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College has been the best and worst time of my life. I have met people here that are closer to me now than my own blood. I have cried buckets and buckets of tears over my grades, money and train-wreck relationships. Band trips have taken me to places i may have never visited on my own. The marching band has made me stronger physically and mentally. Every year i say that i am dropping out and going home to Detroit. i haven't yet. Every year i say "why are we trying to recruit kids to come to this hellhole and ruin their lives?". The reality is that despite it's faults, with the rights choices this is actually a great place to grow.

I have gotten a lot out of my college experience here at Central State University. I have learned a lot about myself in these past four years. I have learned to be strong, patient and understanding. Some of the things that we're hard for me when i first went away to school was being away from my family and making friends. I have unconciously watched myself grow over these four short years and I have made and lost relationships but I've learned that it is okay to be on your own sometimes because it builds your character as a person. In my situation I had a best friend as well as a relationship with a guy and I had to realize that to better myself in my studies sometimes its best to start over. I had to separate myself from negative situations and people so that I could grow to be a strong young woman and succeed. Now I have stepped outside of the box and I have started to get more involved in things around campus and I will be graduating in the summer of 2011 with at least a 3.2 GPA. Talk about inspiring!

College has been rocky to say the least. I won't lie, when I graduated high school I was ill prepared for the drastic transition that I was about to face. I was warned that there would be more homework, that the teachers wouldn't take excuses or late work, but like everyone else, I was a little skeptic. Big mistake. Nothing could have prepared me for the amount of independence I was handed. Not only was I expected to hold a full time job, but also maintain a 4.0 GPA? At first I thought 'No big deal' until I got the biggest reality check of my life. College wasn't easy, and my first semester was a giant headache filled with all nighters and energy drinks, and you know what? I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. College has taught me to prioritize, to breathe through the hard times and get through them. It has taught me not to give up, and above all, college has taught me that my dreams are closer than I think and it just takes a little bit of hard work to reach them. And for that, I'm so grateful.

There have been many lessons as well as great things that have come out of my first semester here at Central State University. I have found out that college is similar to a job, in which if you do your job well you will recieve compliments and be rewarded with money. In college if you attend class everday and end the semester with a good gpa you will be rewarded. This experience is something that all students need to be apart of because its a great chance to make new friends, become more educated, and make a name for yourself. It has been a value to attend this school because I have already recieved so much and made many new friends. I have already recieved a internship in computer science in my first semester. This college is making a big impact on my life and it is a great one.

I have earned a sense of accomplishment! I have learned that the best building blocks for success start and end with your own desire and motivation. One cannot sit by and strive to be successfull. You must get up and go after what you want. I learned that I alone have to make the walk and do the work. If I place myself in the classroom, I will be given the information and tolls I need to be who and where I want to be. At the end of the day, it still comes down to me to be there. I have learned from my time at CSU that I alone will determine my outcome of the time I spend there! In the end that is all the motivation I need to do my part.

Two of the things that i have gotten and benefited from with the college is knowledge and friends. These things help's me attend the schoool because friends makes the day alot more easier and the knowledge hels me succeed in life which is my goal.

Out of my college experience I have gained several things. I have became a much better peoples person, a great listener, my school made you feel comfortable to ask question after question, I feel more mature, I feel like I had a family away from home, I gained so much knowledge in my area which was Education. My 4 years at Central, my professors were outstanding. We did hands-on activities, meet and greets with real educators, we had seminars, we went on trips and overall I feel like I had the best college experience. I have also learned time management, improved on communication skills, learn how to budget my money, and learned how to be the best person I could ever be.

I have learned to think twice about the decisions that I make. I learned to stop focusing on the glamourized aspect of college and to go deeper and look at the real, and what school is really offereing. It has been valuable to attend this school because it taught me to always think first and to be more critical when it comes to my education.

What I have recieved out of my college experience is understandment.

My undergraduate experience at Central State University has helped me interact with different people. I have participated in many study groups and doing lab reports. I love the college life and the affect it has on me. I have grown to know the importance of an education and the proper way to use it. The research experiences I have conducted in my undergraduate programs are writing lab reports and mixing chemicals. The study of science influenced me to consider graduate school or even medical school. I have not yet decided if I want to go to graduate school and get my PhD in Biomedical sciences. I am also thinking about going to medical school and getting my degree in Hematology/ Oncology. A HBCU’s environment accepts students for who they are, and students do not experience social isolation. Central State foster healthy relationships and the students form positive relationships with faculty members and peers. They offer programs to help meet the needs of black students and the black community. They educate many students as the possible can especially those with learning deficiencies. HBCU’s opened the door of educational opportunity for many blacks who were once legally denied an education.