Catholic University of America Top Questions

Study smarter, keep your moral values in check, everything is not about partying but rather doing other things to get to know yourself. Balance is the key to everything. Don't be afraid to go against the crowd or your parents for that matter. Take control of your life. There's always time. You will find out who you are and who your real friends are. Do what you love.

Staring College is the best future that I can have. I like a wonderful future for me and my family. United State gave me a home so i will give United State all of my heart.

The advise that i would give myself is to go for what i really want to be,to work hard and to take advantage of any opportunities that come to me .After 18 years I wish that I had someone to incourage me to go to college,I envy those kids that are fresh out of Highschool,they are still young and know all the basics,unlike me I had to refresh my memory what it felt like bieng in school,especially now that I have seven kids its really hard to raise a family and go back to school.

Look beyond the details on the admissions website. Ask students what courses are available, what professors are like, whether they find it easy to get off-campus housing, etc. Do not assume that a smaller school is automatically better than a larger school; for many fields, a larger university will give you access to opportunities (undergraduate research, etc.) that are not available at smaller schools.

To get involved in as many extra curricular activities as possible. Thats the main way you are going to make friends and get to know the inner workings of your school. They have been the higlight of my college career, and the people I met there will be some of the best friends I will have throught my life.

My public high school was an environment that imposed a regurgitated format of learning. In my opinion many teachers were not advocates of our collective success as students. During my last year of high school education I applied to only one University, but did not get accepted. I was discouraged, but had a back-up plan. I then had a bad experience at a community college. I was devastated by my ranking and unpreparedness; so I departed. After some apathy, I eventually broke that pattern which became my daily routine. I decided to recommit myself to school. After Enrolling at Metropolitan Career Center I found a caring family environment. Admittedly, I matured later in life academically. I am currently a much more mature student and prepared to increase my knowledge base. I can now implement and identify the correct ingredients to enforce good study habits. I do appreciate and see the value of creating checkpoints to evaluate my growth academically and as a person in general. I am more appreciative of the challenges related to learning as I now understand the growth gained from such experiences. I believe and value these experiences, and feel the clear confident enhancement.

College has taught me how to learn. This may sound trivial, and even a bit cliché, but for once in my life I find myself reading texts to understand and master the material, rather than reading texts to simply get the "A". Academia has a true purpose for the first time in all my years of attending school, with the means to an end being a career. In order to be a productive citizen, I must master what is presented in the next four years, at minimum, to succeed. Because this is my newly discovered motivating factor, I find myself more driven to succeed in the classroom. I have always been a motivated student, but now I am encouraged to dive deeper into the meaning of texts, to analyze class lectures and apply the material to every day life obstacles. Because I have discovered the true meaning of learning, college has taught me that the experience is far greater than the score on the first difficult pop quiz. Attending college allows one to discover this valuable lesson about, essentially, learning how to learn. Without it, one will not get the most out of the world in which he is surrounded.

I have learned how to get along with many different kinds of people. I have most importantly learned how to budget my time to get all my work done to the best of my ability and have time for fun too! I am looking forward to making an impact in the lives of my students to help them believe in themselves and make a difference in the world.

College is a very valueable learning place not only in the class room but also in every day life. By attending college I have learned many things such as maticulous time management and great money and saving skills. I have gotten many thing out of college as welll such as amazing people and learning skills. I have alos created a very good work ethic I will continue to use through out life.

I told my mother while I was in high school, that even though I loved home, if I had went to my state's university I would never grow up. That turned out to be true. Leaving my small town and going to Washington, DC has been the experience of a lifetime. I have learned so much through my classes and internships. I never knew that going to college would be such an awarding experience.