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I have only been in college for one year but I have gotten alot from my experience so far. I have gotten to know some amazing people that have been encouraging to me and have been supportive towards me. I have gained more confidence for myself throught my college experience. I have gain great knowledge about my intended major. It has been very valuable for me to attend college. I want to be a special education teacher and the only way for me to be able to do that is to attend school. That is one reason that college has been valuable so that it furthers my future to career. It has also been valuable because I have been able to met some people that are great role models to me and are positive influences in my life. I really appreciate my opportunity to continue my education into the future!

My college experience has followed a non-traditional route. I attended Michigan State University immediately after graduating from high school. As a small town girl, I found myself ill-prepared for life at a Big Ten school. Now, many years later, I have returned to school with the goal of becoming an elementary teacher. This time around, I am focused and determined. Even though I work full-time and have a family, I have been successful in my studies and have discovered a strength within myself that I wasn't sure existed and a passion for my educational path that simply wasn't there at age 17. I have learned, not only in my college classrooms but also in my hands-on eperiences at local elementary and middle schools. Each time I enter a classroom, my excitement about becoming a teacher grows. I cannot wait to make a difference in the lives of children, and my college experience has shown me that I can do it!

My college experience has allowed me to see people as they are and less of who they hang out with. I enjoy being able to walk around campus and have people say "hi" to me because they know me not because they feel like they have to. There are no problems with clicks because everyone is willing to be your friend and get to know the real you. I have also dicovered what I enjoy most about life and try to endulge in the little things. Attending Spring Arbor has been valuable because I will leave with friends who actually care about me and professors who cared about my success. I am confident that my experience here will allow me to succeed in life with the eduaction that I am recieving at Spring Arbor University.

At Mt hood community college, our theatre department was put into debt because rick zimmer wanted to bring in proffesional actors and not use students, and then decided to tell us that he is retiring. our theatre program will be cut next year because of funding. All visual arts classes will be cut, and they are trying to stimulate a parking expense. As well as try to use the movie theatre across from us to use for lecture classes. that is why i am trying to work so hard to get into the Art institute of Portland.

My college experience simply cannot be summed up in mere words. The short time I have had at Spring Arbor University has opened my eyes to a diverse world that holds numerous opportunities. I have personally accomplished much more than academics; I have realized what it meant to be a true friend, co-worker, and leader (directly and indirectly). No matter where you are in life, someone is always looking up to you; everyone is influencing someone, whether or not he or she is aware of this fact. At college especially, this fact is more evident. One is not under the wing of his or her parents anymore; the student can and does make their own decisions with a greater sense of freedom. Although the student pays for the tuition of college, the money is well worth the overcoming sense of community, self-revelation, and freedom that the higher education institution brings. College is a one time thing; once a young adult lives away from home at a university, their experiences, good or bad, shape them. I am already molded by my friends; our friendship, talks, and laughs all have allowed me to realize what true friendship and love is.

College has served to shape me as a Christian and an individual by strengthening my character. I have learned to be diligent in my pursuits for learning and understanding, dedicated to my goals, hopeful for the realization of my dreams, and flexible with my schedule so that I do not shirk my responsibilities. I have learned how to be mature in assuming responsibilities, but also how to balance my responsibilities with my various interests and social life. It has also helped me to become stronger in my faith. Through college, I have questioned why I believe in Christianity and what my faith means to my life. Because of this, I have found that the faith I hold dear is eternally valuable and gives me hope for a future after this life. This reality gives meaning to my life here and especially to my life in college because it means giving my best effort in everything I set my mind and heart to. Because of these things, college has been more than worth the cost and effort. It has shaped me into someone I don't believe I would have become otherwise.

There are many things that I have gotten out of my college experience. To name a few I have learned to balance friends with school work, communicate effectively with professors, and the most important, how to strengthen my walk with God while attending Spring Arbor University. All the things that I have listed are important during the college years, however I feel my walk with God has been the most valuable. The one thing that I value the most out of my college experience so far would be my walk with God. Spring Arbor University has made me relay on God more than I have before. When the going got tough the one thing I wanted to do was pack up my belongings and head back home. Of course that was never the real answer and not a good solution to anything, so I had to learn to put my trust and faith in God. Being surrounded by other believers is how I got through my first year of college. The people around me were always positive and new God had a plan, and He knew what he was doing. That is the most valuable part of my college experience.

During my time in college, I have learned valuable strategies for studying as well as managing time. I have learned from my professors that taking the time to read, go over notes, and attend class will not only help me immensely in each of my classes but also in life. I am glad that I made the decision to attend a 2-year college before going on to university. It has given me more time to adjust to college life on a smaller scale as well as allow me to learn from mistakes that may have had greater costs anywhere else. I feel that when I transfer to a 4-year school in the fall, I will be more eminently prepared than former classmates that attended university right out of high school. I am hopeful towards the future as well as my career and am thankful that my parents have provided for opportunities that they might not have dreamed of.

Don't mess around with girls in high school. 95{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of them will just hurt your academics and won't be worth your time. Focus on more important things. The transition will go quickly, so try your best to adjust quickly too. Get involved, but not over-involved and always remember that it's ok to relax sometimes, just not all the time.

As a 32 year old graduate student there is one key piece of advice that I would give my high school self. It would be to remember your value a child of God. God?s promises that are contained in the Bible can be your counsel and your guide to not only your college career but also to the world. The Bible demonstrates the importance of honesty and hard work- both characteristics for success in college. The Bible teaches about morality which can help one in day to day life. When one forgets their value or bases it on what others believe about them it affects your focus. This can in turn affect your performance in college. College is a competitive environment but by believing, owning and behaving with the value that you have just by being a child of Christ all things are possible. Realize that you may not always be the best at everything but you can be successful. Keep him as the center of your life because he has already established your path and is there to be your beacon of light in troubling or difficult times. Remember your value as Christ?s child.