University of Kansas Top Questions

The biggest part of the college experience that I have found benefitial has been the way that coursework has improved my resourcefulness, efficiency, and responsibility. I think that attending college instills an invaluable work ethic within you that is guaranteed to be needed once you enter the workforce and into society. For whatever career you choose, you must know how to produce quality work within a given timeframe. College trains you, through repetition, how to complete things on a schedule, how to prioritize your tasks, and how to communicate your ideas with others. I then learned how to network with others and to allocate time for group and individual study. Certainly a university education exposes and elevates you to a professional level that you would not have very well developed otherwise.

I have grown more from attending this school than I could ever have imagined. Coming from out-of-state I have learned so much about living on my own, starting a new life, and becoming an independent adult. And this school provides all the tools to help me with that. There is the perfect balance in the education between offering students the support and help they needs as well as pushing them to their highest potential and allowing them to succeed through their own hard work and passions. The school spirit, community, and alumni are unbelievably amazing and supportive. When at this school, you feel you are a part of a giant family. Everyone is there for everyone. I feel safe at all times. The city itself is the most unique place I've experienced. It's very oriented around the school but also provides so much culture and local emphasis. I am becoming the person I want to be because of this college and I couldn't be more thankful for the education, teachers, people, and university in general for giving me the opportunities to do so.

The thing that stands out to me from my college experience so far is how a school with an exceptional national reputation for athletics and academics can create a surreal atmosphere on campus and around town. It's something I didn't know existed until I transferred to school at KU. With the history of the university, and it's current state of excellence, I feel proud to be a Jayhawk and lucky to have an opportunity of becoming another legend. It is not just the academic and athletic reputation that creates the atmosphere, it also stems from getting to experience it. Cheering on my beloved Jayhawks at football and basketball games until I have no voice is a nice way to experience it. So is being educated by professionally-experienced professors, as this better prepares me for my career. Something that stands out to me is the amount of knowledge the campus possesses. Almost unfathomable amounts of knowlege. Now I know what they mean when they say, "A place of higher learning." My professors, advisors, and even school athletics coaches are superb role models and I hope to be as successful as them one day. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

What I have gotten out of my college experience is that it surely is no walk in the park. When I was in high school it seemed like they held your hand the whole way. College is definitely not that way. I almost gave up in my first semester because it was like I was the only one who didnt know how to go about getting into college and getting started. I was eventually able to find some students and make friends, who in return helped me figure out this whole college thing. Im certainly glad I didnt quit because after I got the hang of how things worked, I feel in love with college. I love everything about it from getting to chose what YOU want to study to being able to be treated like an individual. It is highly valuable to me in the aspect of if I dont further my education then Ill just be another nobody. I want to be able to earn a name for myself after I have completed college and i hope college whell help me in doing so.

Going back to school was a dream that I thought would go unrealized. My late teens and early twenties were fraught with self-imposed disaster; an agressive eating disorder and an addiction to heroin almost cost me my life several times over. I never thought I'd be able to piece my life back together, much less become a mother and then full time college student! It didn't happen all at once, that's for sure. Going to college, for me, was an opportunity to make up for lost time and to prove to myself that I had not only overcome my addictions, but could also overcome my dependance on the support of others in favor of becoming a self-sufficient woman and a mother who could comfortably provide for my children. This goal is still in progress, and I've had to ask for plenty of help along the way. But each time I walk into a classroom and open my notebook, I am one step closer to monetary success. More importantly, I become more well-rounded, more inspired, and more aware of the world around me and the positive effect that I can have on it.

My college experince at a local community college has been rewarding at times, but also depressing. There are so many requirements to transfer to a four year school and my problem has always been with the math requirement because I am not very good at math. The rewarding aspect of my college ecperience is that my community college provides some of the best tutoring services i have ever experienced. Before I knew about tutoing I struggled so much with logrithms and somple fraction problems and this saddened me so much because I knew that If I did not pass this math class that I would not be able to get into a four year school. The peer to peer tutoring worked wonders for me; It was great to have someone sit down one on one with me and explain the steps to any math formula. Of course I could always ask my professors, but not every teacher here is approachable. My college experience has been valuable because to me because of these turoring services and not to mention the amount of financial aid and money I am saving by attending a two year school.

Although I'm only a freshman at the University of Kansas, I have learned a lot through my classes. My perspective on college has been redefined and I've gained new knowledge with the different classes I have to take. There are many options and lots of help for students. This college does everything it can to help students succeed and so far I have been succeeding at KU.

When you finally get to college, you find out that you have become your own person. You also realize that you are the only thing that can stop you from doing what you really want. The feeling you get when you learn those things may scare you, but soon after that , you will begin to find out who you really are. That is what is great about college.

I've learned how to cook for myself, I've learned to do daily chores and I've learned a lot about responsibility. I've learned (by watching) that it may not be the best idea to start your weekend on Thursdays and that you should definitely go to class!!! I've learned that public speaking class WON'T actually kill you. I've learned you have a choice in almost everything you do. You have a choice to stay out til 4 in the morning, to go to sleep early or study until the wee hours of the morning. You can get up for that 8 am class during winter or sleep til your heart's content. And it's what you do with those choices that make or break you. It's been valuable to attend because it's important for everyone to get that "college experience." everyone needs to learn the responsibility, the independence and the courage that they will use for the rest of their lives and I think in college is where you learn all of those important life skills. You grow to become the person you want to be, or at least I have :)

Attending community college has been one of the best experience of my life; it has opened doors for me that I never thought would be possible. School and education has always been important to me, but because of financial reasons, I was always afraid that I would not be able to attend college. When I found out that not all hope was lost because of my local college, I was ecstatic. I love going to school because I have learned so much about myself and my interests. Sadly, community colleges are usually put down because of the student body that attends there; however, my being a student there helped me grow into a well-rounded and better educated person.