University of Kansas Top Questions

I have recieved the best art education under the greatest instructors in the world. I have gained life long friends and wonderful memories that I will forever cherish. I have also recieved a wonderful education from many great professers in a variety of fields that have changed and opened my eyes to things I've never thought about.

Coming from a private Catholic high school, public university was a big change for me. I was surprised by how individual everyone was. My high school was almost completely composed of conservative Catholics. In college, I now have friends from many different religions with political ideas that differ from mine. Because of how much everyone else differed from me I was really able to discover who I really am. This is why my college experience has been valuable to me. During high school I took the same classes, had the same political ideas and same religion as everyone else. In college I am now an individual with my own ideas. I am currently practicing my religion because it is what I want to do. The classes I take now are classes for my major that interest me. College has really helped me to understand that people are very different and do not have the same idea on anything, but in the same way this has led me to understand where I fit in and the individual that I am.

I've learned a lot about myself: what kind of environment I need to create to suceed academically and professionally, how driven I can be, that sometimes if you just ask for something you can get it. I learned how to make friends and ditch them, how to catch a bus at two in the morning, how to read a map, and how creepy the stacks in the research library can be past dark.

The most important thing that I got out of my college experience is that my life is my responsibility. Good, bad, boring, exciting; you choose your own path. I also found that by chosing your own path you are never stuck in a certain position; just because you choose a particular direction, it does not mean that you won't choose to follow a new path at any given time. The skills I learned in college, including but not limited to: how to take personal responsibility, how to properly interact with other people from many different walks of life and how to take care of myself were learned both in the classroom as well as outside of the classroom, including after graduation. After gaining employment during my undergraduate experience and after, I have learned that one does not have to go to college to learn the things that I have learned however it is the most worthwhile, efficient and fulfilling way to do so!

I have been able to pursue an area of study that I am passionate about, while learning how I can turn that passion into a lifelong career. I have been privaledged in meeting some incredibly wise and intelligent professors that are willing and able to help me get where I want to go. Having this support is valuable because no one knows what the economy is going to be like a couple years from now or even next month so having something solid to rely on is more important than ever.

During my college experience, for the first time in my life, I have been able to just be me and be accepted for being myself. I am usually a very shy person and not very outgoing, but people here are so friendly that you don't have to be worried about saying the wrong thing and upsetting someone. It is just a warm, small-town attitude that every resident of Lawrence seems to inhabit.

I just started school, i will be attending Brown Mackie college on November 29th,2010 till Novemebr 24th,2012. I know that i will learn a lot better at this college because, it's hand on training, face to face with the teacher, one course a month. I don't have to worry about a lot of subjects, a lot of homework. I can get to play with my kids and do more instead of the books. We also get to work in groups, and work like we are in the work enviorment. I am going to work hard and study hard to get what i want and this is what i need to get started in my future. I hope you guys will help me pay for my college, to help and inprove my family and my life. I want to help people get better and talk to them.I know there are going to be times i am frustrated but i ain't going to get to me like i am going to quit. A lot of people are going to help me concentrate on this schooling to better me and than my children. Thank you guys!

My college experience so far as been quite interesting. I am attending Anoka Ramsey Community College and plan to transfer to UMD in the Fall of 2011. The one thing that has made my choice of attending this community college first is finances! Money is essential for college. The rates that some of these colleges charge are way out of my league. But because I have been applying for scholarships like crazy (and its pays off) I have been able to go through my first year of college without any student debt or any loans. This is why it was a good choice for me to attend this community college first. But UMD isn't as cheap and I need every penny I can get. I am excited to further my education to the highest extent. Education is the key to success! I plan on receiving as much of it as I can!

Quoted by William Butler Yeats, "Education is not the filling of a pale, but the lighting of a fire." Deciding to major in Community Health at KU has made this quote ring extremely true to me throughout my college experience thus far. My studies have opened my eyes to a bigger picture of what it means for a person to reach ultimate wellness. It involves a more holistic view on health that focuses on the cause and prevention of disease. It's about playing the role of not only doctor, but also teacher. Coming to KU and choosing this path has already lit a greater fire in my life than any amount of cramming for a test and getting a good grade could ever account for. [Not to say I haven't pulled that off. ;)] But in conclusion, I believe that the value of my education at KU rests in the discovery of my ultimate career goal of becoming a Naturopathic Doctor. I also believe that learning never ends, and I am passionate and willing to do whatever it takes to fulfill this dream in order to truly enlighten others with the flame of wellness. :)

Throughout high school, I always knew I would go to college. I come from a middle class family background with college educated parents as role models. When I was applying for schools, I was scared of big universities so I chose to do 2 years of schooling at a community college and then I would transfer to a four year university. When I came to KU, I was still unsure of my major and plan in life which made it very difficult to meet people and enjoy school. I am now focusing my life on becoming an early childhood special education teacher and I wouldn't change it for the world. I believe that college has taught me to truly be myself and to pursue who I am and who I want to be in society. I cannot put a price on becoming comfortable in my own skin and I feel college has allowed me to find my inner person and that has been the most valuable lesson of all. I have learned I can do whatever I set my mind on and that confidence has allowed me to become the person I am today.