Bellarmine University Top Questions

Through college I have gotten a great deal of my life back. I have PTSD. When I was twenty one I was working a K-mart and going know where. My Dad decided to take a class at the local Monterey Peninsula junior college for fun. In his class he met an academic counselor from Monterey Peninsula College who was also taking the class for fun. My Dad and Susan the counselor became in class friends. When my dad told her about me she suggested that I meet with her. I did not want to meet with her in my fragile state. I ended up giving in and meeting with her. I had no plans of signing up for that Monterey Peninsula College or any college. I was just going to get the meeting out of the way and go home. By the time the meeting was over I was signed up for three classes. I earned my Associates Degree in December of 2008. I am now back to finish up my transferable credits. I will be entering a four year state college in either spring or fall of 2011 depending on the California Budget.

I have gotten that I have to work extremely hard to achieve my goals. With the right resources and determination I know that I can succeed in my goal as becoming a nurse. It is so valuable to me because with the economy you have to have a job with stability in the future and nursing will always be in high demand.

I have grown so much through furthering my education at the County College of Morris. I will be getting my two year degree in early childhood education and I am hoping to pursue my bachelor's degree. Over the past two years my life has changed drastically; my parents got divorced after twenty five years of marriage. My father has left my life, and was the sole provider, so I have watched my mother work three jobs to provide for my little sister and I. I have always worked and gone to school full time but now without any help from my father paying for my education seems almost impossible. I want to go to school so I can have a career that will provide for my mother and sister. I know an education is important to having a successful life, and I have my mother and my sister to motivate me to get there.

I never thought I would do well in college, after my first semester of college, that intuition became actuality. I was not prepared educationally or mentally for what was to come; the only thing that came to me was a big black cloud that followed me everywhere. To say the least, it wasn’t one of my shining years! Although I didn’t give 100 percent, I continued on with college and not until transferring and moving back home did I finally grasp what I needed to do. I shoved the concept of working hard into my stubborn head and finishing what I began in 2008, I transferred to a community college and worked harder than I have ever worked at anything in my life; my efforts were beginning to pay off. Now in my third year, I have learned that it was an extremely valuable experience to not only go to college but purse through the bad because no one can ever take your education away from you. If you have nothing left in this world but that piece of parchment that states graduation, you’ll always to be able to start a new beginning, just like I did!

I have gotten so much knowledge out of my college experience. The book knowledge that I got is unbelievable, from learning new terms to processes. I have also become more knowledgeable of the world around me, and what it takes to get a job and survive , especially in tough economic times that we are in now. I have learned far more than I ever thought possible, not only inside my major, but outside as well. I have learned about U.S. and World History, Philosophy, Psychology, Writing, Literature, and so much more. The requirements for my major were fun and informative as well as challenging and rewarding. My decision to attend college has been very valuable. It has taught me that there is so much more out there to learn, and so much more we can do to help the environment and the people living in it. I will take all the knowledge I have a use it when I go for my Master's as well as when I go out into the workforce. I believe that college prepares you for the workforce and for your life ahead.

College is a lot different from high school. The first thing i noticed is the workload. very intense. The major challenges of college work and the large volume of reading, the short deadlines, and the writing, and the list goes on and on. Lots of Finances and sacrifices to make .To me the college experience is experiencing everything college life has to offer. That means going out, meeting new people, joining clubs and a fraternity/sorority, all night cramming sessions, as well as all night gaming sessions. But most importantly the college experience is experimenting and experiencing new things. To me college is about making mistakes, because once you’re an adult you can’t be making those same mistakes.

My family values for education are very high. My parents both attended college and it is expected of my brother and I to further pursue secondary education. The experience of college is one that many can not even begin to imagine if they themselves have not been experienced it. The challenge of being on your own and becoming an adult can be tough but it is worth while. The accomplishment of every test, exam, and completion of ever class and degree is an amazing feeling. To know that only twenty percent of United States’ population holds a Bachelor’s degree and now we, my graduating class, have become apart of the twenty. Is pure joy and accomplishment; to know that we will become the movers and shakers of tomorrow’s world; bringing people closer together and pushing ourselves to the limit. We are more diverse than before and moving towards a better life and if it were possible, I would encourage everyone to invest in some sort of secondary education. For the knowledge and the experience that can be obtained from both our peers and professors.

I have gotten alot out of my college experiance. It has taught me to become more serious with my education needs. If i want to be able to have a good job, that pays well then I need college. I do not want to be like my parents and struggle through this tough economy, I want to be able to help them. I have been able to meet some great people that has become some of my best friends. I love college, it is the best experiance in the world.

Haven't really got to experience anything. But i do hope to expect a lot from it.

College has, like for many people, been a defining moment in my life. Like a single minute suspended over four years, I feel like I breathed in and out, looked around, drank a beer, and then it was over. Yet, as quickly as it blinked by, I am sitting here today reflecting on how truly valuable my college experience was. For four years, I was a typical college student - I partied, studied, ate junk food, stayed up way to late, became addicted to caffeine, and rolled into class five minutes after it started. But somewhere in that whole process of having a good time and "living life," I discovered that I had become a complete person. I was able to speak my own ideas, banter wittily with fellow students and professors alike. I could dress myself in something other than sweatpants (sometimes it's difficult). Moreover, I truly wanted to learn. College helped me to align myself with my passion, to take it into my embrace, and grow through more than class, but through outside reading, discussion, and research. Wanting to learn, needing and desiring it as part of my lifesource - that is what my college experience gave to me.