University of Wyoming Top Questions

I have gained maturity and perspective from my college experience. As I look back on my mindset in 2000 when I began my undergraduate studies, I see how immature and impatient I was. At one point in my senior year, I wanted to quit college. I had been in school for over 5 years and was burned out. My mother convinced me to stay the course, and I did so with a heavy heart. Now that I have harvested the fruits of my labor, it is easy to see how unwise quitting school would have been. You can't always live for the moment; sometimes you have to persevere for the future. While my degree is nice to have, knowing that things don't work out as planned and you have to push through it is far more valuable to my life.

I am starting school January 11 2011, so I don't quite know yet what this experience will be like. I can tell you what I am hoping for in the coming years. I grew up in a very sheltered home, my parents did not even want me to continue on with college, but I have always had dreams. As I attend school in the future, I am hoping that I will be able to let my dreams become a reality. This is why college will be so valuable to me. I am thinking of a career in engineering so I am planing to study hard to get there, without college this would not be posible.

I have gained an abundance of great experiences from attending college. I have learned the true meaning of hard work and without a doubt I have discovered how to avoid procrastination and how to be producitve. I am aware of how it feels to be away from home now and not having my parents do everything for me, i have taken on new responsibilites that are making me grow as a person. It is valuable to attend college, not only for the higher education, but for the level of maturity you are forced to acquire as well. College allows students to take on challenges alone, with only help from themselves, which in the future will help them tremendously.

I want to use my degree to better myself. I can't wait to use my degree in real world applications. I have always been good with numbers so this was a logical choice for me.

As of right now, I am currently undeclared in a major, but I aspire to achieve great things. I know my education at the University of Wyoming will help me greatly along my path to success. I worked hard this past semester to start off my college career with a respectable GPA, and I will continue working as hard as I have. Receiving an education is my primary goal of college, but involvement in the University is important as well. During this past fall semester, I was an active member of our Residence Hall Association and the Student Board Advisory. Through these groups, I participated in many activities and learned what great opportunities college can provide. Also, through these groups and my educational experience, I learned a great deal about myself. For instance, I have realized that leadership is one of my strengths, and I have used this in several occasions over the semester. Whether it is leading a group discussion or setting a good example by cleaning my dorm room more than once a week, my strengths are always present and help me though the tasks at hand.

I went in to my first year thinking I was going to take Pre-Med classes, and found out early on it wasn't for me. I was very dissapointed at first because my whole life I wanted to be a Doctor. Although I knew I could do it , I wasn't enjoying my classes. So I decided to switch the Education because then I could still work with kids, my passion. I feel hard work , persistence, and the way you take constructive criticism are some of the most important things in life. Attending the University of Wyoming has really taught me all those characteristics and I know if I continue my education I will continue to learn as the years go on. I have learned so much about myself attending college. Being away from home and trying to figure out what to do when your older is not only stressful but hard work both in school and personally. You have to look at yourself, decides what is best, and then really push yourself to achieve your goals. Paying for tuition, is the only thing holding my back from continuing my education, I hope I am able to do so.

College is now a standard requirement for the work force. I am glad I attended, and eventually I found a subject that I truly enjoyed. The University of Wyoming helped me learn what my passions are, and what niche I want to fill. Had I not attended UWYO, I may not have realized that being a river rat by summer, and ski patrolman by winter can be fun for a while, but it may not be the proper life path for me. UWYO did teach me to live life and have fun, but keep your goals in mind. After being out of school for a few years, having been a Park Ranger and having had many adventures, I am now ready to go back to school. My college education provides an excilent platform for me to get to the next level. Thank you, UW.

I have found that college is not teaching you material that you will necessarily utilize in the future; however, what college teaches you is how to have an analytical mind at approaching a problem. College may be expensive, but it is a lifelong investment that gives individuals skills to future their life. Not only does an individual become knowledgeable in the areas of their interests, it also broadens their studies so that a person can become a well-rounded individual. One of the most interesting things about attending college shows you that people never are too old to keep learning. Any given class may have students that are older than your parents. In such an economically difficult time in society, attempting to have a secured job or the ability to easily find a job generally requires education beyond high school. What I am mostly taking away from college is a certificate that will allow me to find a secure career that will provide for my future family and me. This experience has been valuable to me because I know I will do whatever it takes to pay for my education.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is seeing how far i've gotten and how much farther i can get. I have also seen that it isn't easy to get to where you want to be, but the end result will mean so much. Experiencing college also helps you learn how to be more independent, and that hard work is very very important. It has been so valuable to me because I will be the first person in my family to attend college, and I want to show the generations following in my footsteps, that anything you put your mind to, you can succeed. Hard work and determination helps extremely when it comes to college, and those are crucial things that I have learned.

My college experience has been, in short, transformative. Through growing from a teenager into an adult seeking a real and satisfying career, college has been a means of reflection and gaining knowledge I wouldn't otherwise have. I've learned a great deal about myself thus far - that I'm a hard worker, determined, and ambitious. I walked blindly into a college nursing (RN) program at nineteen, fresh out of high school and off summer break, figuring I could just go be a nurse. Now, half way through, I'm realizing that this isn't just school anymore. College is more than attendance and a requirement like high school was - it's a portal into a new world. College has taught me to persevere think, and delve into myself in order to learn what I truly want to make of this life. It's making me understand that I have to work harder than ever to achieve that satisfaction, but that in the end it will all be worth it.