California State University-Northridge Top Questions

CSUN is a school that is close to home. I hear there are students that travels hours and miles just to come here. I followed my uncles who graduated from CSUN around 25 years ago. Now with all the technologies, new buildings and new professors who sincerely know the field of teaching very well, makes CSUN distinguished from other schools. I personally enjoy the fact that I can email the professors and they get back to me within hours or even minutes. The amount of attention is given at CSUN to students to succeed is applauding. The teachers are well educated and is a blessing to have them around. It has been very valuable in the way that I have been in the research program for few years now and I have learned so much being in the program and attending this school. I would not get this amount of attention and closeness of professors to me if i was attending other schools. The professors and advisors spend time by sitting with the students and write down their career years and make it more realistic as what it takes to graduate. I am in the process to earm M.S.

During my college experience, I have learned to be a dilligent worker. I had somewhat of a smooth transition from highschool into college but I now know that if I would have worked a little harder and gained stronger study skills I would have had a better transition.

I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ONE SMALL PART TIME JOB. TAKEN CARE OF MY (TERRIBLE HEALTH) MOTHER AND I. PAYING THE BILLS AND PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE. STRUGGLING OF COURSE BUT, DOING THE BEST I CAN. I'M IN NEED OF A CAREER CHANGE. THAT WILL BRING ABOUT A BETTER CHANGE IN MY LIFE. I'M TIRED OF BEING A JANITOR WITH NO FUTURE. I'M TIRED OF SEEING IN THE PAPER EVERYDAY. JOBS PASTING ME BY, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE PROPER EDUCATION. CHANGE FOR THE BETTER IS COMING SOON FOR ME. AS LONG AS I KEEPING ON TRYING. ONE DAY I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE FOR MY MOTHER AND I!

I have gotton a lot out of my college experience so far. Being from a really small town i wanted to go to a little bigger school. If i could be a senior in High School again and do everything over, i think i would have started the college process a lot sooner. I am a huge procrastinator, and did not get the paperwork done that i needed to get done. I was late to sign up for the dorms, so i had off campus housing that i did not like at all. I felt like i missed the college experience by not living in the dorms. I reccommend everyone to stay in the dorms their first year of college. I also would involve myself in a lot more activities my freshmen year. Of course i still have time to get involved, i wish i would have started earlier. California State University has been valuable to attend, because as i mentioned before it is the only school to offer deaf studies as a major, and i think i have learned so much with that unique major being my major.

Looking at the person I am now and the person I used to be in High School I can say that I have gained a deeper understanding of myself. I have learned so many things from my graduation to now. I have learned about other cultures, and how to communicate with others, and the world around me. I have learned a lot about what strengths I have and what weaknesses. How just reading the text book isn?t enough to pass a test, and that there will always be a helping hand. Tutoring centers and 24 hour online tutoring centers are some of many other recourses available in college. The personal experiences that I have had have not only shaped who I am right now, but they have also inspired who I want to be in the future.

Like a delicious and intricate layer cake, college has a myriad of fun and challenging aspects. First, I am learning about myself. Having a mom who teaches, I assumed I would follow in her footsteps, but college opened my eyes. Taking a personal finance class, I realized my passion for saving and investing money. This discovery unlocked the possibility of becoming an accountant or financial advisor. I?m also learning how to live with people of varied origins and perspectives. Housing at my college consists of ten person suites. In my suite, we are all from different states and one is from Zimbabwe. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, rich, poor, white, black, Hispanic, and speaking English, Spanish, and Shona, we are diverse. However, we?ve learned to accept differences and walk a mile in each others? shoes. Because of this, I am going beyond my old blinkered point of view and seeing the world with an open mind (especially in the political arena). This unearthing of a new, independent, and tolerant self could not have occurred elsewhere. Eager to savor my layer cake, I am gleaning as much as possible from the growing experience of college.

What I have gotten out of my college experience so far would have to be excitment. I'm excited for my future. I have learned not to procrastinate like I have done in the past and learn from my valuable mistakes. I learned that I want to be the first in my family to actually graduate from college and that I enjoy learning new things.

I've always heard of "college," this notion of receiving a higher education for a sum so large, it has caused many to falter. I remember, at such a young age, admiring those who earned the title of Neurosurgeon, Professor, and Criminal Lawyer, scurrying through newspapers for upcoming essay competitions, and calling radio stations to win prizes and surprizes. Looking back, I chuckle at my enthusiasm; the same enthusiasm that has driven me to the front of every college classroom and has landed me a spot on the Dean's list for three successive academic semesters. My college experience has challenged me to take control of my future. The more I carry on, the more I can feel my dreams of financial security and independence come to a reality. Everyday, I interact with cultures far from my own, and how critical it is to function in an environment like that of the real world, like that of the workplace? Learning the art of research through enlightening instruction, has deemed my writing skills critical and intellectual. Attending college has been more than valuable, it has been instrumental in my personal development of leadership skills, and in a promising journey to success.

I Would give myself the knowledge of time management skills and procrastination. I know in high school I would put off a lot of major assignments until the possible moment. I would also inform myself on getting used to reading and being able to summarize what was just read. Taking notes is a key asset to your success at any level or field.

Entering college for the very first time is one of the greatest transitions one can make in their life. It's anew sense of independence, responsibility, and identity. If I could talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to learn how to study. I would recommend one explore the campus of the college they wish to attend ,and learn how the way of life is.and figure out if it's the one where they feel most at home. For your college is going to be like a second home. Besides that the most important thing to know and be succesful is to study. College allows you the freedom to do what you want with you life and many don't know how to grasp a hold of that. Studying correctly ensures succes throughout one's college career.