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Attending college has opened new opportunities in life for me. I was able to interact with students from over fifty different countries in the world. So, it was not just academic knowledge, I learned a lot about other people's culture. We can be different, yet we share the same basic needs as human beings. We want to be loved and also to love back and to be treated with respect. Today, I am a minister (a Pastor of a Church in the USA). We have people from various ethnic backgrounds. My college experience has helped me in relating to my congregation. I see goodnesss in each person and it is my respondibility to help nurture it. Moreover, I agree with the Indian Philosopher, Mahatma Ghandi, that we ought to be the change we want to see in the world. There a a lot of vulnerable youths in our Church. All they need is good mentors and encouragement to get ahead in life. I had such mentors growing up, especially in college. So I am actually giving back to society what I recieved . I want to pursue a graduate degree in social work.

I have learned that time management is very important if you want to get the grades and reach your goal in life. It's not going to be easy and schoolwork take up most of your time if you're really putting some effort into it but if you have a goal in mind and you're willing to do anything possible to get it then putting in all of the work and time necessary will be worth it in the end. I've learned that attending Duquesne can lead to a lot of opportunities because people who know about Duquesne know just how prestigeous of a school it is and it is impressive to say I graduated from Duquesne University.

I have learned more about the real world and what its like and its very valuable because you're there to learn and the more you learn the better you will be in the real world and you will know better how to handle yourself

I have struggled through a few of my classes in the beginning of the semester. With the help of the tutoring center and my academic advisor I got help and got my grades back up. I learned from this that it is important to seek out help when you are struggling or you will continue to struggle by yourself. Friends and teachers are the best support group and they will help you on the road to success. This will help me in life also because I know I will always have a support system when the times get tough and that no matter what someone is always there to help me out.

I am the first in my family to go to college, but i also worked hard to get there. I never graduated with my class of 2009 but I worked to get my GED which I did and what I've gotten out of my college experince is a lot of knowledge and the reason it has been valuable to attend is because i'm learning more and as I see my friends do nothing with their lives I know I'm the one with the better future.

As a doctoral student in instructional technology I have learned a lot about 21st century learning and technologies in K - 18 learning environments. It has been a valuable experience so far in that I am advancing my career allowing me to be more of a leader in educational technology. It has also provided me with the skills necessary to work with many other populations, publish articles relevant to the 21st century challenges in education and to present at conferences. I am also working on my principal's certification as Duquesne University is preparing me for a leadership position. I very much appreciate the valuable educational, technological and leadership skills that the programs have offered me thus far. Thank you for considering me for this scholarship.

A great education and the knowledge and experience to create a great future for myself and go onto law school to get a great career and future.

College, for me, was a valuable learning experience, both personally and professionally. I needed to work during my three years at Duquesne University, so it was rewarding to see myself improve and expand my knowledge and experience in my profession. I was proud of myself because I knew my co-workers and superiors watched me grow and become a better person (again, both personally and professionally). One of the best experiences in college was that I was always being challenged - and that it was fair to challenge my fellow students and professors. This allowed me to receive and give better constructive criticism when needed. It was important for me to be a part of a learning team, so that I can be a better part of a working team.

"Knowledge is Power"; a wise and familiar quote to us all, the implications of such a statement hold true for any college student. But what is knowledge? Is found in that which we obtain deep in study, in the pages of a book or the words of a lecture hall? Or perhaps it is something deeper, something that lies within the self, that which is found through experience and life itself? I would argue that it is a combination of both, and that one cannot exist without the other. It is true, scholastic aptitude and capability are measured in terms of how learned one is in various subjects of higher learning, but all that is obtain from a text book shall hold little meaning to he who is without passion, he who does not live, he who breathes with no experience, for all the knowledge in the world is wasted without wisdom, that which comes only from experience and life itself. My college experience founded that wisdom vital to knowedge, crucial to the power that lies within us all. I learned much of Sarte, Camus, Shakespeare, Calculus and Physics, but i learned more about myself than words can describe.

As of this moment I do not start untill June 2010. But I expect to get a wealth of knowledge and satisfaction from a higher education. Changing careers so late in life will be exciting to say the least. Going through all my life experiences has taught me that hard work and determination will get me through this transition in my life. Completing each college course through these next couple years will help me in my endevour to be a great nurse and help me help others. I'm hoping my college experience will lead me through this next chapter of my life. Kind of like being reborn and living another life. I can't wait.