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I have been able to be apart of numerous clubs of my choosing such as cross country, kines, HEAL, S.T.A.T.E.R.s, etc. I have met and made friends with amazing people and have great professors in my academics. At Penn State I have been given opportunities such as internships and scholarships along with many ways of improving my lifestyle for the future. Here at Penn State I am able to be who I want to be, and decide what I want to do. There is no stopping what you can do at Penn State. You just have to take advantage of all the opportunity. You can study abroad, take dancing classes, take part in research with professors, have a blast with the club of your choosing, or even one of the best parts of Penn State. . . be apart of THON! I am on Morale Committee myself and it is one of the best decissions I have ever made at Penn State. Whatever you want to do in college you just need to know the one thing that you need to do is get involved.

Im a single mother of two young children, so as you may know an education is our best bet at having a good life. Getting my Degree in nursing has always been a dream of mine, but having these two precious beings that need me very much are exactly what I needed to push me enough to reach those goals. I want my children to be proud of me, but most of all I want them to go on and get a higher education as well. My example should be what they need in return. Since my parents did not attend any type of higher education I really cant say how that does effect ones self. Im going through with it, and that is my experience thus far.

My college experience is different from most. I attend school online only. I have 2 children that have severe hemophilia, and I homeschool them as well. I attend Penn State online as a full time student. I have met many great classmates and teachers through virtual means. My major is Information Technology. I find that I spend a lot of my time learning how to operate a lot of new software so that I'm able to complete my assignments. This can be tedious at times, but it's actually giving me a lot of experience that I can use directly with my major. My school uses Eluminate which is an online classroom. I have virtual lab environments. One example is the Virtual lab for my database class. I have to use a remote desktop connection to connect to Penn State's SQL server to complete my work. Basically, I'm learning how to create an entire database from scratch. I have chat rooms and partners to work with others just like I would in a work place. This gives me valuable experience working as a team, and learning how to manage others at the same time.

My college experience has been one of personal realization and motivation. I came to school as a naive student without any definitive direction or desire. After 4 years at Penn State, I recognized my own potential and ability to suceed, not in light of my talents, but in light of my personal dedication and drive. I am leaving college with the understanding that the world is far greater, far more intricate, and far more complex than I could have ever realized otherwise. I am perhaps a little smarter, but certainly also a lot more confused than when I got here, but I have also come to see this as a good thing. College has been a humbling experience that has grounded me in the knowledge of my position in this world. I am a grain of sand on the beach, but the beach is beautiful, so thats quite alright with me. I have realized the scope of my dreams and the overwhelming weight that they bear on my shoulders. College has changed me personally, although I disliked it and even hated it at times. Attending this university has made me a better citizen of the world.

The biggest thing I got out of my college experience thus far is time management. With classes and the respected work load each one demands along with my job, free time is very slim. That's why I have to really think about priorities. I have to think about starting papers and online quizes now rather than later because I know that I simply won't have any time later. Every time I find myself just idling infront of the TV I have to stop myself because there is just too much that I have to do. It's even a wonder how I found time to answer this question. so time management is definately the biggest thing I got, and am still getting, out of college.

Attending college opened my eyes to the world. Previously from a small town I was not aware of the big picture the entire world creates. Now I see how the various societies of the world are intertwined and how they influences their individual members. I believe being educated this way is crucial to the continual intellectual growth of the human population. Without the ability to open our minds and see the larger picture, we as a population, would not be able to work side-by-side in making the world a better place. Attending college has taught me this essencial skill and inducted me into the wave of educated people working to improve the world we live in.

My Univeristy has allowed me to realize the feasibility of enjoying life after school. Penn State delivers more than most Univerisites, public or private, can offer. My education benefited me greatly when I was offered to run an ecotourist business in the Caribbean right after graduation. The social networks allowed me to have quite an amazing social life through out and after my college career. The faculty have continued to connect with me to this day to lend advice in my social and professional life. The University and its faculty urge students to USE its resources as a hub to be the change you seek in the world. Hell, I made my own course, and conducted my own research at PSU! If I did not attend Penn State, I do not believe I would have believed how much education can make a difference around the world. Our colleges (e.g. Agricultural Sciences) have fed the world, our philanthropy (e.g. Dance Marthon) has fought pediatric cancer, and even our audacious students have made their own show (GhostHunters). College should be the best time of your life TO DATE. Penn State instills this upon and after college. WE ARE - PENN STATE!

I haven't attended college yet, but hope to soon. I have always wanted to do well for myself. But it wasn't until I had my son that having an education became a priority. In order to make my son's life as easy as possible I need an education. I want him to have the things that my parents couldn't give me. I want to like what I do when I go to work everyday and know that what I'm doing may potentially help someone else other than myself. I hope that college will give me the dicipline I need to do everything I want in life, I know having my son is driving me to make our lives better.

well i been getting alot from being here at penn state university just for a couple months. Like i learn that we come to Penn State University we all should respect each other

I entered Penn State University with absolute confidence in my career aspirations of becoming a surgeon, specifically a cardiac surgeon. Little did I know that I unknowingly stepped into a vast ocean of ideas, opportunities, and incredibly alluring and fascinating new fields of study. After merely a semester, my once set-in-stone career ambitions had been intertwined with tiny unnerving flickers of doubt and uncertainty. Specifically, college has awakened in me an intense desire to travel, investigate new cultures, and expand my perception of the diversity of this world. With this realization came an uneasy sort of panic that this thirst for adventure and exploration of the world around me would, eventually, be lost in the struggle to achieve my “dream” career in the field of cardiac surgery. Although I have certainly not lost the desire to heal others and gain significant insight into the workings of the human body, this new awakening has prompted me into investigating fields such as medical anthropology and surgical programs in the international medical organization, Doctors Without Borders. The value of these new experiences is immeasurable, as they have shaped and sculpted me into the increasingly open-minded person I am today.