Concordia University-Saint Paul Top Questions

While talking a few classes at the local college , I have realized college is where I belong. I enjoy working for my future degree in Criminal Justice. College has also taught me more about independence and knowing the only way I can succed is if I work for it and strive to achieve. I look forward to furthering my degree.

I was raised in a house where education was a luxury. Thus, to pursue my education (and support my household) I have always worked 40+ hours a week. Even though it has been a struggle, I see my education as a way to improve myself and be an excellent example to our youth. I completed my Baccalaureate and Masters in Business Administration while raising children and working outside the home. Now, I am a Doctoral student at St. Cloud State University and currently have a 3.83 GPA. To further explain how education has helped me attain my goals, I will provide some personal information. I am a still a fulltime employee, wife, and mother of four. Two of my children are stepchildren. My stepdaughter is paraplegic and I strive to be her example of how important education is in a woman’s life. The remaining two children are also daughter, ages 11 & 14. My husband is a fulltime employee, dedicated father and supportive husband. As you can see we have a busy household. But, by achieving of my Doctorate, I will have achieved a dream of a lifetime. Education is something that can never be replaced or taken away.

If there's anything I learned about college, it's be yourself. In high school, it seems as though a majority of the student body is duplicitous, "fake", and just... RIDICULOUS. In high school, everybody is so afraid to just accept their flaws, and to accept who they are. But in college, it's a much different story. In college there is not "odd kid out", there is not "queen bee", there is no "nerd". In college, if you aren't friends, you are aquaintances- and if you aren't either of those, then you are not experiencing college- perhaps you are still stuck in high school. College has been a growing experience and has taught me how to deal with all sorts of people. I value this greatly, because in order to be successful in my future career, I am going to need to "now the people" and know how to communicate with them. College is a valuable experience because I am learning the proper necessities that I needto know for my future career path- and I am learning of all the different reference sources that I can resort to in the future.

As a freshman, college was just the next expectation, almost a continuation of high school. I was no longer mandated by law to attend but the general idea was still in place. In reflection I realize is much more than a stepping-stone to a good job and the result is greater than any piece of paper can signify. College allows one to grow as an individual, learn to work in diversity, and to have pride in one’s self. In college I learned to take pride in my individuality and stand firm in what I believe and care. The value I have gained does not lie in a piece of paper but in the person I have become through my experiences in college. College gave me the experiences and outlets to explore myself and learn how to utilize my ambitions and gifts in ways I would have never thought possible. My college experience has been an unforgettable opportunity to grow into not another well educated working woman but a well diversified, caring citizen of the world. A woman who is comfortable to be herself and to stand up and work for the common well being of those around her.

Wow, where do I start? I have gained a variety of experience while being in college. Through many years of schooling education has been my number one priority to gaining success. Attending to Concordia University was not my destiny, but here I am today still standing as a well respected, collective individual who sparks not only adult advisories but young minds as well. If It wasn't for my college experience I would have never recieve the oppurninity to meet new people, get invlovled with political and social groups, start political movements that would set pathways for adoulesants to feel safe and protected, and gained the ability to stay connected with the people who are dearest to me most. Throughout my life my one ambition is to obtain my bachlore's degree and become a professional Actor. In doing so, everything as far as education matters has been yet another battle for me. As an survior I believe that "everything happens for a reason consequence or no." I hope by reading this passage you will see that education is very important to me and I intend to keep it that way. "Earning this scholarship is more than competition its education. "

I was scared of college. It was a big step for me to accomplish, but as the first year of my college experience came around, it was nothing big. What I really learned and experience was time management and when the teacher?s meant a paper was suppose to be written, and done a certain way there was no joking or skipping around the work. College is valuable, but I?m in a community college so it was just like high school all over again and no doubt about it, I didn?t want to be there anymore. I wanted to attend a legit university and the only thing that stops half of the student?s population now and day is the tuition and cost of going to their dream schools. I have a dream, and the only set back is how to pay for everything while focusing on school. While going to a community college isn?t so dreadful, I would rather experience what college and a higher standard education of learning really is.

All those college courses that we took in high school all have a purposes and that was to get us ready. I wish I could take those class again and this time, more serious too. I remember in high school I just slack off on this important college lecture. I was thinking, I already know how I can manage my time. Yeah right, what a brain I had back then. It is much harder when you are actually in it and doing it. You can get distracted easily, especially if you are reading about something that is not grabbing your attention. What I really wish to had done in high school to prepare me was taking Cornell Note seriously. In college, every class or almost every class there will be note taking. If you can't take good notes, then your test score are more likely to drop. Now when I go back to my high school, the first thing I say to them is that they better learn how to take good notes because those great notes are the key to passing your class and successing.

I would go to a less expensive school so it won't be so stressful on me and my family. I would apply to other colleges too, even to a 2 year institute or a public 4 year institute would ease my stress. It's very hard knowing that my father got laid off of work and I am attending a very expensive school. Thats what I would change, is to go to a less expensive school and I can always come back to Concordia University after I finish where ever I went.

This year when I arrived at college I was excited, but before I had arrived I was nervous. After being here at Concordia for a semester I would say there would be no reason to go back and change anything. I was fortunate that I found my perfect place. Things fell into place when I came starting with leaving home. After arriving at college I met my roommate, and we helped each other out, and cared for each other. Classes went well, and from learning in high school I realized I needed good study habits. These I implied to my classes. I did homework on time, since most professors did not accept late work, and I found ways to wake up on time. If anything the only thing I regret was not actually being more confident in myself before arriving at college. If anything I would have told myself that things don't get better if you don't have confidence in yourself. Without that you can't get through. If I would have had more confidence in myself right away, things would have been much easier than having to learn that lesson in college.

One main thing that I would go back and tell myself as a high school senior is to make sure that the colleges that I seek are can fullfill my requirements to make my college life a lot easier on me as a Fresmen and first year college student. The reason I would make sure of this is because, when I first graduated high school, I just went to any school that sounded good to me, but then I found that it didn't have everything that I was looking for in my first year college experience. Because I just went to this school, it was vey hard for me to focus on studies and get into programs because they wern't in my interest. I ended up transfering to another college which is better for me. If I could go back and tell myself these things as a senior, I would have been able to save myself the stress and problems, even though I am where I need to be now, but it might not work out for everybody that had the same situation. I consider myself strong for getting out the hole and lucky!!!