Meghan
The biggest thing that I have gotten out of my college experience, other then the actual education, has been the exposure to some classes that covered topics I didn't know much about, for example sociology. I discovered that I love that field and have actually deceided to add it to be part of my degree. I have really loved that this campus allows students to do distance education and offer the degree programs online. It has really been great to be able to continue my education without having to up-root my life and my family in order to get that education.
Maira
I've gotten a sense that I am not alone in my quest to change the world. It's been incredibly valuable to attend the University of Arizona because I feel more prepared and more motivated to be somebody in my future. I love the freedom I now have as well as the many opportunities available here.
Evan
I feel like it's been valuable to attend Mayville because I have gotten a lot out of smaller class sizes, a more firnedly and personable staff than I've seen at other, larger colleges, and a quality education that I feel has really halped me grow as both an individual but as an eventual worker. I am excited for my career-to-come, and feel I am up the task. I go to class every day excited to learn more and am very thankful for this.
Benjamin
I have received more than just a great education out of my college experience. I have changed as a person, becoming more responsible, motivated, and caring. I now have knowledge in a content area, which I can use to educate others and improve myself financially and whollly. Before attending college, I worked at many different jobs, using my back and not my brain. Now, I can combine that work experience and my skills learned at college, to create a compelling resume. It has been valuable to attend college because I needed to find out what I was capable of. The staff and students at my college has created a sense of devotion within me to my school. How can I not have feelings of gratitude towards an institution that has completely reshaped my life for the better? Relationships that I have made with students and instructors by attending Mayville State University, can help me in my future dealings as a teacher.
Misti
I have expirenced and learned so much going to college. Learning who i am and where i want to go in life would have been difficult without school. Going through the different stages in life with the support of an entire university is irreplaceable. I played college basketball, which created a second family for me. After two years of playing i moved on and found another academic group to be part of that has also scored me some great friends. It's often said that knowing the right people will get you where you where you want to be. What better place to make friends from all over the country than in college. I imagine down the road these everlasting friendships i've made will help me get where I am going.
Lawrence
I have learned many new things. I have learned to manage my time better. With being heavily involved with my community government and having a full time job, balancing an educational experience has been a challenge, but, it has been worth it. I believe going back to college will allow me to have many new opportunities to further myself. I have also learned that hard work and dedication pay off. I see this in the grades that I have earned to this point. By taking the different classes I need to earn my degree it has broadened my knowledge and it has shown me that the world is a much bigger and more diverse place than what I first thought. The only regret I have is that I did not go back to school sooner.
Kelly
I have gotten lots of useful information on how to steer my education towards the fields that are most in need. The staff has been great about giving me guidance in what decisions to make even if they aren't the most beneficial to the school. My advisor has been great at answering my many questions and even admitting if she didn't know and forwarding my information on. The school has been very flexible with my various family obligations. The teachers have also been understanding. In my college experience I have learned many things that are valuable to my future career. Somethings can only be learned by the experiences in the field of my professors as opposed to the textbook. I love the practical hands on experience that I have gained from Mayville State University. I encourage you to check it out!
Michael
Teamwork has been one thing that I have gotten out of my college experience to date. am currently enrolled in a nursing program which involves a lot of time working in the actual clinical setting. As a result, you end up working with closely with your fellow classmates. We have come to reley on each other during our clinical settings for advice, assistance, guidance, hope and prasie. As we are all going through this experience at the same time and have developed varying levels of expertise, we have come to reley on each other on a regular basis. We have become a team. This has also showed us what we can expect when we begin out jobs as nurses, since teamwork will be essential.
We have also in part become a family. Not only do we reley on each other in the clinical setting, but also in the school setting. The nursing program is accelerated and is very difficult. We have laughed together, studied together, cried together and have been there for each other when things get difficult. It is clear that this family and team that we have become will stay with us after graduation.
Daphne
What I have gotten out of my college experience so far is hard work will equal sucess. I had to work hard to get accepted into college and now that I am in college I have to work hard to stay in college. My parents aren't helping me pay for college so most of my money for college is coming from scholarships. If I don't take the time out my day to actively search for scholarships, then I won't be in college. It is valuable to attend because I know that it will help me obtain my dream job while providing with the experience I need. In the end college has increased my academic stamia and self perserverance.
Cory
The most important things that I have personally retained from my college experince is hard work and dedication. Playing sports at a high level such a college forced me to dedicated to one thing for a long period of time even though things might have been going the way the team wanted. Playing sports helped me alot with learning how to be a hard worker but it also carried over into school work. I started to realize my freshman year that if I did not put in the hard work to get good grades I would get a job I did not like and it would be a constant battle everyday I went to work.