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The University of New Hampshire has provided me with the resources I need to become successful in my future. I have made friends to last a lifetime and professors I can always look to for advice. I have had a great experience both socially and academically. This university has helped me grow as a student and an individual.

College has not only helped me to begin my professional life, it has given me independence, fantastic new friends, and a growing sense of confidence in who I am as a person. Even though I am still unsure about picking a major, I know that when the time comes, I will receive guidance and support from my professors and advisor. I love being surrounded by others who are just as eager to learn as I am, and I woudn't trade my college experience for anything.

I have the oppurtunity to be exposed to so much knowledge and diverse opinion. Each day there is growth in my knowledge and it has helped prepare me for the real world .

Attending college has been an eye opening experience for me especiallly since I do not find many opportunities at home that I do at school. College has made me become more independent and mature, I have learned how to manage my time accordingly and have all of my assignments organized and completed on time because of outside commintment with track. Track at a Division I school takes up a lot of time and in return can be very stressful. During the academic school year not only did I grow, I also became apart of the community and learned how to give back and volunteer to help others. I and 137 other students from the university drove thirty-six hours to New Orleans, LA to help and contribute our time during spring break. We helped build houses and volunteered for the ones effected by the Hurricane with the InterVarsity club that I am apart of. Being apart of Clubs and Sports has really challenged me as a latina to strive for success and show others that they too can accomplish their goals, all it takes is commitment, dedication, and time.

College for me was not just the cliched act of finding myself, but also of finding out about the world I live in. What began as a blind choice of an academic institution that seeme to fit my needs, quickly became the place I would make home for four years, full of the people I would come to know as a family. True it wasn't all sunshine and happiness. Moving five hours away from everything you know rarely is. But moving out of the comfort zone of my first eighteen years gave me a chance to ask questions and grow as a person. It allowed me to discover my passion for journalism and gave me to opportunity to push myself academically and study subjects that I found compelling. I made friends that I will value for life, and I am now able to move into my adult life confidently and with ease.

I've built up a wealth of knowledge and experience which has dramatically changed the way I see the world. I've made connections with both my fellow students and my professors, tutoring, being tutored, and reveling in the experience of learning new things. I've discovered new skills and improved old ones, making me far more capable now in many different fields than I was when I started college. I've come to appreciate the value of education, and the value of being diverse and well-rounded. I've learned the value of hard work and consistent effort; if a job is done well enough, the result (and the ability to take great pride in that result) is a reward in and of itself. I've learned not to take success for granted, and not to get arrogant or complacent in the face of repeated success. I've learned to trust in my own abilities and to take pride in my accomplishments. I've learned to appreciate the abilities and achievements of others. I've gained both wisdom and knowledge, and become a better person overall.

Although I have only completed one successful year at college, I have learned a few new things. I have learned how to live on my own doing such things as buying food, buying school supplies, and budgeting my time wisely. I have also learned how to be financially dependent. After aquiring massive student loans, I have realized how important it is to be smart financially, and how to budget my money when it comes to buying items that are needed, instead of wanted. Another area where I have accelled in my college experience is in the area of my studied major of mechanical engineering. What I have learned is that I have a desire to complete a mechanical engineering degree because I believe that working as a mechanical engineer will not only be a job that can support a future family, but also a job that is in my best interest.

What haven't I gotten out of my college expirience? I have made so many friends and met so many interesting people. I have taken classes that have gone so much in depth with topics that I have been tempted to change my major more than a few times. I really cannot imagine what I would have done with my life had I not gone to college. I am such a nerd at heart that I don't think i would be satisfied with merely a high school education. It has been valuable to attend college not only so that I have the security of a higher ranking job, but it has been valuble because for once in my life, I feel like I have the freedom to do whatever I dream of. The opportunities are endless and they are all within ones grasp at college, all one needs to do is reach out and take it.

College was never a choice for me. My parents raised me to think that college was just what came right after high school, so when the application process came, it felt almost like second nature, or another homework assignment. I had always wanted to college experience; to branch out and meet new people, further my education in something I loved, find love? There were so many things I had heard about college that i didnt want to miss out on in life, and I honestly have found all of them. I never pictured myself in a sorority, and now it is one of the best parts of my life. I met people that i cherish, love and will never forget. I am in classes that have taught me things beyond even i could imagine. College is not a part of life, it's a way of it, and if your taking advantage of what it has to offer, you will never regret a thing. (Except maybe the loans)

In my college experience, I have learned what to expect from a four year university. I have narrowed down what I wish to pursue as a major, and have met many interesting people that hvae taught me a lot about life in general. I have also learned a lot about myself. I have learned what type of student I truely am and what I want out of life. I am greatful for my experience and I am ready and confident to continue my education.