University of Northern Colorado Top Questions

Study. Always take your time doing so as well. You will need to learn the material whether you want to or not. The otherthing I would say is expect the unexpected. When I got here I was expecting it to be just another school, just another task I had to complete before moving on to bigger things. Boy was I wrong. Your growth in this short period of time can't be described by anything less than extrordinary. You literaly begin to find yourself. You begin to find out who you are. High school was fun, so don't squander that. But make sure you always, ALWAYS, are planning ahead. Again, you have to expect the unexpected.

Knowing what I know now about the transition to college life, I think I would write myself a list of things to do. Being a naieve high school senior, I assumed that the transition from high school to college would be relatively simple and pain free. The list would include 1: Do Not Room with Someone You Know. 2: Take Advantage of a New Beginning. 3: Make New Friends. 4: Reinvent Yourself. 5: Do Not Be Afraid to Explore. 6: Ask for Help Early and Often. And finally- 7: BREATHE! The transition is very significant, but not as scary as it seems. I would give myself this list, but whether I took the advice-being a naieve high school senior- would be another question altogether.

Through my college experience I've gained a lot of independence. Living far away from home on my own was a struggle at first, but I got used to it and learned how to deal with it. It's a very valuable experience because after college, you really will be on your own. Attending college is a good first step to being independent.

From my community college experience, I have gleaned the basic classes and skills which will allow me to succeed when I continue on to the University level. This college experience has helped me to learn how to prioritize, organize, develop a study schedule, and discover my true passion: languages. Additionally, it has helped me to save money- money which I will need to pay for the University level education that I so desire! I'm glad I made the smart decision to complete my two year degree so that I could sort myself out; rather than heading to a large, pricey school without having any idea of what I wanted to do. My experience thus far allows me to improve in the career world- even something as simple as a two year degree puts me ahead of many other canidates. If I win the scholarship, I'll be freeing myself and my family from a large amount of financial stress, so that would be great.

I think what I have gained most from the college experience is to accept people, ideas, and thoughts. Keeping an open mind is critical to improving society. But at the same time, I have learned to be radical in my beliefs about certain subjects because owning your beliefs is what makes a person unique.

College has really been an eye opening experience. There is such a wide array of people that it's almost impossible to not learn to embrace and love people's differences. I also am become more self-sufficient due to the responsibility of living on my own. I now am almost completely in charge of how to run my life, which has forced me to take a good look at my future and how I plan on achieving my goals. College is also an excellent chance to determine what kind of person I want to be, because it offers the opportunity to experience so many new activities and idea's all congregated in one place.

My college experience so far as been an extraordinary in its entirety. My years here have been lined with friendships, hardships, great times, all with a grand filling of growing into my registered major. I have gotten better at managing time, fun experiences with friends, made new friends, and have been able to figure out just exactly what I want to do in life. Not only is this why this college has been valuble to attend, but the superb education here provided by the teachers is, in it's own right, a valuble reason to attend this school.

My personal gains from the college experience are really quite varied. For academics, I have learned new material and finally get to start with much more major based classes. The classes I have been able to take so far have shown me that I am on the right path for my career and how much more I can learn at the same time. As for the more personal aspects, I have learned how much a social networks makeup can have on a person. Both of these run together so the biggest idea that I have recieved from my college experience would have to be how to live life and learn from others and experiences. All of this has been valuable for me to learn because it has impacted me for all future choices; new ideas that I have learned change the way I think therefore changing my view and choices on different life changing and not so life changing decisions. College changes a person period but my experiences make me who I am and therefore is all about valuable new knowledge.

As I was starting my high school years my family moved across state to take care of my grandfater whom lost his wife to cancer. Saddly His ressidence isn't in the best school district so I took it upon my self to take home study classes so that I may further my knowledge by takeing colledge classes aswell. As I was planing my futuer out it all seemed so easy, but little did I know the challenges that lied ahead. I started at my local community colledge with an art history class that was farly easy due to my amazing teacher and his good teaching skills. Once I got into Biology it was a different storie and I wassoon faced with new challendges that helped me to gain new studying skills. My newly remodled campus is frendly and open to great diversity. In this past colledge semester I have been opened to the challenges of schooling and have noticed the difference good teaches can make.

I have not been to college yet, but the experience will definatlly ready me for my field of work.