Towson University Top Questions

In life you cannot "buy" friends or happiness. This school has a large range of diverse students, but many of them are within the upper middle class family bracket. I learned that it is a much valuable experience if you do not get everything handed to you, but work towards things you want.

Towson University was a valuable experience because not only did I get the best education for my buck but I also made so many connections that assist in my list of networking opportunities that I have used in the workforce since graduation. I was able to utilitize many of the amenities offered (intramural sports, clubs, trips, etc.) and that too has broaden my horizons on life experiences.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is more than just acedemics. Not only have I learned about myself academically, but I also learned about living with different people, and about myself. I learned that I need complete silence for me to do quality work, and I learned that I should get all of my important work done before the sun goes down, because once that sun goes down, time goes by very fast living in dorms. It has been valuable to attend college because without college I would never realize that I'm not missing out when I don't go out and get trashed every week. Also, I would never have experienced the dorm life; staying up until crazy times and wake up two hours later for class, laughing all night with floormates, and just enjoying the time I have with the family I was assigned to Freshmans year. The biggest lesson I've learned thus far in college has nothing to do with school or grades, rather it has to do with making the most of what you got, and taken advantage of the time you have with the people that you're surrounded with.

In my first semester attending University after a six year hiatus I've learned to integrate myself into a younger, more mobile, technology oriented crowd. Naive they may be, and only five or six years my juniors (most of them) but they are light years ahead of my in terms of their engagement with the highly connected info-centric world that we live in. While I was stepping on stones in a village in Iraq or Afghanistan, perhaps where Alexander the Great once trod in Babylon or Bactria, these kids were treading on electrons in our Global village, connecting and sharing and discovering. I discovered too. I saw our new world and dove in and out, but for a while I chose not to participate...as much. It is amazing how fast our world has turned in half a decade, lightyears fast. Perhaps I'm an old soul, though not quite even a quarter century old, the last of my generation. Still, I will keep one foot grounded in the old world of rocks and stone, and the other in cyberspace. Perhaps it will tear be apart, but I've learned to tread lightly.

Learning is a lifelong process and I have acquired valuable experience attending college, particularly a US college. For instance, I never knew I could deliver a speech in public. I only realized after I was nominated by my instructor to represent my school, San Bernardino Valley College in a speech contest. In retrospect, I arrived the United States about a year ago and in my first semester, I faced the problems of studying in the cold of winter, and not knowing how to best communicate because of my deep accent. Again, I faced the challenge of not knowing my way around the campus and its environs. Everything was different from my native country. However, as the semester unfolded, I gradually adapted to the new lifestyle and environment. Attending college has opened my eyes to potential opportunities, enabled me to understand different cultures and shaped my life tremendously as I now know my rights and ethics. Furthermore, college science has enabled me understand the world I live in, the earth, and the universe. Aain, attending college has given me an edge as I am able to articulate my speech and communicate my ideas clearly and concisely.

College (especially at the community college level) has benefited me by allowing me to explore a variety of subjects. This has allowed me to pick a major I both enjoy and excel at, as well as making my personal knowledge base better rounded. I’ve been able to avoid switching majors several times by taking lower level classes in multiple subjects until I found the major that was right for me. Also, I’ve been able to network with professors and students in varying fields of interest, not just my major. In this way, I might not major in all the subjects that interest me, but I am still able to be a part of that community, still pursuing other interests. In my case, I’m a physics major, but I spend a great deal of time with music, drama, or political science majors. My favorite haunt on campus is, in fact, the practice rooms in the music building. Finally, I’ve been able to make connections with several larger universities both by keeping in touch with friends that have moved on or through my advisors. Thank you for your time.

I have taken a lot away from my college experience. I think that this University has helped me become a more educated, well-rounded, and motivated individual. The friends I have made here, I know I will have for years to come. My education I have taken away was well worth every penny and more. Overall I’m very glad that I chose to attend Towson University to obtain my B.A in Deaf Studies and will miss it greatly when I Graduate this spring and move forward in my interpreting program in the fall.

I am currently attending graduate school, something that I never thought I'd do. I returned to school after graduating with a BS in 1999 and it was the best thing I've ever done. I've been able to have a new perspective this time around, and have learned so much. I am currently in a Master's of Education program, learning how to teach a diverse student population, something so important because the world is becoming more culturally and racially diverse everyday. I've learned how important it is to teach every child in a way that they learn best, and if that means differentiating lessons for each individual, then that's what I will do. I am looking forward to applying what I've learned in grad school to help educate the children of tomorrow because it's to the benefit of all of us.

The most I'v e gotten out of my college experience so far is the experiences I have been through and the lessons those experiences have taught me. College is a place where I met new people, learned new personalities, and opened my mind up to new cultures and ethinic groups. Towson is a very diverse school and it has help me to be accomidated with new cultures by interaction and conversation. college is vauble to attend becasue not only does it advance me in my studies but it also gives me cultural diversity. College is inportanrt because I believe that better my educational I will be able to succced in my life's goal to become a neurologist. i value the education i recieve at Towson University because I know that without this education my life's goal will never be able to be complate.

Attending and graduating from college with a degree in Nursing will allow me to have a job that I like, can help others, and hopefully, receive a livable wage. Towson's Nursing Program is set up to do many clinicals at local hospitals. I have become familiar with several hopsitals in the area and hopefully will be able to find employment after graduating. In addition, because of Towson University's diverse student population I have met many people from different ethnic, religious, economic, social, and geographic backgrounds. This has helped me to be able to accept and get along with those different from me. I can see how a college degree can help my future and I have become more appreciative of the sacrifices and hard work my parents have made to make college a reality for my siblings and me.