Harding University Top Questions

My college experience taught me that learning takes place in many different ways. Much of the knowledge I gained in the classroom setting at Harding University has continued to serve me in my career as I have taught at every level of education. I was taught to seek and search for knowledge and find ways to apply the best parts. This prepared me to be a successful educator in a seemingly ever-changing environment. Also, the experiences outside of the classroom prepared me in more ways than I could have imagined. I gained valuable experience in treating individuals with respect and kindness. As I have worked in different places and interacted with many different types of people from different backgrounds, treating others with respect and kindness has been an essential to the success of the students. Being able to work together, regardless of differences, produces an environment in which our students can learn and thrive academically, socially, and spiritually.

I may have only been at college for a month, but I have chosen the best possible place to spend my next four years. Attending a Christian university is the most uplifting experience. Students here are constantly surrounded by positive attidude, wonderful people, and a beautiful campus. For me, college is more than getting a degree, its learning a new way of life; students have to make friends, keep themselves accountable without mom, and experience as much as can be squeezed in while you can. I have not only fallen to a great home bible study, but I have learned to respect my professors for their knowledge. I have developed not only a want, but a need to experience an abroad program and expand my views of other cultures, and also grown with my relationship with Christ. Harding has helped me realize that every decision we make effects our future. I look back at where I was a year ago and couldn't possibly imagine my life as it is now, but I am more than thankful that I have ended up where I am. I feel at home at Harding, and that is the greatest feeling in the world.

I have learned many valuable things not only about my chosen career path, but also about life. I feel like that when my time at Harding University is up, that I will be ready to move on and live my life to the fullest.

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When I was in pre-school, they were preparing me for elementary school, elementary was preperation for middle school, middle school for high school, high school for college, and college for life. It is so easy to get "stuck" by going straight into the work force or going to a community college. It is rare to be handed good fortune and college is teaching me how to make my own good fortune. Yes, there will be obstacles but there has to be a long term goal that I am always working towards and short term goals that are more easily accomplished yet undeniably lead to my ultimate goal. College has taught me to never give up, even if I think that I have to with failing classes or issues in my personal life.l

I have learned so much about what it means to be an adult. College seems to be more about learning how to function and to work with peole than anything else. Of course you go to college to learn the academics, but the life lessons, the relationships, the experiences are what make college memorable. My life has been enriched with knowledge and understanding regarding my field of study. College has taught me to discipline myself. I don't think that you can limit your college choice based on the academic ranking of the school. It largely depends on the other students and professors. If you apply yourself, you will gain so much more than a good grade, you will make connections with people all over the world. The cost of tuition is worth these lessons.

I have gotten a lot out of my college experience thus far. I have found out that I can depend on myself when I can't always depend on others for help. I have also discovered how hard I can work and how well I can do when I really apply myself. When I was in high school, I didnt really care about school, I just skated by getting A's without really trying. Now I find myself having to apply myself more than I ever thought I could and it makes me proud of myself. I have learned that I am an A studant and that I have become a perfectionist when it comes to school. I think that these things are valuable to my future goals overall. I believe that college is a great thing to do for myself even though it is difficult because it is making me a stronger person. I am learning that I can stand on my own two feet and survive. I believe that attending college is making me a better worker which will in turn, guarantee me a better job than I would have gotten had I never had this experience.

Harding University has done an excellent job at helping me prepare for my future. It has helped me decided what my strengths and weaknesses are and has helped me use those to determine what career I want to work towards while I am in college. I have met so many amazing people here who share my common interests and goals and I feel like I am apart of a family here in college. I have learned how to be more independent and how to go to others when I need someone to lean on. I feel like I am actually learning relevant material in my classes and the faculty has been more than helpful in my education. I wouldn't trade my college experience for anything and I'm so glad I decided to come to the school that I did.

Attending College has made me grow a lot spiritually, academicly, and socially. I am the first in my family to attend college and I know very well how important a college education really is. My parents are now homeless and without a job in which if they had a degree I believe they would not be in the situation that they are now in. At Harding I have learned that I can succeed in life, but it is up to me to succeed. I am the one that has to reach up and hold on to the dreams and goals that I want to happen in the future. If I flunk out of college it is my fault I flunk out of college, and no one elses. I have learned the whole concept of friendship is service. I am here to serve my friends when they need help, and they are there to do the same for me. I have to say whether I allow myself to graduate or not I believe I already succeeded for I would not have learned these essential lesson if it were not that I have went to Harding University.

Don't worryso much! College is fun - get out there and make friends. The academic stuff is important, so don't neglect that, but it's the friends who will get you through the tough times. Use your time well; it's limited. When you say you're going to do something at a certain time, don't back out of that. If you do, you'll end up wasting time. Finally, get some sleep! It's better to miss out on a bit of studying than to be dead tired during a test. Good luck!