Stetson University Top Questions

There is so much to experience from the beginning to the end of the year. In college, you're halfway to independence and it feels really good to be in control of yourself. I have gotten so much out of my first year in college from the hands-on learning to the work-study experience. Attending college is valuable because it gives you a sense of accomplishment, especially since you are moving up from high school and was accepted into a university. It gives me great pride in my accomplishments and I want to continue on this road.

As a freshmen in college, I have developed the ability to think critically and analytically, which was a radical change coming from high school. Through extensive research, I have learnt about issues occurring globally and in my community, which have inspired me to have an educated opinion and a need to make a change to make the world better. I have learnt to have civil conversations with teachers and other students, who have different perspectives on issues than mine, which have enriched my opinions and polished them thoroughly. I have come to understand the real value of education, which is power not only on the world outside but on my own life, to make informed decisions that have a personal and social meaning. College has instilled in me the incentive to become a better individual and to live a purposeful life. Overall, college has been a very positive experience with lots of potentials for the coming years.

I have gotten an enormous amount of different things from my college experience. The ones i value the most are discipline, determination, work ethic, and commitment. I have aquired study habits that make it seem like there is no class or no subject I can not learn. It has taught me so much more about the world around me, and what i can do to make a difference. There are life lessons that I have learned in college that I could not have learned any other way. Some of those lessons have been how cruel this world can be at times. I have also gotten a knowledge base, that can help me in many different situations. The education i recieve now is essential for how fruitful my future will become. If I never began my college career and stopped right after high school I would not know half of what I know now. Going to the college is actually one of the most valuable choices I could make in my life time. I will cherish all that I have learned here, and use it the rest of my life.

I am forever grateful for everything that Stetson gave to me, and it was bittersweet to graduate from such a memorable experience. Beginning college, I would have never expected to graduate with a degree in both Mathematics and in Religious Studies. It was this polarization of interests that only Stetson could provide to a student, like myself, that simply wanted to learn as much as possible. However, I knew I needed to make my interests more applicable and Stetson provided me with the resources to intern at the nearby NASA Kennedy Space Center. Stetson then noticed my unique interests and suggested that I study abroad at Oxford in the UK, which I gladly accepted. It was at Oxford that I finally saw what Stetson had taught me had universal value. It was at Oxford that I decided to join the rowing team, which rounded out my college career. My college experience shaped me academically, physically, and spiritually for the better, which, I believe, are the main elements of humanity. No discrete value could give justice to what college has done for me, and I can only hope that others share in the experience with me.

i would have to say that even though i have been in college for only about a semester an half taking 4 classes and playing football, i have already learned and takin a from it. being there the first day so many different things went on and but i got all the help i needed to geet started. my first day i learned that life was about to change and i have learned how things are not always going to go as planed and how things are going to be hard in life and that i need to be ready for them and not be afriad to work hrad for anything because in the end working hard pays off most of the time

My college experience has provided me with a broader view of life and a greater appreciation of liberal arts and freedom of the mind to wander and ponder. I've been enriched culturally and have been exposed to different forms of thinking and different persepctives. Before attending Stetson, I was a tight-lipped and reserved student with very minimal self-assurance. Since attending college, I have become more assertive and confident and unafraid to express my opinions openly. I am much more liberal at heart as well. This is probably one of the grandest changes which could have befallen me and I am quite grateful for it.

My college experience has been very interesting and a very blessed oppurtunity. I am so very thankful to be attending college because no one in my family has had this chance to even get out of high school. I am now learning in school the many different things in criminal justice and even out in our world. Being a student in the criminal justice field and even just learning about people and how to help society from crime is my best interest and i love learing of more ways to protect our United States. This is a valuable experience to attend because the simple fact that i want to be a part in helping society and the world we live in. Coming from a family that struggled to even attend and finish grade school, makes me feel accomplished and the younger family members will look up to me and hopfully i will show them the right path. I could honestly use the extra help for staying in school because it has been a struggle. I promised myself that i will not give up and i will keep reaching for the stars. Hopefully later i will show youngens the same road.

One thing i have gotten out of my college experience is that it is important to get involved in activities and clubs around campus. Not only is it fun, its a great opportunity to make connections in your field. It looks great on a resume and certain clubs could score you scholarships. It is valuable to attend college because not only will it prepare you for the "real world", but also that is where you make life long friendships and industry connections that will land you in a successful career one day. There are those lucky people who landed themselves in alot of money without going to college, but we are "everyone else". We are competing for the jobs . Having a "degree" can get you the job over someone who doesnt.

Since starting college I have changes so much in a good way. I have grown as a person and have become more reliable and responsible. I have also learned how to fend for myself and not rely on my parents. This experience has perpared me for the "real" world and what it will be like to live on my own when I graduate. Steston University is a great college that provides the support needed to do well in school and graduate with a good degree. I owe everything to my college experience.

I would be sure that I would tell myself that things will get rough but you will get through them. You will become friends with some people that you would never think you would be friends with. Also, i would tell myself that it will be tough to be away from home and you will miss it but you know it is the best thing for you and it will help you to grow into a better person in the end. You will be sad, you will be happy, but just know that everything will be okay and everything has a way of working out. Additionally,i would want to tell myself to keep up with studying and not think that the class is easy and that I will be fine. As long as I keep my head up things will turn out great. Just have fun and dont let the little things get you down. You will have a great time, and dont worry about money so much, there is nothing you can do to change it.. You just have to be prepared.