Case Western Reserve University Top Questions

I have made a lot of new friends and already am expanding my horizons. College is an extremely valuable investment because I know the knowledge I will gain will only help in attaining a successful future and be of use to our society.

I not only received my bachelors of science, but I gained real life experience with my fellow students and wonderful professors. Constantly having the encouragement and support of them both gave me the strength I needed to achieve great things once out of undergrad!

The most important thing that I got out of college was acceptance. Before college, I grew up in a upper middle class white community with little diversity. I knew that diversity existed, since I am Armenian myself, but I never fully experienced what it was like to have friends who are different races or sexualities. Coming to college I met a plethora of different nationalities and backgrounds. I got to experience the LGBT community through some of my friends who were either gay or bisexual. I got to experience people of different races and now my best friend is Taiwanese. College allowed me to see the world by experiencing a melting pot in which I was just one more unique piece to the stew of the world. I learned that nationality, race, sexuality, religion, etc these things mean nothing. What really matters is that we are all human. We share a common ancestor. No one is better than anyone else because of how they describe their backgrounds. This is an important lesson for anyone who wishes to enter the workforce, and the best way to learn of acceptance is to experience difference through the college.

My college experience has been an intellectual, emotional, and interpersonal journey that has shaped me into a wiser and more open minded individual. Not only has it afforded me the opportunity to delve into discovering solutions to mentally challenging academic problems, but it has also allowed me to grow on a personal level. After going to college, living on my own, doing my own laundry, and planning my own life with little parental involvement, I feel like I have taken the first step towards adulthood and developed a sense of responsibility. College has allowed me to meet a myriad of diverse people from which I have gained knowledge about a multitude of different fields, cultures, and societies, as well as forged several friendships that I hope will carry with me for the future. Additionally, my college experiences have allowed me to gain the strength to react more maturely to the trials and tribulations I have faced. College has been valuable to attend because it has been the transition from adolescent to adulthood in all forms, mentally, physically, and emotionally, and it as an experience which has enriched my life beyond anything else I have ever experienced.

The college experience has taught me alot about being organized and how to push your focus away from some things that are fun to do but time consuming and take time away from classes. Class work comes first and then when its done its time to do things you like. college is giving me the experience and know-how to take care of myself out in the real world when i am alone and noone to realy help. College has also showed me more on the line of where i want to go with my life and cleared up my future goals in life.

As a first year student enrolled in the newly founded Community College of The District of Columbia, I am pleased to announce that my time spent here has been so far rewording and left me much more optimistic then when I first decided on enrolling in a community college. Most people have the advantage when making the transition into their first college experience of hearing an former graduate's opinion. Since this institution was only founded six months before I enrolled, I was at an unusual disadvantage. This put me in a position of apprehension when first attending classes, but after a short time full of collaboration with experienced faculty and some fraternization with other students, I began to get a foothold of my surroundings. I feel, based on my experiences so far, that I have gained and will continue to gain invaluable lessons that will be with me for the rest of my life.

College trained me how to think and solve problems. It taught me how to research, where to take my intellectual curiousity and how to satisfy it. My college and nursing school were both challenging and tough, requiring that I learn slef discipline if I was going to suceed both in school and in life, later on. The reason I'm going back to school now is directly because of what I learned then; the more you work and know, the more your mind grows. College stimulated me and helped me set out on my life journey. It taught me a great deal about myself, about the various directions I grew in and why. Overall, the discipline of college helped prepare me for life; just remember, there is never an end to final exams in real life!

The biggest advice I would give to myself would be to not waste any time of senior year, and use every moment wisely and intentionally. The reason why is that when the life that you know before college will dramatically change when you go off to college. The childhood friends you've grown up with, highschool friends, and everyone will be off to their own college- and while you will still be able to stay in touch or stay close friends, things will still be different. New friends will be made in college, and also a whole new life that will entail with bigger things. So my biggest advice would be to cherish every moment, but also be excited for the next part of life as it will be just as exciting and even better. And transitioning into college, I would say do not be afraid to make new friends, and get to know people. Do not cling to your old life too much in that don't get caught up in the past, but really make best of what you have in the present. Those who dislike college are those who take it for granted.

Going back in time to do something differently always was something I wished I could do. I know that one small decision could completely change the course of my life, and sometimes I wonder, "What if I had done this differently?" The one thing that I would have told myself a year ago after gaining a semester's worth of knowledge at Case Western would be to prioritize my life. Until I was well into the first semester here I thought I had my priorities straight, but that soon changed. Friends and soccer were the center of my life my senior year of high school, nothing else really mattered. I had good grades, I had a girlfriend, and my friends and I were all very close - what else could a high school senior want? This past semester I realized many things: grades are a lot more important than I had previously thought, girlfriends will come and go, but it is friends that will always be there for me. The one thing that I would tell myself if I could go back in time would be to be very open to meeting new people, they will change my life forever.

To find a school that both meets my interests academically and socially. In order to do so, talk to current students to get the real picture of campus life.