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Being at Rutgers, especially in the specialized 6 year Doctor of Pharmacy program, made me realize that no matter how smart and savy I thought I was in highschool, no matter how ready I felt I was to take on college, I was definatley not as prepared as I thought. This isn't nessecarily a bad thing, it just makes me want to work much harder to attain my goal of recieving a Doctorate at the end of these 6 long years. The classes are harder, the workload is much heavier and my fellow classmates are of a much higher caliber then anything I have encountered before, and yet I think all this helped instill in me the valuable idea that if you want something you have to work your hardest and push yourself to new extremes to get it. The higher levels of competetiveness in the classroom has motivated my mind to absorb all that is being thrown at it and I feel that I am learning and understanding more now then I ever have before. Rutgers University has helped mold me into a more efficent person and that will help me throughout the rest of my life.

I have gained a lot out of my college experience so far that I've been here. A huge factor that has made a great impact on my experience at college is independence. It's been a great pleasure to learn the ups and downs of being completely responsible for every action or decision I make and learn from it as well. Learning time management and other responsiblities have been key to my college experience as well as creating many new life-long friendships and memories.It has been so valuable to attend because I've gained so much, although it has only been about two months, in so many different ways; academically, mentally physically, and socially. Deciding to attend college is a choice that I will never regret due to all the wonderful things I've been able to learn, discover and encounter.

Thus far, I have met hundreds of new people. The college experience has been a learning experience. I've learned to be more proficient with time and manage stress by enjoying college for the limited time I am going to be here.

Attending a two-year college was never in my original educational plan, however, upon closer evaluation, I found that it was a lot more cost-efficient to attend a two-year college rather than start off at a four-year university. My college experience has been a favorable one, I enjoy learning alongside peers that also enjoy learning. I have made many friends, and I've gained much knowledge and life experience in the short time that I've been attending. College has always been an important and essential goal for me, ever since I was a little girl I've had big dreams of attending the most prestigious universities and graduate schools in order to be the best educator and citizen that I can be.

For the past year and a half I have attended Jacksonville College. I am very glad that I chose to attend this college before going to a four year university. The classes are smaller, and this gives the professor more time to spend with each student individually. I can honestly say that the information my professors taught in class has stuck with me. Not only have the classes been a joy to be apart of, but I am also very involved in the school's extra curricular activities. I am an active member of the Jacksonville College choir, and singer's groups and I have thouroughly enjoyed participating over the last three semesters. This college is definately the college that's different, it provides students with a solid education in a Christian environment, and through attending this school my life has been enriched.

I discovered through college the direction that I wanted to go to in the future. Originally, I thought I would go towards one discipline. However, after taking several courses in philosophy, I decided that the academia would be my path in life.

The greatest thing I have got our of Rutgers is its resources. There are so many ways to learn new things and advance academically here. For anyone that wants to do research in their respective fields they can gain entry into any field of research here by locating a lab of their choice. There are many clubs here also so that one can even indulge in their hobbies. Rutgers truly has something for everyone in their campus.

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I have gained so many things through my college experience. Whether it be friends or new academic roadmaps in which i will be able to persue. I feel extremely lucky to have been given this opportunity and would choose to apply to Rutgers over and over again. I have learned many things through my college experience through Rutgers, such as: Study AT LEAST 1 hours for an exam, and get to know your professors. Between the world renown faculty and dedicated upperclassmen, there was never an opportunity to hit a dead end at Rutgers. To me, that is a very valuable thing to gain from a university. I have improved my social and interpersonal skills and put my classroom lessons to practical use in life. All in all, going to a big university has yeilded many great opportunites for advancement and has been an extremely enriching experience.

All one ever hears about college is how nobody is going to remind you that a paper is due in two weeks or that the exam will cover half of the textbooks chapters; college was full of responsibilities that I wasn’t even sure I could handle. I had always told myself that I wouldn’t room when I went to college but I had to attend a summer program which required me to. At first this was difficult, I was use to my forty-five minute showers which were no longer possible, my roommate was extremely talkative and I was never much for socializing. In that month my life long habits had been brought to a halt, I no longer could procrastinate, long showers were done, and my social life was beginning to broaden. Towards the end I began to appreciate having spent my summer in school, I had gotten a head start on the college life before any other freshman and knew what to expect. My experience taught me about the academic life as well as the social life and how it is possible to have both as long as one knows about time management.