Virginia Commonwealth University Top Questions

My college experience has been very rewarding. I have realized that you can not worry about other people, coming to school and trying in school, you can only worry about yourself. School is my biggest priorty as of now and will be until I get to graduate. I have learned that trying your hardest and making good grades keeps you motivated to keep doing good. Community College has been the best thing for me, I go to school year round and would recommend anyone to go community college then to transfer. Since I have been going to community college I have had time to think and research career paths and figure mine out. College has been very valuable, my self esteem and confidence has definitely been a lot better.

I am very pleased to say that my time at PTI has given me a chance to learn how math can function when actually working with electrical elements.. The program also has classes that require students to think critically and analyze information much more effectively. I look forward to graduating with a high grades and the skills to meet the best opportunities out in the world ahead. As a student, I realize the importance of having not only an education, but a set of trade skills to go with it. My school also helps me to obtain the certifications needed to perform on the job tasks. Many of the employers that hire PTI grads are those with the opportunity to start a very good career, which is my utmost ambition upon graduation. The things that I'm learning make me much more eager to come to class each day than I was in high school. I am confident that in the end, I won't have to worry about having a good job in my field, because I'll have all of the skills that I need to suceed!

I have found that learning certain fields of study can be very exciting and helpful in the every day life, and it has gotten me very far in life thus far.

I have gained knowledge on a daily basis. I am a mother of three boys, ages 14, 12, and 3. I let them know they are my inspiration, and motivation. I wished I had gone to college soon after highschool, well after ten years it is hard to remember everything you had learned in highschool. I have learned how to be a better manager from the business management classes as well as learning most of the software classes such as Microsoft Excel, and Access, in which I currently use at work; with this knowledge I'm an asset to my co-workers and work environment. I learned how to make a Marketing Plan with team effort and many in participation. In Communication class, I learned how to use body language carefully and the communication process for people in the work environment. Online classes has been a challenge, but the communication online has been awesome with team work and motivation to get the best grade on a paper with eight people in a group from all over the U.S.A. we worked as a team and completed the paper in about three weeks with today?s technology anything is possible.

College has taught me an infinite amount of valuable information. I have learned a lot in the classroom about my intended field, and also about life in general. However, the amount of knowledge I have gained in the classroom is minimal compared to how much I have learned about myself. As a young person with anxiety, I never thought I would be able to attend college. I was always fearful of what I didn't know, and trying new things. I knew I had to try and better my future, and I had to push myself hard to do it. I learned that I can be strong, independant, confident, and responsible, which are all characteristics I never thought could apply to me. I also learned that I love to learn. Being in a classroom environment and discovering new things has become something so natural to me. I truly enjoy stiving to learn, and understand, and achieve good grades. It feels so good to finally know that I have goals and a dream, and know what it feels like to work hard to make those goals and dreams come true. I finally believe in myself, and know I can achieve anything.

Out of my college experience so far I have gotten the value of learning to take things into my own hands and become and independent person. I have learned to take matters in my own hands and take on one task at a time. I have also learned time management. Between working and school I have to manage my time wisely to get all my studying done to maintain a good score in college, and make money to pay for it all at the same time. I have also enhanced my people skills, which will benefit me in the real world. I have learned you cannot depend on other people and you have to become and independent person and do things for yourself and only yourself. In the end you will be the only one left, and everybody else won?t be around. Friends come and go you, yourself with be with yourself for ever.

I have learned valuable lessons that I will be able to use indefinitely, but the most important thing I have learned is to take advantage of the resources that are offered. Whether you are going to school or working a job, you are offered certain benefits. Learn what they are and use them to your fullest ability! VCU offers so many resources to the student for whatever it is they might need. The library and its staff are incredible and can fully assist you in whatever project you need. The gyms offer classes for any kind of person. The food facility provides meals for everyone; Vegans, Asians, Middle Eastern, Vegetarians, and Hispanics. Each class has Supplementary Instruction at convenient times for everyone. Whatever you need is provided, but you need to be willing to look and ask around. I?ve learned that there are benefits everywhere, but the only way to get them is to be proactive and search for them. The key to success is to make the most out of every situation and use what is offered.

From my college experience I have learned to be independant and responsible. I never liked to depend on my parents and they have never seemedto let me go. They still do not now. That is why I am trying to do things more on my own and even if my parents do not like it I am going to do it. I want to be as responsible as I can and stop depending on my parents which college has taught me so far.

My college experience introduced life experiences, education and training that were invaluable. As a student of V.C.U. I was given a glipse of what the "real world" is like because of the vast diversity found at this university and being introduced to people from all walks of life. Furthermore, I participated in organizations, honor societies and events that broadened my skills in communication,leadership and social skills. My education was enhanced by the caring professors I encountered and those students who always made the effort for everyone in the class to succeed. My college experience has led me to pursue a Graduate Degree at the same college because of the wonderful learning environment VCU fosters.

At the brink of adulthood, many young adults face ominous pressures to make decisions. We begin to consider why we believe what we do. Without the influence of our parents and guardians to guide us in the right direction, we have complete control. Starting college this past August required me to adjust to quite a bit of changes. In my classes I began investigating ideas and synthesizing their importance or lack of importance. For me thinking about ideas raised in class can be taxing at times, like understanding main ideas in European history. On the other hand when it comes to film theory and analyzing film I have no problems. After going to college, for the first time in my life I can confidently say that I know what I struggle with and what comes with ease. Being around other students in the same situation and relating to them has helped me cope with the pressure of thinking and making decisions. College offers many avenues for discovery, inside and outside the classroom providing you with a community to explore with people just like you.