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If I had the beautiful privilege to go back to my senior year in high school and give myself advice on how to make such a difficult transaction then my number one advice would be to learn how to not procastinate. Procastination is a problem that I struggled with in my first semester in college. I was use to procastinating in high school and everything working out for me in the end that i thought the same thing would happen in college. But I soon realized how wrong I was. In college the work builds up within a matter of three hours. Your first class could have assigned an assignment thats due within two days and one may think they have time until they get to their next two classes which also assign homework and on top of homework there are test for those classes also. Then the class that the individual has the next day assigns more homework. The work will build up and buld up and even though some of the work may not be due until the following week, the longer one waits the more work one puts on themselves and thats what happened to me.

I plan to finish my AA degree by the time I graduate high school. After completing my AA degree, I plan on attending a 4-year college to get a B.A. in psychology. After I acquire my B.A., I plan on attending a 4-year law school to get a law degree. Once I've gotten my law degree, I plan on starting out working under a lawyer with some experience. A few years after that, I plan on opening my own law firm as a criminal defense lawyer. Attending college is one of the best reward one can do for themselves in getting a degree and give back to the community. Without a college degree I would not be able to get a well paid job I will want to have.

Many people look back on their college experiences as just crazy parties, long nights, and stress. Although my college experience has been full of plenty of those things, I have gotten much more out of my time in college. Being the first to attend college in my family, I thought the pressure would prove too much for me to carry. However, I have gained a sense of pride and achievement but more importantly determination , to be as successful as I can be. Dorm life has been added to my college experience teaching me many things about myself and about interacting with others. I learned the importance of networking and letting no oppourtunity pass you by. Most importantly, I learned the value of relationships. It cost me 30, 000 dollars but I finally learned how important relationships truly are. From roommates, to friends, to professors and employers; college has definately taught me to build strong and sincere relationships, that are sure to last a lifetime.

I have graduated with an Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1999; a Bachelors Degree in Automated Manufacturing Technology in 2000, and a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering 2001 from ITT-Technical Institute. While attending college, I started working at IBM. I worked at IBM for 6-years before being laid-off due to down-sizing. If I had not attended college I would not be where I am today. I feel that by attending college I have become a more rounded person. My college experience has helped me to understand how diverse the society is in which we live. I feel that learning is a continuous process that never stops. Without attending college my knowledge bank would be very minute compared to what it is today. I also feel that my college experience has helped my to be more accepting of the people around me in the workplace. The knowledge that I have gained form my college experience has helped my to be able to better communicate with others. I has also helped me to be able to open up and share my life experiences with others.

My first semester in college has taught me two valuable lessons. I have learned the importance of time management and how to depend on myself to get my goals accomplished. My first semester has taught my alot about independence that is valuable to my future career. I'm am recieving a valuable education that will help me achieve my goals of becoming a forensic scientist. This is why it is important to continue my education at Delaware State University. I am in a setting, where im comfortable and able to achieve my goals as a forensic biology major. I am learning alot about myself and i am happy. Im enjoying my college experience and im learning alot how to make the right decisions. Attending college is vaulable to me because I am preparing myself for a successful future.

I have gotten a million things that I can't put a price tag on through my college experience. I hit a rough patch in my life and returned to school after my husband left me to raise my son by myself. I want to make life better for my son and myself. I was stuck in a dead end job for years and I know that by finishing college I will have a career that will be fullfilling to me in my life. I know that by finishing school I can also help others. I want to be a teacher and I want to motivate kids that anything can be done if they put their minds to it. On top of everything, I want to do this for my son, he is my world.

Thus far, my college experience has been very benefical. Along the way I have gained knowledge and experience that I did'nt once have. Delaware State University is more than just a school. It's diversity and wide range of different people from diffenrent places, has made it so that I have valuable friendships. Participating in school activities have caused me to bond with my peers and value the time I spend with them. Not only have I gained in a personal aspect, but also in the area of opportunity. In Today's society, a good education is highly valued. Once I fully obtain my education, I will have access to more options and job opportunities otherwise not offered to me without a degree. As an intellectual, I have substantially aquired more growth. I am able to think more critically. If I had to put a price on the value of my education, it would be infinite.

My college experience has been bittersweet compared to others because of financial issues going through agreat deal of issues these past three years from my single mother being laid off her job for three years to my father not supporting me at all, to others telling me to leave college and continue to just work. All of those ordeals has some what sabotaged but at the same time help my college experience . Through these experiences it caused me to be more hopeful and determined to the fact that one day i will make it out of college and that everything will be ok. College also introuduced me to a lot of African Americans who came from nothing and graduated which motivates me everyday to keep pursiting what i believe in no matter what obsticles may come my way. I value this experience because this great struggle is going to make me a more better person and it is going to teach me that if i work hard in life i will get to where i need to be in the future. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”- Malcolm X

My experience at Delaware State College has been a turning key for me. It thaught me how to stand you and become independant. I had to grow up fast. You have to take care of yourself and plan your life accordling. You are giving courses into how the real world will be, but its up to you to grasp on and move on. I had a scholarship when I first attended Delaware and when I return the following year I was given an envelope stating I no longer had my scholarship. Now being on campus with no room assignment anymore made me grow up fast. I felt betrayed. I perform my duties to uphold my scholarship but with unanswer questions I had to figure out where I was going to live. But why couldn't they let me know this before I arrived at school ready to move in. But lesson learned, you never give up no matter what. You work hard for what you want and keep aiming for the goal. I finishing my first term of my Sophmore year, hoping to return in the spring. I made friends at Delaware State that will last forever.

I have gotten an experience that will never forget. I've learned about different careers that i can choice from. I found out that Movement science is a major that is not fitted for me and Community health fits my personality better.