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The most valuable things I learned from my college experience has been hard work pays off, and learn about yourself. These will stay with me for the rest of my life. First, I found that you get what you put into your education. In school, taking a very difficult class, I put much more effort into learning the material and earn better grades than classes that i have considered easy. I just don't put the effort into them and get lower grades. This has given me a great sense of pride in knowing that anything in my life that i work hard for will come. I have found this to be true in all aspects of my life. When dealing with my young children the more time and effort i put into teaching and raising them the better they behave and the easier home life is. Second, I learned how to learn, and how i learn as an individual. Taking classes with different instruction methods has shown me the things i need to do to learn. This has helped at work and will help me to continue to do well in any future learning experience life has to offer.

Classes, Professors, assignments... none of these aspects of the college experience have really had a huge impact on me simply because I have been dealing with this "educational world" ever since I was four years old. What I have found valuable is fairly simple: I have found me. I was thrust into an enviornment far from home, and due to my shy-tendencies, I did not make a lot of friends. But with all of this time to myself, I have discovered who I really am. It was like a silence that came over my life. I wasn't constantly attempting to entertain the popular high school crowd, or make my parents happy. Hear I was, standing in the middle of a constant flow of people, and time stood still. I had to learn about myself all over again. What did I want? What did I like? What did I believe? That's the thing, college should not be an extension of high school, like what most experience. It should be a moment in time where you grow, learn, and believe in the immense amount of potential that you have, and that college oppertunities provide you for. I found it.

College seemed to be the scariest thing that I could think of. Whenever I thought about it my stomach would immediately begin to spin in circles. Although I was ready to go off and be by myself and meet new people I was scared to death at the same time. Attending college for the first time has been a trying but great experience for me. The way in which you grow up, mature, and find out who you really are, is something you can’t accomplish without going to college. The feeling of being home sick, the loneliness of not knowing anyone, living with someone you have never met before, are just some of the struggles of being at college for the first time.College is a scary roller coaster that has its ups and downs and its out of this world and it is different from anything else. I am hoping while here to find the person I am meant to be.College is one of the best experiences you can ever go through in your life, and as long as you explore within and let yourself out of your shell it will be a the greatest experience ever.

I have gotten a great education so far. I have learned a lot that will help me when applying to vet school and hopefully get into vet school. Also, I have met lots of great people and had experiences that I would never have dreamed of. Finding people with the same interests as me has made a huge difference in my college career thus far. How many groups of college kids would be excited about going to a zoo? Well, all my friends from ZSA are, and that makes it so much more enjoyable. The professors are great and, for the most part, have been wonderful about meeting one on one to help me. I have the big college resources with the ablilty to have small classes as well. MSU is amazing!

Michigan State University has given me the tools and proper surroundings to help me develop a better understanding of my future. With over 250 extracurricular activities, I have found my place in multiple clubs. I help put on events through out the school year for students of all different interests, give my extra time to volunteer work, and take opportunities that will strengthen my career choice. I plan to study abroad and have an internship, but none of this could have been possible without going out of my comfort zone and attending an amazing university. It has been valuable in more than one way. I meet magnificant people every day on campus. The staff are willing to give you every tool you need to succeed. The memories, whether good or bad, will be impressed into my memory forever and the education opportunities will make my resume so valuable, companies won't be able to say no to hiring me!

I've only been in college for 3 weeks, granted it feels like 3 years but I feel like I've already learned so much. I've so far gotten out of my college expierence is that there is a whole other world out there that most of the time one does not expierence in high school. I'm pretty sure I've met the friends who I will have for life and I've met some people who I wish to never see again. I've also gotten the fact that life is pretty much awesome. I am not from Michigan, I am from Houston, Texas; meaning I did not know a single soul here when I arrived. In the just 3 short weeks here I've seen the goodness in people and that no matter where you come from, you are welcome. I think everyone should go to college of some sort, away from their family, and to expierence what making your own decisions is actually like. College is just starting for me, and I know that I'm going to go through some rough patches, but I'm prepared, and I'm ready.

I have changed my whole view of what I want to do in life. I no longer aspire for the unnattainable, but have a practical career choice ahead. I'm a Resident Mentor (aka Resident Assistant) as well as an intern in my major, a team member, and still have time for a social life while keeping a 3.8 GPA!

Go Green! Go White! Those are the words that are chanted across the MSU community. They are words of cohesion, and understanding, that MSU grads regin amungst the best in the nation. After I graduated from Michigan State, I moved to Denver to start graduate school, and I was nervous that I was not going to know anyone. However, my fears were dissolved when I learned about the amazing MSU alumni crowd that reside here. Knowing this, I now understand how valuable it was for me to attend Michigan State. Not only did I receive a priceless education, but I gained a family thousands strong.

I have gotten all the things that I have expected out of my college experience, both good and bad. I have gotten an amazing education, a hideous amount of debt, and unparalleled life experences. I have made friends and have created the foundation that I will build the rest of my life on. However, the experences that are of the most value to me are the ones I never expected. I have been exposed to people and ideas which forced me to examine my own thoughts and beliefs, and as a result I can express my own views and opinions with intelligence and conviction. I can apply skills I honed in the classroom to my daily life, by looking at economical, social, and political issues analytically, and looking at all sides of an issue before forming opinions on it. The most valuble experience I have undergone is the experience of being self-reliant. My time at MSU has forced me to effectively manage my time, budget my income, and learn new study methods. All of these experiences combined have made me into a mature, aware, and independant member of a global society, courtesy of Michigan State University.

I am learning quickly that I should have never taken time off from school. I believe it is much harder to return to school after a seventeen year break. I can see now why it is important to continue education. The more I learn the More I want to know