Gardner-Webb University Top Questions

I would do anything possible to live off the college campus. Online programs are superb for me.

If I could go back in the advice I would give myself would be to not take leaving home for granted. There are many different reasons why you will regret it. You will definitely miss the home cooked meals. Some colleges have good food; others don’t have such good food. Having to do laundry alone isn’t too much fun either. Mom usually did your laundry at home; now it could take HOURS. Take as little as you can with you to college, but enough that you have what you need. Don’t over pack your room or you won’t have room to move about your room. Don’t take high school being so easy for granted and think that college test will be just as easy. College courses require a lot more time and work than high school. Another aspect that I would take into consideration on advice would be to get connected in a social group as soon as possible. Going through college is not easy. Being able to turn to my friends has taken a lot of weight off my back as I would have if I was riding the college train solo.

When I started college, I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life. I only knew that I wanted to use my life experiences to help other people. My teachers and advisors have really helped me research areas I am interested in. They are so helpful and knowledgable. I know now that I want to obtain my masters degree and pursue a career in school counseling. I want to do for other kids, what my advisors did for me. I want to offer them a chance to explore the possibilities of life. Everyone expects you to know your career path when you are in 8th grade, I want to be there to show students what jobs their talents would be most useful in. I want to be someone that can help them make the right decisions and take the right classes. I want to be able to tell them about clubs and activites that will further their plans. These are all the things that Gardner Webb offered me, and I am so thankful. I can't wait to give that to someone else!

Wow, what a question. I'd probably have to say that I've gained first and foremost much independence. I've had to learn to do a lot of things on my own and with that has come a development of my own opinions and ideas on matters of life. As with all college students, I have gotten the true freedom of choice and expression all of which have been a great addition. I value all that college has to offer, the educational opportunity to better one's future along with that new found independence and "leap from the nest". It's been a great experience for me thus far and can only hope that it continues to get better.

My college experience has been very challenging. I have learned many things over the years such as being open to many ideas. My life has become more diversified over the years. I have formed great relationships with diffrent backgrounds and racial groups that have taught me many things. I have learned that learning is essential for life and that is is so rewarding to excell with great expectations. My college experience has allowed me to continue learning throughout life. It has been valuable to attend college to know that one day I will begin a professional carreer. It has also been valuable to attend to bee able study with people that really cares!!

I have gotten alot out of my college experience. Stuff like freedom and the tatse of the real world. I have also gotten a feel of independance and just how to be on my own. It has been very valuble to attend because i personally needed to beable to be on my own for a while. It also gives a person a sice of acomplishment when they are able to choose to go eat, or when they take that first load of laundry to the washers and they actually come out clean. I think that it is a great experience in life and Gardner-Webb has tried to make it the best for thier students.

My college experience so far has given me a great deal of self confidence. I dropped out of high school in the tenth grade, and I got pregnant when I was 20 years old. This helped me realized how important an education is, but I was really afraid that I would fail the GED exam, so I procrastinated for a few years; however, I finally gained the courage to take the test in the summer of 2009, and I passed it with flying colors. As soon as I knew I passed the test, I enrolled at Calhoun Community College. I have made straight A's since the beginning, and this May I will graduate and transfer to The University of Alabama in Huntsville. College has helped me realize that I can do anything I set my mind to. It has showed me that it is never too late to get your education, and that you should never give up on yourself. Ever since I started going to college, I have felt like I have a new purpose in life: not only am I teaching my child about life, I am also a student of life.

I have learned that life is what you make it. Sometimes it throws you curve balls, but what you do with those curve balls sharpens who you are and can determine your future. My education here has required me to push myself to the absolute limit not only academically, but physically and spiritually as well. I have learned that being an athlete is not everything, and that sometimes I have to make decisions that take me down a completely different path in order to succeed to my absolute potential. I have learned that making A's is also not everything as long as I do my very best, and that I should always be proud of who I am, because I have led a very successful life so far and I know that I will continue to do so. This college experience has taught me to do things out of my comfort zone, especially when I think that it will push me to my limit, because I always find more out about myself that I did not know before. First and foremost, I have learned be thankful and appreciate everything that happens in life, because everything happens for a reason.

I have learned a lot about who I am as a person and what I believe in. I am studying to be an ESL teacher, so I have also learned how to properly and adequately educate students in the public school system. Every time I step into a classroom to teach or observe, I love it more and more, and I am convinced that I want to make a difference in the lives of students for the rest of my life. It has also been valuable to me because I have made many close friends and met the love of my life. I have received much support from professors and counselors here, who have helped me blossom into a scholar and future educator. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity that I have had to go to college. I plan to go on to graduate school after I graduate from Gardner-Webb in May 2012.

I am originally from Pennsylvania so being in North Carolina for college is taking a toll on me. It's hard because I'm away from my parents and most of my family and friends. I had to learn how to adapt to college life such as getting up on my own and managing my whole day how I wanted to manage it. I'm usually a shy person, but I made a few friends because I opened up and talked to new people. I talk to a lot more people now at college and around the neighborhood. Not only with friends, but students get great relationships with their professors. The classes are small, mostly 30 people, so the professors know you by name. It's more on a personal level and that's great for in the future if I need a reference for a job.