University of San Diego Top Questions

College offers students a variety of options, such as travel, research, and programs, to explore our inner self. A research lab I am part of deals with autoimmunity and the finding of immune responses. Being a part of this makes me realize the fundamental road towards science. Without researchers, we would not know how the human body works, which is essential to our ever growing population who needs health care. With this realization, I volunteered at a hospital to see how research has impacted our population. From nurses aiding patients to doctors prescribing medication, knowledge comes from basic research. I am able to understand this form of research because I have taken rigorous courses. The information in these courses is basic, yet so important, to our global understanding of the chain of events I have just described. Being in college has been the most inspiring experiences that have happened in my life. Coming from an economically disadvantaged family cared by a single mother who is ailed with Lupus, I have had minimal experience. Now that I am in college, I see my dreams at my fingertips. I know that I am able to find the next cure for autoimmune diseases.

Since I'd lived in Texas for my entire life, moving to San Diego, California for college was a very new and exciting experience for me. In addition to all of the changes that come with University life (more freedom, different classroom dynamic, meeting new people), I also adjusted to the West Coast lifestyle, which is fast-paced but more casual compared to North Texas. The most significant difference I’ve noticed after two and a half years is the social dynamic of college compared to that of high schools. In high school, students try desperately to fit in with their peers, as if being different is the worst fate imaginable. However, in college students are encouraged to express their individuality. In fact, blind conformity is discouraged and differences are celebrated. Besides the obvious benefits of college such as getting an education and becoming independent, attending my university helped me finally realize how important it is to be myself, and to accept others for being nothing but themselves as well. Not only will this realization provide me with a positive social and academic college experience, it will benefit me in the professional realm after graduation.

So far i hve received incredable amounts of help for my intent in majorring in Chemical Engineering.

First and foremost I have learned what it is like to live in the real world. Not what they teach you in high school, but what it is really like to be out there, learning new things, making new friends, and surviving. College has taught me about different people and how we are not all that different at all. College has given me a new appreciation for the world and how I view it. I love to meet new people and it has been a blessing meeting all of the new friends and family that I have during my college experience. I would love the opportunity to continue my education and my growth as a person. I believe that I can do a lot for this world and college will give me the tools to reach my goals.

When you attend a community college, you are never sure of what your experience is going to be like. I go to a school that is nearly 2 hours away from me so I constantly hoped that it would worth it every morning. My college, Queensborough, is a suburban campus and its completly diverse. I never expected it to be a fulfilling experience. Why? Because I had to find myself all over again in college. I thought I found myself in high school but I was wrong. Especially socially. I wasn't the most social person in high school even though I was friendly. But in college, I realized I had to learn a lot about how people act and react. Gratefully, I was able to make friends in my school. They helped me little by little and I learned sometimes by example on how to approach and connect with others. I also learned more about tolerance and compassion towards other causes, even though you feel like a minority in the fight. The fight still counts and matters. Overall, Queensborough made me realized how easily thing change and knowing yourself is the best way to counter or blend with changes.

Getting an undergraduate degree has allowed me to enter the progam I am in now.

The first time I ever set foot on my campus, I was very pensive. This was a backup of sorts, and I ended up staying in the area for a girl. But it didn't work out...so needless to say, when that ended I was very distraught and sad at my choice to stay here. But this school has become more then I ever thought it could be for me. I've met some friends that I can picture myself with for a lifetime. Out of my classes, mainly the upper division required classes, I really feel like my mind has been expanded. I always saw myself as pretty aware and fair and balanced, and that helped me. And in these classes I've just got a really great cultural, as well as educational, understaning on various subjects. I've had my eyes opened in so many different ways to religion, society, and the world I'm preparing myself for. I've made great connections and great friends. Most importantly, I've really grown here as a person. This campus became my home for a while, and I really came out of my shell. I grew as a person.

So far out of my college experience, I have gotten so many connections. I am the type of person who believes that connections beween people are benificial on many levels. Here at USD I feel I make many connections, with faculty and students alike. It has been valuable to my self-esteem, my academics, and my overall happiness attending here, and I look forward to next year.

College has given me a new life. It continues to generate self-confidence and self-respect. Re-entrance into education triggered this renewed sense of value. My achievement of a 4.0 status equipped my children with additional deference. I was no longer just a “home-maker and a mom.” Friends and family were surprised by my good grades and showed it. I felt like I “had a life” again. My spirit felt transformed to the point that I knew that the world was my oyster and once more its discovery was an intriguing prospect. The academic subjects themselves were very interesting and challenged me daily to quickly complete my regular household and self-employment duties. Thus, mundane tasks became less burdensome as I looked forward to my next tryst with education. Even my online relationships with my professors made me feel more valued as an individual because of the give and take. In short, college continues to be an invaluable experience. A mother of eight, whose significance had been measured in household terms, had found a new lease on life. Assessment became an infinite item full of possibilities. I had re-discovered the joys of learning.

What i have gotten is the ablity to be in small class rooms so that My professor is able to help. Other than that im still trying to find my place on this campus and have recently joiend a sorority the friends i have gaiend made me want to stay at this university