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What I got out of my college experience is a lot of learning and good times. My learning in college experience is good because it is going to help me in my career and in my life and it’s going to be a big benefit. I also have gotten a lot of education out of college that is going to prepare me for everything in life. College is going to help me be a role model for my brothers. College has been valuable to attend because it has giving me a lot of knowledge and also hard commitment and because I’m first one to go to college in my family.

I have gotten valuable social skills from my college experience. It is important to have these skills because in my future career I will need to know how to interact with others. It is better to learn these skills now when I am younger so I am better off for the future.

i did six semesters in a two year school and now at state school its the cheapest way to pull it off i am a jr with no loans i refuse to be part of the problem in this country. if i cant pay cash i dont buy it, i wont go to school, i wont live my life that way. i can make it knowing i owe money. people can work and make it. that is what i find valuable.

What knowledge I have gain from my college experience is outstanding and the merits I have achieved from attending college has boosted my confidence. Letting me know if I can goto school full time and achieve a degree then I can do anything I put my mind to. Espeically without losing time with my full time job is something that I am also greatful for. The people and instructors that I have met has been great becuase it gives me advantage to learn what they know an its helps me with real world hands-on situations in my major in the electrical engineering field. The knowledge and experience is a truly valuable aspect that I gain from attending college, attending has help me to influences all my family and friends to know that the can also goto school an get a education that they really would enjoy.

What I've gotten out of my experience at IUP is have an opened mind. When I first got to IUP I had come from a small town with little diversity. When I got there there was so much diversity that I had to open my mind to new ways and new cultures. I love to walk around the campus and just observe people. When I observe them I feel that I learn different ways to judge people. I'm no longer quick to judge how people react to situations. Going somewhere with a lot of diversity has helped me to become a better person. It has changed the way I veiw different religions or traditions. I no longer have set ways to live my life by.

My college experience has taught me to manage, interact, and reach for goals. For example, I learned that time management is the key to success in college, as well as many aspects of life. Managing school, work, and friends was difficult at first but now, since I now know how to time manage, I feel that it is a skill that will always be useful to me. Also, I have learned to interact. College is one step closer to the “real world”, as they say, and I learned that polite and intelligent interaction with friends, teachers, and employers has helped to develop my social skills. Last, I have learned to reach for my goals because in life we need things to strive for. However, I make my goals small and big and I believe they can all be achievable. Never before did I think I could get an A in a Statistics class, but reaching for my goals in college proved that I can succeed in anything if I work hard to reach it. All of these skills will be valuable to me for the rest of my life and I have my college experience to thank for them.

In the past three years while our economy has taken a toll i've come to experience the importance of eduaction and how far it can take you in your future and career. Being at a community college did not make me feel at all a part of a school. However, now that I am at a four-year university I feel like a undergrad student who is willing to be in debit to get a degree and pursue a career. I have seen and heard of many people who have not finished college go back. After the economy got worse over the past few years I wonder to myself if everyone was educated would finding a job really be a problem? I value the help of every individual who has gotten me to where I am today, all my professors and advisors and awards that I have received. I couldn't show how much I appreciate the time the school has put to make sure that I was always on the right path to achieve my goals. Next year I will walk across the stage and graduate because of those valuable member who helped me strive for the best.

While at school I live far from home so I've gotten a chance to live life on my own for the first time. I have gained a large amount of responsibility and learned how to adapt quickly. IUP is a wonderful campus and has giving me many opportunities to branch out, meet new people, and start networking during my first year. It’s fantastic I love my campus. There are about 14,000 students on campus so there are a wide variety of opportunities made available to students. However in the town of Indiana IUP has a small town feeling. It’s a perfect campus: big school opportunities with a small school feel.

It is great to be in college, for it opens many door opportunities to careers and many curricula activities which one can engage. Since when I enrolled into college, it as being a great atmosphere to learn and to study for me. I had that confident that I will get good grades in all my courses and graduate in honors. The instructors have being fantastic, helping and making sure all students are along in class. They have being a great help to me, friendly and always there to help students out. The option to choose classes at convenient times also helps, especially for me, working and schooling and also to fit my family's schedule. The learning center also has helped me and other students, who need tutorials in one course or the other. So the student will not be behind in class and to be up and good in that course. My college has helped me to be the best student I can and am so confident I will graduate to be the best. Though I just started, I have had a great time in Ivy Tech Community college.

It's really hard to sum up valuable experiences in a short story. Basically, I learned a lot about the world and people through college. I grew up in a red neck country town in NH where diversity is scarce, so I really enjoyed meeting and friending people of diversity. College was also a very welcome experience and a great opportunity for getting out of that red neck country town. I love my hometown, yes, but the world has so much to offer.