University of Northern Colorado Top Questions

I will be attending a community college this Fall, 2010. I think it is such a great opportunity for anyone to get higher education. College is not just give me knowledge, but it also teachs me to work with other and learn how to deal with life. In class, you need to turn in your work on time. The deadline is always important, even in the reality. We need to be on time for work, and pay the bills. Also, in class, we get to work with others. It will help us to get along and deal with different types of people in life. We also can apply math, computer, reading skills in daily basic. So college is not just a place where you will read giant book but it will teach you many lesson in life. It is not just college, think about it is as important as it is a job because you never know how college could lead you to success in life.

It is my first year so far i have gotten friends.

My college experience is valuble because it has enhanced my abilities and skill.

I have not yet attended college yet, but im definate it will be a great learning experience. Being able to make your own decisions and choices means we are all growing. I for one do not fall for peer pressure. That will be the hardest thing to tackle when i start sept. 18,2010. Excited much!?!?!? Life couldnt possibly get any better for me. I can finally get away from a hectic household and be able to study, to breathe, to think! I cannot wait. I cant wait to learn more things i never knew and meet new people, especially the girls on my soccer team. I can learn alot from them. College does not run in my family. Mostly everybody in my family goes through pre-k to 12th grade just because their parents made them. I want to go to college to be the best thing that ever happened to my family. I have always dreamed of college but never believed i could make it here. Everyone doubted me but i kept my head held high and continued my long journey to where i am now. I really appreciate the time you took to read my story. Thanks!

I entered college in the fall of 2008 and it was a scary yet exciting time for me, i was moving into the dorms and was about a half an hour away from home. I hadn't met my roommate until move in day and was nervous about what type of person she was going to be. When i met my roommate we clicked instantly and were the best of friends. We made friends with a lot of the people in our hall and always had someone to talk to regardless the time of night it was. The classes at our college were small enough that we could get individual help during class time if it was needed. My college experience has taught me to become a more outgoing person and more confident in the route i want to take in my life. By going to college it has helped me realize dreams really do come true.

Before investing in my future with a post-secondary education, I took two years off to reflect on my philosophical position on life and to assess what direction I wanted to take my career. I believe that this hiatus has had a positive profound effect on my experience at the University of Northern Colorado due to how thoroughly determined I was to pursue a Computer Arts degree, resulting in focus and effectiveness. Living in Greeley allowed me to be frequently immersed in nature but still have high-commerce opportunities available in big cities such as Denver, which a college life-style often facilitates. A learning environment also pushes one to try new things - I built a PC that I use for personal and professional work, something I would seemingly not have done without a forum of knowledge, resource accessibilty and daring found in the computer element of my Bachelors Degree. Without attending college, I would not have had the opportunity to be familiarized with as many publishing programs, technologies, internships, or job opportunities. It is also gratifying to have an Alma Mater.

In my college experience so far at the University of Northern Colorado, I have learned that nothing comes easy. The teachers at UNC are very helpful in making their time available to you when you need extra help. They encourage you to try your best, and discourage you to give up. The advisors also help you plan semester by semester goals. They want students to be successful in getting their desired degree and graduate on time.

I have gotten alot of things out of the little time I've been in college. I've gotten things such as education [which is priceless], and i've made many friends who I know will always be key part in my life. Although both of the above-mentioned things are of huge value, the most valuable thing that I believe I've gotten out of my college experience is 'Maturity'; i've became more matured, in every sense. Prior to graduating from high school, I knew I wanted to have a huge future for myself, but I was never matured enough to start planning towards it. After coming to college though, one would think that since I was now away from parental control, I would begin to make wrong decisions. This is something that happens to alot of kids that come to college, but as for me, I realized that now that I'm in college it means that the 'real world' is fast approaching, and that every single decision that I make while in college will affect my future. So, college has taught me to be matured, and this is key to my future plans.

My college experience so far has been amazing. I not only am getting a good education, but I am also learning life lessons, like how to live on my own. My classes are great and the professors are too. I am recieving the education that I want to recieve and actually learning things I am interested in and that I want to carry with me for the rest of my life. But the most important thing that I am getting out of my college experience would be my independence. I am learning responsibilities and how to take care of myself. Whether that be how to spend my day, or telling my friends that I cannot hang out because I have priorities like studying for an exam. I have to take care of myself now, and moving to college is preparing me for the future when I buy my own house and have only myself to rely on.

If i could go back in time there are a lot of things I would tell myself and do. First I would make sure that I stayed on top of my school work doing high school. The transition from high school to college wasn't hard for me but I would make sure that I didn't let anyone hold me back from doing my best. A big thing I would tell myself is to make sure that I and my mother had the money to go to college because I hate having to worry about my finanical aid status plus my school work.