South Carolina State University Top Questions

From my college experience, I have learned to be more out there than being shy and afraid otherwise I won't get anywhere in life if I am shy and quiet. I've learned better communication skills in a more professional manner. I think communication is really important because in every career, especially journalism, there is some sort of communication involved. College has expanded my knowledge of what we have to face, which is reality. It's very valuable to attend college because it gives us the ability to become who we want to become and be what we want to be. As college students, we can expand the future with our abilities and creativity. College gives us the advantage to show the world what we can do and how we can help improve the economy, for example, the environment, or technology.

I have gain friendship. I have learned to be more responsible. I have learn to do things on my own. I is valuable to attend because it is important to have a college education.

Out of my college experience i've gotten valuable friendships that will last a lifetime as well vast knowlege of many different thigs throughout my courses. College life has given me the oppurtunity to live and be a young adult and learn to live on my own and make my own decisions. To me thats everything.....

My college experience has brought me many things, some of which include knowledge, friends, and opportunities. The knowledge I have gained from college is not only book knowledge even though it is very important. While in college I learned a great deal from school and an equal amount in everyday life .in a sense it has helped me become a responsible adult. College has allowed me to experience many people while some will come and go. I have also met people who are going to stay in my life for a very long time. I have also met a plethora of people that have the ability to show me opportunities that I would not likely have been able to find without them. College has pushed me to become greater in many ways, for example being in class every day on time, rationing my time for home work, and my personal life. It has shaped me into a better person bad will continue to do so I feel college has allowed me to better myself and soon the world will see that.

So far, I have gained a lot out of my college experience. College is so different from high school. I have had to learn to become completely independent. This has made me a stronger person. I manage my money and my time all on my own. I've also become a more responsible person. College teachers are not as easy on students as in high school. When they assign work, it is either do it, or fail. They don't baby students. Also, being in a community college I have become friends with a larger variety of people, particularly of older ages. These older people are able to give me reliable advice about living in the "real world." Becoming stronger, more responsible, and being introduced to more diverse people has made attending college very valuable to me.

I have gotten alot out of my first year in college. Some of the most memorable things are ROTC, IMPACT, FRIENDS, and ME!! Doing my freshman year of college I am enrolled in the Army Rotc program. This program is so much fun. It gets me prepared to go into the Army when I get commissioned my senior year of college. Throughout this program we went though training excersies that were that were fun and hard at the same time. Also thoughout college I attend Impact which is like a group of college students that are on fire for GOD!! That was an expierence that I will not forget because it was very moving. My friends and took a random roadtrip to Florida which was cool and we just go site seeing around town. The number one thing that I got out of college is finding myself. I make my own decisions and I pretty much grew up! I found out what being on my own really was about and how to use time management to set which things are important. I learned how to balance books, fun, and friends while still setting God first in my life!!!!

If I currently were a high school senior faced with the decision of an educational path, I would want to be more active throughout my college experience. I have found that those who actively participated in academia and extracurricular activities are advantaged to acquiring a network of life-long friends and colleagues. The ability to adapting to change is also much easier to handle. Focus is placed on making one a well-rounded individual during the college life experience. No matter the circumstances and conditions, one who has cultivated interpersonal skill sets during the college life are better able to handle various transtions throughout life.

I would first of all tell myself to know myself, to make sure that I knew my goals and what I wanted to accomplish. I would tell myself to sit down and think about what it was that I was passionate about, how I wanted to make a difference in the world, and then I would ask myself how would my school be able to assist me in that? I would let me know that it's important not to expect the school to make you who you will be in the future but to let it help mold the basis that you've made for yourself. Your professors are there to guide you and not to piggyback you there. Your school can only do as much for you as you let it. You are the key factor in your success.

If I could go back and time and give myself advice I would tell myself to keep with college. Work hard and you will make something of yourself. Watch out for getting into the wrong crowd and as hard as it may be keep with it. In the long run you will be happier and you will feel like you have accomplished more. Focus on school and listen to your parents instead of being so concerned with having fun. Even in times of poor health just keep with school even if you need to complete it from home it is better to have an education than to have no education at all.

If I could talk to myself as a high school senior I would have told myself to learn better time management skills. Since I have begun my freshman year of college I have discovered that it is harder to pull an all-nighter because I have waited until the last minute to complete a paper or project. There are more technicalities involved with time in college, because there is more and more at stake with each passing class. I would have warned myself to never get to the point where all that is left to do is cry. Cry for lack of time and lack of focus. I would say, "It is not like high school , no one is responsible for your success or failure but you." If only I could have received this letter a year ago I believe I would be making better use of my time now.