Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Top Questions

I have learned alot about myself, my heritage and the ways of all nationalities of people!

College has shown me that with dedication, I can achieve my goals. The courses I will take with DePaul will challenge me even further as I work towards my goals of working in the field of international humanitarian work. To work in this field, a college education is essential. I am honored to have been accepted and cannot wait to begin my educaitonal process. I am a first generation college student and I look forward to completing my college degree.

So far my experience at Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University has been a great one. I actually started a little early and came for summer B. I am so happy I made that decision because it gave me a chance to get a little head start and get better aquatinted with the campus as well as the college life at FAMU. My reason for choosing FAMU was pretty simple. I wanted to get away from home and into a new environment, but yet stay in-state because we all know how the out-of-state tuition is. So with those guidelines it was between University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, University of Central Florida, and of course FAMU. Miami got off the list quick because of the outrageous price, even though I am a diehard Canes fan and have been since I popped out the wound. And growing up going to a all white middle school as well as high school, going to any of the other schools listed above would have just been another repeat for me. Therefore Florida A&M University was the spot for me and I am so glad I made this decision.

I am a 50 year old displaced worker due to the current economy, I primarily work in the food industry; in the past I have been employed with the Senoir and Disabled Services of Oregon as an in home welfare check worker, and Oregon State University extension service to enrich lower income families with information on nutrition, and to connect them with other social services to help them to become more self reliant. The Woman in Transition program at Lane Community College has given me the opprotunity to set goals for education, employment, and personal growth. Being unemployed has given me the chance to see that there is a gap in the human services area that needs to be filled for seniors, by attending school and working on an Aging and Development certificate I will be able to use my past work and personal experiences to be a voice to those that do not know where to look for help and how to get it. By achieving my certificate, and attending classes in medical office skills I will be able to earn a living wage that is more than I was able to as a food service worker.

Being in college truely gave me the chance to grow up and mature. On my own without parental guidance, I am forced to maked decisions that I haven't had to before. There is no one to wake me up for class, to remind me to do my homework, to do my laundry, etc. etc. Everything I do is based off of my own decision. College has made me realize that whatever I want to achieve can be achieved through hard-work and dedication. It's been valuable to attend Florida A&M University because they are giving me the knowledge and preparation I need to be able to attend law school in the near future.

I have learned that in order to make it in anything you want, you have to know how to sell yourself to get what you want.

Well unlike most i've had to learn the hard way. I remember in high school how i didn't have to study or pay much attention in class. My college experience was amazing. I learned to study and take notes. Unfortunately i had to fail a couple of classes to get my act together. But now i'm on task and ready to be someone in life. College in general is valuable to attend. Everyone should countinue there education.

I have always somewhat seen myself as a lazy person when it came to studying. In highschool, I always did the late night studying before the test and somehow did well. My teachers always warned us that in college it would be completely different and we won't be able to procrastinate, you have to be on top of things. No matter what they said I continued to believe that it would not be that serious and i would get through it either way. When I came to Florida Agricutural and Mechanical University(FAMU), I had a rude awakening. Teachers gave way more information that my highschool teachers and I would always wait until the last minute to study, and found out my results were not nearly as close to what I wanted.I quickly realized it was time for a change. I got serious, started going to the library for hours and reteaching myself how to study. I am getting better and better at it and my results on test now are very improved. I would say that I have learned to be more legit with my studying and in doing this I have gained responsibility.

College has made given me some memorable experiences and life lessons that I don't believe I would have gotten elsewhere. Since I’ve been in college, I've become more of a professional person due to my involvement in professional organizations and interviewing with industry professionals.; I’ve become a better leader by taking on leadership roles with-in the organizations I’m apart of; I see the importance and impact volunteering has on the community; I’m more politically aware and involved; I've become better with organizing and planning out things in advance.

My college has taught me to respect the worldviews of others. I encountered people of different racial backgrounds, class backgrounds, and religious backgrounds, attending school for various purposes. The people who expressed these opinions fascinated me as I listened to Muslims, relativists, atheists, polytheists, Hindus, and other people of religious background express their opinions. I enjoyed the fact that the people of the school were relatively tolerant of each other and could collaborate to earn a grade in a class. The best example of this experience is in my Rhetoric and Argumentation class. This class contains the most varied and flexible people that I had met on campus. The people in this class are willing to hear the other person's opinion about world issues and to work together to defend their particular beliefs, yet to not be angry with the person afterwards. There was a debate regarding Abortion in our class, and although people were split over the issue, they still were willing to listen to the other side and make an informed decision on who won the debate based on the argumentation style. Thus, my school taught me how to see the other person's point of view.