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College has given me a fresh start with none of my high school friends following me to Kent State University. In one year alone I have learned so much about myself and have gained strong friendships that will last a life time. College has also enabled me to become more independent while also learning to live with someone new in close quarters. I have learned so much in the social aspect of my life, but scholastically I have also grown to appreciate architecture more and more. I have worked so hard in high school and my first year of college to get to where I am today. My strong work ethic has thrived in this major, but has also taught me to think outside of the box. Sometimes the best idea comes after many failed attempts but the failed attempts are necessary to learn and to achieve ones best potential.

I originally never wanted to go to college but was persuaded by may family (mainly older siblings). So I gave it a shot. At first I felt wierd as most new freshman do, but after about half a semester I enjoyed every minute that I have went to school here. I love it. It is as if this was the school I was looking for my entire life while in high school. I honestly don't want to end my college career. My first few years I was more of a parting student and enjoyed the experience. However, after having a 2year commited relationship I then started to heavily focus on my grades and future career asperations. Making the expericence of of both ends of the stick. As for how this will contribute to my life after leaving the school. It is major, both in the classroom and out of the classroom. I take classes that I can't wait to get up and go to (now that the liberal education freshman classes are out of the way) and have had great and life contributing experience from romantic and frienship relationships to activities and clubs.

I've only been attending Kent State University for one year, but it already feels like home. I have already learned so much about myself and what I want out of my future. The staff at KSU has helped to guide me in finding the field which is right for me, Special Education. The classes i have taken just in the past year have taught me more than i had hoped for, and the advisors have put me on the path i need to get a successful carreer right out of school. The professors have been extremely accommodating and helpful in every way possible. As for extracurriculars, I have attended meetings for NAVS, comedy nights, and helped out with my friends sorority. I would have joined myself, but the money deters me. KSU has opened my eyes to so many different things, including different ethnicities, religions, and ways of life. I may have been able to get all of this from another school, but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed my time as much as I have at Kent State.

I'm a sophomore at Kent State and my freshmen year at school could be best described as a rollercoaster. I realized a lot about myself and others. I also realized that I'm much more capable of a lot of things I never thought i could handle. Going to classes, having exams, studying, and handling my personal life was hard to juggle but I stuck it out and I'm glad I did. It's very valuable that I go to school because I want to persue my dreams of being a special education teacher. Going to college makes you capable of living the life you always wanted to conquer.

Through my college experience I have gained numerous tools to continue on the path to obtain my dreams. Kent State University has, in the one year that I have been there, allowed me to understand the after graduation from their campus I will have everything that I need to be a great contribution to society. Not only will I be able to contribute to society the skills that I have obtained while working towards my degree, a BSN in Nursing, but I will be a well- rounded individual who can help make the world a better place in the numerous things that I have learned on my campus. I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to attend college, because this experience is one that will lead to numerous successes. To all future students who are considering going to college, please go for the knowledge that you can obtain through college reaches far beyond a classroom and can help you to obtain things you never even thought possible.

I proudly call Kent State my home, because in just two years it has already matured and transformed me from a high school student to a college student. My education at Kent State University is far from finished. I know that in the years to come Kent will make me a wiser, stronger student, and each year I will become closer and closer to my goals. I was restless and uneasy about going to college, but it has been the greatest decision I have made thus far. I have an even greater respect for students in my major. Because the campus is so involved with the students, I have a great admiration for students in other majors. From all of the major-relative activities it is easy to see Kent wants its students to get a hands-on experience no matter what their passion is. This makes me eager to see what Kent has in store for my major, zoology. I know that the rest of my experiences at Kent will help me further in pursing my long-term goals

During the course of my college career I have been involved in various types of courses. All my classes have opened my mind to knowing more about myself. Everything I learn is valuable. I have watched myself change and grow into a better and stronger person with each semester. This started with the first basic English essay course. Just reading Alice Walker when I was going through a difficult home life brought me wisdom and understanding. It moved on from there. I am now in Communication classes. I cannot walk out a Communication class where I do not put what I have just learned into practice at my workplace and life. Interpersonal Communication showed me ways to help with my coworkers. Gender Communication showed me the subtle ways we tend to treat each other and ourselves with disrespect. The Communication theories educate us about ourselves. As a detail oriented person and a non-traditional student, I notice how all I learn is useful in everyday life. Learning builds on what came before. So, the quality of an education is not the end product of a job or vocation as much as the immeasurable worth of knowing oneself.

I come from a place where outsiders never fit in. Somewhere that only money, beauty and popularity matter. I've never felt like I fit in. And my worst fear was to go some place else and find out that it was exactly the same. I was terrified that week before leaving to Kent State University. I got settled into my new dorm, and ventured outside. As I stepped out of the building someone came up to me and said "HI!" and ran into the building. I was shocked. Soon enough, I realized that everyone was genuinely nice. My new friends became my family and I had never felt more comfortable or loved than ever before. Kent State has changed my life, I don't ever want to leave it and I shall forever cherish my memories there. I have the oportunity to become a better person, and to study the things I love. I have the oportunity to learn so much, and expand every horizon. People always say, don't let your one and only chance to do something great go to waste, and that's Kent State University to me. My one and only chance to BE great.

What I got of college experience is different and unique in many way. That way I want to go back and find what I am missing in life.

My college experience, thus far, has been invaluable to me, because most importantly, it has enabled me to enhance my level of knowledge. College has created an environment that has allowed me to establish long-lasting friendships, experience fieldwork, learn how to manage stress and budget time, become more independent, grow as an individual and ultimately, walk out with a degree in hand, which is priceless. Attending college has exposed me to a world of opportunities that only higher education would allow me to seize. I believe that everything I have put into my college career, I will receive back one hundred fold. I could not imagine not pursuing a college education after high school, as without this opportunity, I would be limiting my future growth and advancement. A recent article in a local newspaper stated the fact that a college degree would help me in my future employment, earn a million dollars more in my lifetime, than not having received a college degree. Attending college will allow me to imagine the possibilities that the world holds for me.