Virginia Wesleyan College Top Questions

Since I play field hockey at my school, it has taught me to be responsible of all my work. I've improved my time management. I feel since playing my sport it has made me a better person. It keeps me from making poor decisions and keeps me out of trouble. My team is like my family, without them I have no idea how I would have gotten through stressful mid term weeks or final weeks. VWC is a small college but it has helped because I can get the help that I need when I'm struggling.

After completing almost two years of college, my experience has been one that is diverse and worthwhile. I have learned to stand strong in my identity as an individual and to not become swayed by the many different opinions and ideals that come with a college campus. I have gained many close friends that I am sure will remain lasting and quality relationships throughout the rest of my life. The education I have received has been valuable for my future career and I have established good relationships with my professors that may prove to be helpful later on in my life as I consider job opportunities and graduation. My sports experience as a student athlete has taught me how to manage my time and be responsible and disciplined, even when I may not want to be.. I have faced challenges and difficulties and overcome them, gaining perseverance and strength from these experiences. Overall, my college experience has been awesome and I have enjoyed the last two years immensely and feel that the remaining years here at school will even further prepare me for my career and rest of my life!

The most important thing I have received from my time at VWC so far is the passion for life and the passion of knowledge. I have realized how important it is to expand our knowledge and to understand all that we can while we are able to. We have been given the great gift of life, and should not waste it. We should learn all that we can because if we don't then we are bound to repeat the mistakes of the ones that came before us.

College has made me realize how excited I am to enter into the real world. It has given me a great sense of independence that I believe has allowed me to thrive on my own and gain confidence in knowing that I can be successful in the future because I have gained the skills and knowledge that will allow me to do so. Things have certainly not always been easy in college. However, it is the difficult times and tasks that I have overcome that have allowed me to grown into my own person. Because I have learned so much about not just academics, but about life in general, my college experience has been invaluable to me. I am looking forward ot applying the lessons that I have learned in college and thriving because of the experience gained through my college experience.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is alot of knowledge that I can take with me not only in school, but in my everyday life. For example, one of the classes I took was an ethics class and it not only taught me about things in the classroom, but how I can apply it to my home life and work life. College has been valuable for me to attend because I have come a long way and have overcome many obstacles to obtain a degree. For example, I started college in 2000 at a different university, but in the midst of that I soon after got married, had a child, gotten divorced, and have undergone 7 eye surgeries because I found out that my vision was bad and my eyesight was 20/400. Overall, to me it is valuable because I can lead by example to many people that no matter what you go through you can stive to achieve a higher education and be successful at obtaining a degree. That is what i have gotten from my college experience and why it is valuable to me.

As a student at VWC I feel that a good way to describe my school would be to call it a hit-or-miss school. By this I mean that students either love it or hate it. Personally I love it! This does not mean that my school is perfect by any means, and there has been a great deal of disappointment and frustration, but nothing too dramatic to turn me away from the incredible lifestyle I now have through my school. I feel as though I have learned more about myself in the last 2 1/5 years than I did in the 18 years of my life before entering college. Being a Recreation and Leisure major has opened my eyes to a new style of academics. I actually ENJOY and LOOK FORWARD to going to my classes! I am able to apply the information that I am learning to real life events and scenarios that I find myself in. That feeling of being able to apply myself is one of the most rewarding benefits I have ever gained from an education. I know the friends I make and lesson I learn will be life long thanks to VWC.

What I have gotten most out of my college experience is the feeling of comfort. From the moment I stepped on campus, everyone was so warm and welcoming and it was all so surreal. It was a joy to see how much everyone at school cares about you and help you succeed in the best ways possible. It has been a value for me to attend Virginia Wesleyan College because I do not believe that any of the other colleges I have applied to would treat me in such a great way as this school does. Comfort is the most important value when it comes to attending a school, and this school has greatly emphasized this value on me from the moment I started my education.

The classes I have taken at Virginia Wesleyan have developed and influenced the way in which I view the world and what defines success. Having taken mostly religious studies and sociology classes truly helped me become a better person. I learned life lessons in these classes; the way I want to treat those around me, the way I want to act on a daily basis, and the way I want to enjoy and appreciate life. This newfound knowledge of myself and the person I want to become are important factors in my life. Learning lessons such as appreciating life from G.K. Chesterton’s childlike perspective are the most important lessons I have learned from my classroom experiences. Furthermore, not only have I been influenced by classes, professors, and classmates but I have been influenced by teammates and friends as well. Had I not chosen to attend Virginia Wesleyan I would not have discovered the people with whom I interact on daily basis. These people have each taught me a lesson that helped me change and grow. Overall, Virginia Wesleyan College has been an influential, self-fulfilling choice for me.

Making the decision to attend college has been the most important decision of my adult life. Initially, I enrolled to obtain a degree that would allow me to pursue higher-paying employment in the legal field, as I had worked as a paralegal for many years. Since becoming a student, I have realized certain things about myself, such as my innate teaching skills, that have caused me to consider pursuing a more specific degree that will allow for a more broad range of career options. In short, I no longer have to be resigned to a particular job or field because it’s what I’ve always done. A bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and applied writing will allow me to continue writing, and teach that craft to future generations. I hope to teach English in a community college.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the past one and a half years at Virginia Wesleyan. I have excelled more than I ever expected. I have grown and matured more than I could have imagined. My first year of college I never did anything but go to class, clubs, and school work. Then I got married over the summer. Everything got much harder. I have two jobs and work extra if I can just to pay the bills. I still go to school fulltime. I clean up after my husband and keep up with my home. I still get good grades and study in all of my free time. I love where I have moved in my life, I am happy with who I have become. I will become a great teacher and I will make school exciting for my students. I am excited about the rest of my college career and my career as a teacher.