University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

When I attend college, I was attending and online school. My personality would be considered not a social butterfly, thats why I chose AIU Online, but when I started attending the school was great and I was learning, but if I could go back I would want to attend an on campus school. I did get valuable information, but it would have been more valuable if I was being pushed more frequently to do my reading assignments. Attending a school would have been more time efficient and valuable to my career as I am trying to attend a Pharmacy school. The support from an actually face to face meeting than a chat over the computer is more rewarding to me.

I am self confident from what I learned during my college years. I can always go back and check my old notes that helps in the real world. I can interact better with people around me in the professional field.

Out of college I have gained friendships that will last, learned a lot about my field of study (education) and also about myself. I transferred schools and I think that picking the right school is important. I think my story proves that you don't always have to make the right choice the first time when picking colleges, and sometimes it takes some time to adjust to surroundings in order to have a good learning enviroment.

I have been fortunate to have met a tremendous amount of great people, a diverse group of people, consisting of both classmates and teachers. I have built long term relationsips with my peers. as well as faculty members. I have been exposed to a vast amount of knowledge and wisdom that I am able to carry with me in my journey. I have learned about different cultures. I have aslo been able to find comfort in a time of need through attending UMD. College has helped me to realize that i need to be more independent and not allow myself to be subjected to anything, that i can truly do what i want to do and achieve my goals both personally and professionally. Personally, i believe attending college has been valuable for ME, because i soaked up every bit of opportunity that presented itself. It has been an outlet for me, a place to escape to from the stress at home, and it has truly made me into a better, stronger individual with a firm grip on reality. If i didn't attend college, i would have regreted it forever and would feel like i have not fulfilled my life.

College has truely enhanced my well being. Since Freshman Year, I have been involved on campus doing various volunteer work, along with becoming apart of executive boards on various campus student-run organizations. While attending college, I have not only become more knowledgable academically, but I have came out of my shell and have shown my ture colors as a good leadership candidate. As a Univeristy of Maryland undergraduate student, I am double majoring in Finance and Economics and I am also minoring in Leadership Studies. As a admitted student in the Robert. H. Smoth School of Business, I will graduate with highly accredited univsity that is well known in the business community. College enhances you academically AND builds/shapes you as a person to reach your full potential.

College has helped me believe in myself. In high school, I took the most challenging classes and was surrounded by a lot of very intelligent people. Although they were my classmates, I chose to be friends with people not in my classes. Because I associated with people less intelligent than myself and those in my classes, my classmates were often condescending toward me. Their attitudes made me believe what they did, that I was not as smart as them. I stopped applying myself and was the class clown. When I began attending The University of Maryland, I was no longer surrounded by the same peers. I started working harder than ever and realized my true potential. I earned the highest GPA I have ever had. Because of my academic performance I now realize I can do whatever I put my mind to. College has given confidence that I did not have before.

My college experience thus far has been the most enlightening and motivational period of my life. I was born with collapsed arches and the bones in my feet and ankle do not conjoin at the correct angle. Growing up, I was unable to run and play sports because I would experience swelling, tendonitis, and shin splints. I shied away from sports and athletic activities through high school because of a knee injury caused by my misalignment. After my injury, I took up dance which strengthened the muscles around the knee. I took a more advanced study of dance in college and met teachers that helped me understand my feet and "grow" arches using the principles of Bartenieff Fundamentals. I was able to change my quality of life completely. I can play volleyball and not have to worry if I will be able to walk the next day. I think if my teachers and doctors had known this years ago when I was younger, I would have done so much more. I hope to be able to give that to somebody someday. To help other people, especially younger people, understand their movement habits, learn, and adapt.

Only two years into my four years at Maryland, I've gained so many friends. These include not only my peers, but also professors. All of these people have helped me grow into the person I am now and will be, and have taught me something new about the world, life, or myself. Networking is important when starting a career. Being such a large school, UMD has given me a great opportunity to get the connections I need to do what I want after graduation. The professors are helpful and I have learned a great deal from them about my field. They helped me figure out what I want to do and how to get there. UMD is a perfect fit for me: I can be focused on my academics and learn what will be important to me, while still gaining friends and having some fun in the process. I have never been happier than I am right now. Being at this school has taught me that I can be this happy with my life and that I do have a very promising future.

My college experience has been very different than most people's. I joined BFA Dance Performance conservatory programs for 2 years and then made the decision to transfer to UMD and forego my all-dance education. Here at UMD, I truly felt as though all the voids in my life were being fulfilled. I could express myself outside of the dance studio, and found a great writer, a strong political thinker, and a passionate linguist. So many new opportunities were afforded to me. UMD has opened my eyes to valuable ways of thinking, countless different types of people, and more than that, has enriched my life and educational career beyond words. For the first time I have learned educational skills that will help me to be a more independent thinker and a more passionate citizen of my community. I am now able to have a well-balanced and well-versed diet in education and of subjects that range from every department. I feel very lucky to be able to attend a school that has not only educated me within the walls of the classrooms, but that has also enhanced my life with skills that will translate into the outside world.

Wisdom is needed for all living things as water and sun are needed for any plant to grow properly. And the Engineering field is needed to provide and open opportunities to expand our horizon and dwell in beautiful planet while offering what it deserves. To make this come true, one must attend and value education. I always dream to be an engineer, I like to work as a team as well as think independently. I am always open to new ideas and ready to learn new concepts. This field will also open a way to work in a much diversified environment. Moreover, the University of Maryland has given me a chance to work with people who have many different backgrounds and have brilliant ideas. My long term goal as an engineer is to get back to my community and inspire the high school and college students to be innovators. I would also like to teach a part time and engage on a research to contribute to new discoveries while improving my engineering profession. In my college experience, I have seen the possibility and portion of my future, and I do hope it will eventually blossom into a thoroughly blessed harvest.