially after I attended NYU last summer between semesters. I am hoping to attend NYU for graduate school next Fall with this scholarship money.

Throughout my first year of college I have learned so much. Eat breakfast, because you may miss lunch or eat dinner, because you may miss breakfast. Study in advance and get plenty of sleep or you will definitely be falling asleep on your test. Do not stress to much over the small things. It is not worth it. Get plenty of excercise, it really does help relax your brain. When you are studying for hours on in for that huge test, make sure you take breaks that are atleast thirty minutes long. It helps you retain the information. Do not study the day of the test, because you dont retain any of that information. Most of all have the time of your life. Make the best of friends. That is what college is all about. It has been valuable to me, because this is whats kept me waking up each and every day. My roommate is my best friend, my hallmates mean everything to me, and I feel one hundred times smarter after leaving my classes. Everyone should try it out, atleast one semester. It is totally worth it. I wouldn't change a thing.

Just going through my freshman year has shown me so much that I will reemmber for the rest of my life. I've met people that have already had an effect on my life and others that I will never I kno I can ask questions and the teacher will answer to me remembering what my name is and not associating me with a number. I also decided to join a sorority which has also changed my life. I have so many sisters that would do anything for me already and has shown me what loyalty and honor means. Sports is also another large part of CNU. I am part of the Women's Varsity Tennis team and it has given me structure and taught me time managment. I've seen how positively CNU affects students. A lot of time when talking or listening to others, I always here how people love being at the school and how amazing it is to be there. Students are generally always happy. I know CNU is just starting to show me what it has to offer and I am very willing to accept whatever the school has to offer.

I have high aspirations of obtaining my Bachelor?s degree in engineering. To realize that dream, for the last 2 years I?ve been attending school full time at St. Louis Community College on an A+ program and working full time. I?ve also dedicated extra time to volunteering and community work. Neither of my parents or grandparents have a college education. They were all born in the former Yugoslavia but are now American Citizens. I want to make them all proud.

In my family, no one cared about going to college. It was never talked about, never encouraged. My parents didn't push me to apply and at age 19, I made the decision for myself to go to school. Since then, I have received two associates degrees, but also something much more important: the knowledge that my life is in my own hands, and I can shape it in any way that I want. College has opened me up, and put my life on a new track. I have met wonderful people through my college experiences that have inspired me to be better and do better for myself, and not let excuses get in the way. Without college, I don't know the person I would be now. But I know that since I've been in school, I've grown so much and had my eyes opened to what I can do with my life.