University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

Out of my college experience I have learned to take advantage of every opportunity on campus to increase my chances of success while creating good relationships with new friends and professors. Because the global market is becoming increasingly more competitive, taking the most beneficial courses relating to my major. College education is important since it provides me with the tools and skills that will help give me a better chance for a well-paying job. Attending college supplies students with the experience and knowledge that they are unable to obtain from a secondary school. In addition, with a higher education, I can pay off my debts much sooner, especially if I earn a Masters or Doctorates in Architecture. Although some courses can be exhausting and even tedious, if I continue to pay attention and work hard, eventually I will get a great output than my input.

In my college experience, I have reached personal goals and expanded my own horizons, along with getting a better job! For example, I have learned a language, studied arts, nature and science. I have met friends and developed relationships, not only with other students, but with professors who work in my field and in my community. This has given me a network of resources to fall back on, and a variety of skills to give me the confidence to apply for a job I wouldn't have thought possible. Most of all, my college experience has given me the desire to continue learning. I know now that I can do whatever I want if I try hard enough. I can see the progress I have made so far, and it helps me to see what a better future I can have with some hard work. It has been valuable for me to attend college because it has improved my quality of life and my prospects for the future.

Umass Amherst has provided me with so many opportunities to suceed both academically and personally it is hard to sum up in 200 words. The talented faculty and motivated students on campus have helped me to learn in so many different directions. I have become a better writer, a better worker, a better student, a better friend, and a better person. By going to college I have gained new skills and gone through new experiences which have allowed me to grow into my own person and begin to see a new and bright future on the horizon.

I can honestly say that every day I have in some way paused to be immensely grateful for my college experience: both the good and the bad. For the first two years of college, I attended Clark University where I grew tremendously, both academically and emotionally. I dealt with crippling depression and anxiety, fell in love for the first time, and in spite of all this, managed to succeed academically and find my true passion: sociology. After my sophomore year, I knew I needed to make a change in my life so I transferred to UMass Amherst. I am now so happy I made that decision! There are a wide variety of classes taught by passionate professors who are dedicated to helping the student learn. I also reconnected with nature, started singing again, joined the Habitat for Humanity club, and made some lifelong friendships. When I think of who I was in high school and how much stronger, more capable, independent, cultured, compassionate, and mature I am now, I know college is the invaluable experience that has made me grow and learn so much. Not a day goes by where I don’t pause and appreciate this incredible blessing.

I met my husband at college, so it was the best experience possible!

And education and a wider perspective on the world.

I am a college freshman at a community college right now. I was stereotipical about community college at first , and I think they are not as valueble as other Univeristies. However, my instructors of my current community college helped me a lot to go through my first few months of college. And now, my total viewpoint towards my community college has changed dramatically. My community college tries to keep each class as small as possible, so that every one can get taken care of in the classroom. Also, our coummunity college provides free tutoring in our library everyday after school. Moreover, the teachers are very responsible on students; they try to help us solve oour problems as soon as possible. For me, being a student at my community college gave me a chance to understand the material in the classroom better, helped me to work on my homework effectively aftrer school, and felt like being taken care of in the campus. I think it's definitely worth to attend a community college because it will give you a chance to learn the knowledge more specificly and to understand the material more deeply.

Attending the University of Massachusetts has given me a different perspective on life. Before coming here I was very shy and didn't know the potential that I had. Being a music major at such a prestegious department made me nervous, but upon entering I found that not only was I able to meet the expectations of my professors, but also exceed them. Being at this University gave me a taste of reality, an idea of what it was going to be like in the real world. With meeting deadlines and being on my own I was given choices. Just like in the real world I was given simple choices, "Will I finish this paper, or will I go and play Xbox 360?" "Will I practice for one more hour, or will I just surf the net?" I was and am still given simple choices like these that can make the difference between a successful entrepeneur or a cashier at McDonalds. Seeing the drive of my fellow peers at this university have continued to inspire me to make the right choices so that when I'm in the real world I will be prepared to face all of its challenges.

I am sincerely proud to be a University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni. Being able to thrive in today’s ever changing global economy requires fluency in foreign languages, international experience, and cross-cultural understanding. It was the diverse network of peers, wonderful study abroad opportunities and community background which I found to be my greatest asset and one that I earned by being a part of the UMASS family. The college experience at this school is whatever you make it. The variety of clubs and groups offered are limitless, hundreds if not thousands support our athetics and nearly 1 out of 3 people on campus are wearing their school name proudly on their sweatshirt. Incorporating my personal and educational background with experiences has been a proven success formula both from my previous and current journeys. I gained valuable knowledge of not only independence and course work, but peer relationships, possabilities and goal setting. I wouldn't change my choice of further education for anything.

So far I have been working to obtain my Associates Degree in General Studies with an emphasis on social and behavioral sciences at Palomar Community College. This is important to me because I find it vital to recieve a general education in order to have a successful job. However, in order to have a successful career that I am passionate about, I must continue schooling else where in a major that interests me. That is why I have chosen to attend the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA next fall of 2011 as a photography major. I find it important in one's life to pursue a career in which he or she is passionate about, in order to achieve an above average, happy, and successful life. Too many Americans have settled for the "average," where they are stuck in a profession they have no interest in. This lifestyle is not for me. That is why I believe a college education in a major that makes one happy is of great importance to the overall value of that person's life.