Florida International University Top Questions

What should every freshman at Florida International University know before they start?

Gaelle

I have been attending college for a mere two months now, but i value it as an opportunity and an honor. What i have taken from my college experience is responsibility. My parents no longer ask me if i have done my homework, my teachers rarely remind us of due dates, and it is up to me to prioritize things. I find this acqusition of responsibilty valuable, as well as my attendance to my school. Going to Florida International University has had gresat value because it allows me to be the creative being that i am while helping me shape myself into a better person, a global citizen. Their goals as a school are not performed in vain in regards to myself.

Joseph

College is more than just a place to earn a degree to get a better job and then make more money; it is a learning annex for higher thinking people. No one is forced to go to college; only the elite strive for this form of excellence. I have gotten so much out of my current college experience it is hard to find a place to start. The teachers are all great people with great minds that want nothing more than to see their students accomplish great feats. All of my teachers have helped me in their own way to do the best I could. Each of my peers brings a twist to the learning environment. So many questions and ideas are brought up in all my classes; it gives one the chance to see how information is processed by the people close to me in society. These are just tiny examples of how college has affected my life in the short time I have attended, and I know so much more will be learned, but nothing will compare to how positively a college degree will affect my life when I finally complete the entire experience that is college.

Vanessa

Attending Florida International University was a great experience. The best decision I could have made was to attend college straight from high school. FIU was the college of choice because it was conveniently located close to home and I felt comfortable starting with classmates from high school. I know I wanted to further my career, and continuing my education was the only option. I believe if I did not attend college I would not have been promoted to managerial type positions in my former and current employments. Now, I have decided to go back to school and earn my MBA with a concentration in Marketing. With this experience I will be able to be an example for the people in my community and the different outreach programs (Habitat for Humanity, Feed the Hungry) I volunteer for. I have always had a passion to be an agent of change. It is my ultimate goal to share the importance of a good education with my community and society as a whole. I wish this were more a people-centered society and not a self-centered society. College experience was valuable and has left me with great job performance, communication and leadership skills.

Marie

My college experience has the been t he best so far because I have great professor who really want to teach you. Your fellow classmate want to learn with you and they are not afarid to help you when you need it. FIU is enriched with different cultures that bring something new to the school. The students and teachers are your best friend and they are not afarid to be there for you when you need them to be.

nicolas

I got valuable education and experince about y carrear. all this special skill i have adquire will help in my future life as in my carrer.

Kimberly

College? interaction with the opposite sex, party, fun, more party. This is what high school kids visualize when they hear college. What I have learned is that college will make me or break me. Here is the place that will take me to where I want to be in my life whatever that is. College will provide me the skills and knowledge to be a successful person in life. I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to be a college student. This will be one of the most challenging and most important things I do in my life. College will allow me to pursue my dreams, by helping me develop skills that will get me there.

Anne

So far out of this college experience I have learned that college is super expensive. Also it has provided me with an eye-opening revelation of how the real world operates. More so, I believe that it is something that everyone should appreciate because of its values and what it teaches you.

Christopher

Attending Florida International University, has forced me to learn how to handle all of my financial responsibilities, which have become excessive since I recently began attending. I have to maintain my whole dorm, with the help from my roommates of course, but keeping it clean can be a frequent job, and takes a bit of my time. Managing my time is another lesson I'm in the midst of learning here at the university, between classes, jobs, community service, keeping myself fed. All on top of a minor case of insomnia and and no one to tell me what to do, my responsibilities are catching up to me and taking over. This wave of responsibility is what forces me to get what needs to be done, DONE and over with. College is going to be the greatest memory of my young life, I want to make the most of it.

Raquel

Although I have not attended this university for very long, I love everything I have had the opprotunity to experience. From the freshman Luau, right down to each of my professors, I know that I made the right decision by choosing Florida International University. I feel at home and welcomed into a community of people that come from so many different backgrounds. We are all so different and carry our own experiences, but it is our differences that bring us together. Where else could I be able to say that? In life you are going to encounter all kinds of people, and seeing the benefits of that in that college will help me to succeed in the future. Here I have learned to make the most of my differences with people and the qualities that make me unique.

Jennifer

What I've gotten most out of my school experience is having the opportunity to be subject to many ideas, values, and views. I've learn about people from many different cultures and backgrounds and I've been given the chance to learn not only about the world but about myself. I now understand a little more about the things that are important to me, and college has helped me realized what are the driving forces that keep me moving forward everyday. College has also given me the opportunity to become more social, I was very isolated growing up but the college environment allows people to stray away from cliques and interact with different people. Networking is something that will be important for my field of study someday and college has helped me learn some skills that will benefit me in the future. College offers wonderful experiences and I think the best years of our lives are not spent in high school but in higher learning institutions such as Universities and community colleges where you have the freedom to get to know others and yourself in ways you could never do so before.