University of West Georgia Top Questions

I feel that I am accomplishing something great by attending this university. I believe that my degree will help me succeed in the business world. Everybody is great at The University of West Georgia, including the teachers, students, staff and everybody in between.

From my college experience I was able to get a stronger skill set that will help me in the future. It allowed me to become a greater time manager. I am able to manage my time wisely and be able to keep up with my assignments. This allows me to have success in the classroom. Another part of my skill set that has increased is my study habits. I have found out what works for me and am able to properly study and do successful in all the tests that I take. I was able to interact with people because of college and now I think I have attained a greater people skills mentality. This will help me in the future when I am looking for a career after I graduate college. It is valuable to attend college because it enhances your skill set for future careers. College makes you into a more successful and knowledgeable person when it comes to life. It will help you become a successful person in life but also make you meet great teachers and friends. This also allows you to network with people so that could help you get a job in the future.

I believe that the college experience will make me aware of myself and other much more so than before . In the little time that i have been here , I have learned valuble lessons and i look forward to discovering more about myself in the years to come .

So far i have gotten professors who are reasonable and understanding who also take their job seriously, which allows me to receive better knowledge and a better education.

A new look on life.

In college, I learned a lot about myself. I learned that I actually like school and that I can do something with my life that I actually love. While I was in school, I had bills to pay so I had to keep up a full time job. So I learned how to balance my time and stretch every dollar. With out this experience, I never would have grown up as much as I have.

My college experience started with uncertainty. I felt loss and unsure about what I truly wanted for my future. Then I attended my first class and I know that I was definitely in a foreign land. My classmates were older and more focused. I questioned my talent and my abilities. But as I completed assignments and received feedback from my peers I start to settle. We had something in common...art. We had our own style in the delivery of our art. They understood my projects and their critiques were helpful. I am more focused and I have a sense of belonging due to our common interests. Prior to my first semester I questioned my path in college. At this time I am flexible and willing to taylor my college life to suit my passions in life. I love the expression of life through art and it will be a great part of my future. I value my brief experience so far because I know that regardless of the feelings of insecurity I am still in control of by destiny and all I have to do is endure and remain open.

Since graduating high school in 2009, I had my fears about college: 1)Will my roomates like me? 2)Will I like my classes? 3)Will I do well at all? These questions were answered within the first month after I moved in with my roomates. I am glad that I decided to move out on my own because it gave me a chance to be independent and start fresh with new surroundings and environments. It turned out that me and my roommates had a lot in common and had the same questions I did. I came into college knowing that I wanted to be a Geology major. Since I love geology, my classes actually motivated me to continue on and learn more about it. This answered question number two. At the end of Spring semester 2010, I realized that I was doing quite well, the geology department knows me by name, I am an active member of the Geoscience Club, and this coming Fall I am in line for an internship as a research assistant. Despite my fears, college is very valuable, and I plan to continue on and go into graduate school.

"An experience of a life time," that's what the former graduates and professors I encountered replied when asked to assess their nature of the college experience. Since I've heard those six words its has been an ALL OUT ADVENTURE when it comes to the academic relm. As I have studied the various programs and attempted to narrow down a certain career path for myself, I have found that I enjoy most everything many univesities have to offer. Being able to pick a couse within the various programs and assure the quality intake of my major course of study has been the most exciting part of my college experience. I most enjoy meeting the professors in each of the departments and gaining the knowledge they have to offer. I love to learn various ways to become and ideal student and individual, and I have found that becoming more familiar with the faculty and their chosen paths as well as ways to venture from those chosen paths is a great way to get to know people, network , and communicate. Overall, I have learned that communication is key in school.

College is commonly referred to as "a place to find yourself," and that is exactly what I want to continue doing. I wish to gain the experience and knowledge needed to obtain and excel at a computer programming job; although, this was not my original goal when starting college. I found out that the aspects I enjoyed about being a Mathematician can also be found in Computer Science, which I find more rewarding. Also I have realized that I could be wrong about something for almost my entire life: I thought for sure that no matter what I'd be in the Mathematics field, and yet this is no longer the case. Through the remainder of my college years, I'd like to continue exploring, harnessing, and improving the organized, loving, and dependable woman that I've found myself to be.