Rutgers University-New Brunswick Top Questions

I honestly think that a college education should be available to everyone, because of the benefits that I have received from going to college. I have become more open with people, I have learned to see things around me in a different way, and I have received an education that is leading me on a path to a great career where I know I will be prepared to face the world. While the financial aspect of attending school is tough, it is a great investment because a college degree is the key to getting a job in the future and moving forward in the world.

Most individuals go to college for one reason, to get a degree, but some people, like myself, leave with something much more. College for most students is their first taste of living on their own and their first step into the real world. In turn, students learn responsibility through elegantly juggling schoolwork, activities, and a social life. This new idea of responsibility follows us into all aspects of life. Learning responsibility is the most valuable part of my college experience because it helped me take care of my family when they needed me most. The first year at a university is filled with endless challenges that will test the breaking limits of all its students and my first year was no different. In addition to school endeavors I was faced with the most painful time of my life, the death of my father. During finals, when my father passed away I was given two extremely heartbreaking trials: finishing finals after losing a loved one and becoming the father of my family at only nineteen years old. Many people would have been undoubtedly crushed from the pressure, but the responsibility that college taught me helped me prevail in those tough times.

I was always a fast learner, and never liked to ask for help unless it was absolutly necessary. After having completed my first year at Rutgers University, i learned that it is ok to ask for help, and that it does not make you less of a student. Everyone has the same goals in college, to succeed and graduate. Every one around you is there to help in what ever way they can, and the only person holding you back from fulfilling that goal is yourself. The sleepless nights and long study sessions would not have been possible if it werent for my friends. We kept each other focused and inspired. I surrounded myself with people that i could count on and by the end of our first year, we all finished with acceptance to our schools national honors society. College, although it can be hard, is the best part of growing up. It is where you find your strengths and weaknesses, and where you become an adult

I learned a lot from college. I discovered the value of education and to think for myself. I became my own person and formed my own opinions. Also, I leanred how to be independent and take care of myself, and I am more sociable and aware of the importance of being a part of a community. Most importantly, I discovered that I am passionate about politics and international issues. Before attending college I was rarely exposed to either of these topics and did not have an interest in them. College has made me more worldly and for that I am forever greatful because I do not think I would have developed this global perspective without the classes I took and the issues I was exposed to. College has opened my mind and inspired me to learn. It has given me the mindest where my new goals are figments that never crossed my mind four years ago. Without this experience I would not be the independent woman I am today.

My college provided an educational journey that was full of diversity and intellectual challenges. I was provided with the opportunity for educational success because of the availability of counselors and deans that were truely interested in seeing their students succeed academically and for personal growth. Because of the diversity of the student body and faculty being so international, it established a social foundation that would prepare me for living and working in the pluralist society that we have become.

I wish I could go back to college sometimes. It was such a great time to just explore and figure out what you want and need. The rules and pressure wasn't as much as it is in Graduate school. I could mess up and still find a way to redeem my grades in college. It was certainly a great time to work hard but also play hard. I loved college and Rutgers was in a different state from my home town. I loved being far from home because it gave me even more independence from my family. Rutgers was a good mix, it let students have fun but for those who were academically serious could also find several ways to succeed.

Even though I am only a freshman in college, I have already learned more about who I am and who I want to be just from this first year then I could if I did not go to college. When I first entered college I only figured that my college experience would be a step ahead of what high school was but I was very wrong. College has made me more aware what is happening in the world and how the real world really is. I have also become exposed to a vast majority of people of different cultures, religions, and ethnic backrounds which I would not have been exposed to if I had not gone to college. And more importantly this experience has helped me become completely confident in the type of career I want to have after I graduate. For anyone that wants to not only learn more about who they are and about the world but also help them find their dream career, then i recommend that they should go to college. I have never regreted my decision to go and I never will.

I came to Columbia Basin Community College in 2008 as a sad pup with my tail between my legs. It was a lifestyle that I had adopted from my parents. They had been struggeling alchoholics my entire life, and the images of my past lingered with me even when I move out. I knew there was a better way for me to live life, and that I didn't have to walk the path that they did. I was determined to break out of my pre-formed life. Within a few weeks on my own, and with the help of my closest friends, I voluntarily signed up for things that I would never have done back at home. I was taking scat solos in jazz choir, starting a French club, and even the captain of the men's soccer team. Still, I am humble about my accomplishments. I realize that any person could have done the things that I have done if they truly wanted to. But that's what I have learned from my college experience: that I am one of those people you hear about. One of the people that nobody can hold back- not even my parents.

College is truly a growing experience. As a responsible, strong willed woman I did not expect to grow or change in college. However, the reality of my university experience opened my eyes to the value of a university education. High school, is a walk in the park compared to college, one in which your hand is held tightly throughout the outing. In college the student must make hard choices for his/herself and take responsibility for his/her mistakes alone. The mistakes are usually costly, second chances are hard to come by, and third chances are unrealistic. Nevertheless, the harsh reality the student faces in college strengthens him/her and creates a calculating, conscientious individual out of each freshman. The professors are tougher than high school teachers but they provide a realistic example of future employers while offering their guidance to any hardworking student. Mostly college is a learning experience in which one must learn to plan one’s time, and develop effective study techniques. People exist amidst universities who can help students excel The challenge is finding and committing to the necessary means to your success. I have gained confidence, strength, and surpassed my own expectations in college.

so far i have not started going to Rutgers since school starts in September but the few times i have been there, the teachers were extremely friendly and sociable. They try to help and they want you to progress in the real world. I have liked campus and the people are nice.