Stephen F Austin State University Top Questions

I have gained a broader perspective of what the 21st century classroom will look like during my future carreer as a Middle School Math Teracher. I also am able to finish my degree completely online by participating in Stephen F. Austin State University's online completer program for Mid Level Grades 4-8 Teachers. I cannot say enough about this completer degree program. I will say that it has allowed me many freedoms. I no longer have to travel to campus every week; though I am required to go to campus once or twice per semester. I can manage my time around my schedule and not a set class schedule. Most importantly, I actually use the technology that my future classroom will have access to.

In the small time I have been in college I have noticed that I have a lot to learn. Going into "the real world" is not as easy as it is cracked up to be. Managing time is tough and is vital to getting a good education and being ready for the future. Post high school is recommended to all and will prove valuable to all who take the oppertunity to further their education.

I feel that I have had an interesting college experience so far at SFA because I was able to encourage myself to socialize with other students that were in my major. I also was able to be around these people and enjoy the fact that I had something in common with them. Many of the friends that I have made here at SFA have been the greatest friends that I could ask for. When I came to SFA, I did not think that I would be able to make many friends here so I basically shut myself out of the social life of this school. However, I am definitely glad that I chose to enjoy my college years here at SFA and now I feel that I am ready to head out into the real world.

There are many things I've gotten out of my college experience thus far that range from learning about myself academically to becoming life long friends with the people that I've met here. Over the past two years I've had to learn how to handle the freedom of not having my parents around to tell me what to do and having a plethora of distractions, such as friends, video games, and the internet, around me. These factors led me to struggle academically in the beginning of my college career and have been a wake up call for me. I have learned how to better manage my time and the things I choose to do with it. Also I've met some truly incredible people that have become some of my best friends. They've introduced me to different cultures that I wasn't very familiar with and have broadened the way I accept new cultures and ideas. These are just a few reasons why my college experience has been extremely valuable to me. It has helped shape me into the person I am now and will help shape me into the person I will be tomorrow.

Attending college has allowed me to not only help me further my education but also help me become more independent as a person. I have became more independent and less dependent on my parents. Attending college prepare you for the real world. You don't have your parents to tell you to get up to go to class. You don't have your teachers dwelling down your back to get you to complete your assignments. Being independent is going to be one of the most improtant factors you need to know living your life on your own and providing for your family. College has made me more independent as a young mother and has already help me provide for my daughter. It has also help me better me a person, a daughter, and most important as a mother.

College has given me a valuable experience throughout the short but necessary semesters I have taken, but to me it?s not the material in itself that enhances my intellectual strength. To me it is the people who teach it and those that have an acquired liking for the subject, it thrills me to meet these people that go out of their measures to provide us students with the necessary pieces to the puzzle. Although it is up to me to assemble my future they too provide me with the choices and light up my path. A song by John Mayer makes me think everyday about what we students go through; it says, "We keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change" almost standing and unsure of the reality around us, we students are like birds with unopened wings and we sit helplessly until the day we acquire enough strength and will power to fly. But like a bird we need a mentor to look us through and provide us with the push we need. To me college has thus far been an unforgettable experience not due to the subjects, but to those few irreplaceable minds, my teachers.

I have learned more than I ever thought I could learn in only a few years. I have gained so much knowledge and I will be able to use it in every day life and use it in my future. I know I will be able to get ahead in life with the knowledge I have gained

Today most people have the idea that college is simply the pathway towards a good job in which to earn the highest amount of money possible. College and the experience that it brings however, is much more than that. For me college as proved to be a growing ground in which I have become more aware not only of the importance of applying myself but also of how to work with fellow classmates teachers. These experiences have taught me invaluable lessons that I will put into use both with future workmates and bosses. As a homeschooled student through high school I was accustom to doing things on my own time. Throughout my college experience I have been shown the importance of being on time, using my time wisely. The many lessons that I have been taught and skills I have gained over the past few years will continue on with me in all of my future endeavors.

My college experienc e so far is wonderful because it is allowing me to mature beyond my years. I was a mother's girl growing up and was always homesick when going on mini vacations and now I am learning to be away from home and to discipline myself. College is a great experience because no matter how hard things may seem to get they can always get better.

I came to my school not realizing the intense learning i would recieve. I'm a film student and only heard rumors about the film and art aspects of it but every moment i've been here i've learned new and exciting things. No other schools in Texas offer the same experience that can be had at Stephen F. Austin. The school actually produces a feature length movie every year. I can't even describe how that has helped me grow more and more advanced in my film career. I'd like to continue on to make movies like the greats and i strongly believe i couldn't have found my passion at any other school.