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You never realize just how fast time flies when your working hard and having fun. It seems like yesterday I was packing my lunch for my first day of kindergarten and now I'm done with my first semester of college. I can still remember when my dad used to come eat lunch with me in middle school and tell me to study hard so I could get into a prestigious college. He would tell me college is the best and most important experience of your life because you realize so much about yourself that you never knew before. I can tell you, he was spot on. Even though I have only been in college for one semester, I have already started to realize just how much I have changed since leaving high school. It has taught me to better prepare myself not only in school but in every aspect of my life. I can't count how many times I procrastinated in high school that I regret still to this day. College has already truly made me a stronger and smarter person and my advice to anyone who is given the opportunity to attend, make it happen.

I have really branched out socially, meeting new people who share the same interests as me. I have joined Animal Science and Pre-Vet club, which will help me to gain experience for my major and I have also joined Intervarsity, which has helped me to grow in my faith. It has been valuable to attend this large university because I have a lot more opprotunites to get involved with new activites that will strech my knowledge and my personal development. I am planning on Studying Abroad this summer in Austraila and that would not have been possible had I not come to North Carolina State University.

I have learned so much from North Carolina State University. I never thought that when I went to college that I would leave with such of a knowledge of topics in life ranging from the academic to the social. The value of my college education is reflected in everything I do. It is reflected in how I carry myself, how I speak and especially how I make decisions. The most important skill I feel that I have acquired is how to network with other people. Know how to get connected is the most important skill I feel a person should have and it opens more doors than just having a degree can. At state I was able to meet and retain relationships with professors, advisors and alumni that I would have never had the opportunity to make anywhere else. Attending college has also allowed me to make great friends that I will have for life. College is that last step before being a part of the real world and knowing I am taking that step with people who will be there for me in all the situations I make makes life that much easier. I will always treasure my education.

Most people would say that college has helped them find the things they like, but I shall be different and say that it has made me find the things I don't like. Let me explain. I had loved NC State since I was a child, and knew that was the college that I wanted to go to, without question. I enrolled at NC State with big dreams of being a lawyer, feeling that the big school atmosphere was just what I needed. I soon found out that that was not the case. I did not like the huge crowds of people, or the way the coursework had been designed for my major there. As a result, I am transferring to Campbell University in the spring 2011 semester to continue my education in pre-law. NC State, while not being my dream college after all, did give me valuable experience in learning what I did not like about things, and how to take action to change the negatives into positives.

I have met so many professionals and gained so much more experience working with these professionals that will be helpful in my field. I have completed presentations, done research, headed up fundraising events, and just work one on one with my professors. All of these things will make graduate school and beyond a much easier transition when I cross that path in a few years.

Coming into college I knew what I wanted. Big school, big feel, big everything. After my first semester, I was suprisingly proven wrong. The greatest knowledge I have gotten from my college experience thus far is what is important to me. I thought the big school environment would help me thrive but I have come to understand my learning style better to know that a small classroom is more beneficial to me. I have learned that it is not whether or not I have a good teacher, a big classroom or easy classes, but it is all up to me to work hard at whatever I commit myself to and succeed. I want to attend medical school and from these two years of attending NCSU, I know I can reach that goal with the lessons I have learned and what I have learned thus far on my journey to my future.

I have been exposed to such a great amount of diversity, talent, and pride by attending NC State. There is always something going on on campus. People take the time to come up to you and tell you what they are promoting or advertising. There are so many people who are doing such big things as undergraduates it's astounding. I can tell that a lot of the people I'm surrounded by are going places because of the devotion they already have so early in their college career. Also I think it was very important for the students to be able to bond so strongly over the school they attend. I have never seen such a display of unity as when I am at an NC State sporting event. When you can get a crowd worked up by cheers of "WOLF" from one side, answered by "PACK" from another displays the support we show the members of our community.

College has shown me that their are other people like me, with the interests and goals in life. In high school you are very limited because a lot of your class mates have known you for your whole life but in college it is a fresh start; people see you for who you are now, not who you were. With so many educational opportunities in college you really get to refine your goals. The opportunities here allow you to experiment with different things to find what you truely enjoy the most and what you want to do for the rest of your life.

My college experience has been nothing what my beginning thoughts were. I thought it was just going to be a bunch of students going to classes and walking around, but now I realize it is more to it than that. i currently attend Darton College and here the professors, the classes, and the campus are all great. The faculty here are concerned about your grades, majors, classes, and even your health. I've been taught about being healthy as much as I've been taught to study. This college experience is very valuable to me and I greatly appreciate it. The things being taught are things that I could take with me once I leave college and venture on to future endeavors in life.

Just after almost three months of attending North Carolina State University I have begun to develop into a more independant individual. I have gotten involved on campus and developed relationships with my professors that really help my academic studies. This University is extremely valuable because it has offers big school opportunities with a small school feel. The campus is not overwhelming and yet there are so many different classes to take. I have been able to participate in extra-curricular activities such as Biology Club as well as recieving a part time job on campus. There are multiple tutorial resources available to students for free and the professors are always willing to help you understand the lessons. I am looking forward to my next 3 years at State