Rutgers University-New Brunswick Top Questions

Having a college education is a great opportunity to advance in life. Most employers have it as a requirement and wont take a look at you if you dont have a college degree.

My college experience has been very valuable. I have been able to expand my interest due to Rutgers University wide selection of classes. I have made many new wonderful friends that help me want to become a better student. I have also have become of the Rutges LIfe community by joinng organizations such as RHA (Residential Hall Association). Joining this orgainzation has allowed me to become really involved in the community and host events. These events alow studets to get to know one another and make friends. At first its somewhat hard to make friends in a new place but college offers oppertunities to be social. My college experience has taught me so much about other cultures I never new about. I have been able to narrow down what I would like my career to be in the future and what kind of person I want to become. Having a college experience also is a huge step for many students to become independent form parenats and learn responsibility. My college experience has taught me to be on my own and grow as a person. Without my college experience I would not be this involved and eager to follow my ambitions.

Out of my college experience I have gotton ahead in school and will graduate early. It has been valuable that I attend college right now and in the future because I hope to become a pharmacist. My college experience has given me time to think about what I really want to do in life as for a job and a future.

In college I have come to realize that it is not just about getting good grades and having the highest GPA; it is about a person's character and attitude toward others. Being ruthless in one's attempts to reach the top only displays selfishness to others, and makes that person seem unworthy for a position, job, or other qualifications. Most of the time teamwork is the most crucial and without this experience, it would be hard to get a job. I have come to build my communication skills and interact with others more fully than I had been able to in the past. These skills have helped me network not only with my peers but with professors and other professionals. At Rutgers, I have become both academically and socially involved, allowing me to better myself and at the same time give to my community.

I've made some lifelong friends and gained many many interesting stories that I like to share to friends and family not from Rutgers. The experiences I've gained have been valuable in that they're helped me grow as a person from a relatively immature high school kid to a young adult who still manages to have fun and be on top of everything he has to do in his life. I am currently gaining experience in the field of journalism through an independent study with a professor which is an oppurtunity that I don't know if I would have gotten had I attended another school. The students I have met here are all academically driven and have rubbed off on me, making me a much more driven person. When I first got to Rutgers I was not a serious student but as the semester passed I realized what I needed to do and was able to get my act together and succeed academically and socially in more ways than I originally thought I could.

When I first atteneded college I was not prepared for the overwhleming factor of being at a large school such as Rutgers; however, it led me to obtain skills as a massage therapist, travel the world, and finally figure out what I want to do in life. So, my initial college experiences were difficult, but they set me on the road of self and global exploration. With that, I've decided to enter into the medical field where I may continue to broaden my mental and physical horizons while at the same time being able to help those around me.

I would say that the most valuable thing I have absorb from my college experience its that there is always something new to learn. Each day we go to school we hace this amazing opportunity to be able to exchange ideas. Make connections, networking, and engage in activities. College is the place were you can always find a place to be and be part of. There are a bunch of different clubs that as a students we can join. That eventually would make us become more socialy active and better communicators.

Rutgers has given me a sense of what the world is like. I have done multiple volunteering trips to places like New Orleans and Mississippi. I have studied abroad and traveled to England, Ireland, and Holland. I have attended football games, been to concerts and comedy shows, and acted in front of an audience. I was able to do all of that because I went to Rutgers. The classes I take prepare me for what I want to do after I graduate. The faculty help you and really want to see you accomplish your goals. College has definetly made me grow up and mature as a person.

College was where I learned the difference between the real world and my world. In middle school, teachers thought i was a sweetheart, i was in the top 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my class, a peer leader, and lead role in our 8th grade play, Aladdin. Even in high school, my name was known around the school. I had everything I wanted: good looks, National Honor Society, varsity track for 4 years, spring and winter track captain for 3 years, soccer captain for 3 years, and the list just goes on. I thought "college? How bad could it be?". Big mistake: thirty-five thousand people could care less about who you are and who you were in high school, you do not see the same people everyday, and classes are much harder. With all the free time I had gained, I did not know what to do with myself, because I always had practice till late and homework after everyday. I realize that college was a small taste of adulthood where you have to manage your time, work harder than you have ever worked to achieve your goals, and not depend on popularity to get you through life.

College taught me to be self sufficient and taught me that you only get from life the effort and love that you put into it. That includes working hard to make something of yourself and to help the community around you. For these reasons alone it was a valuble experience, another reason being the life long friendships you make. These life long friends as well as the acquintances made along the way teach you to be comfortable in your own skin.