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So far at Florida State I have learned a lot about myself. The campus life is really great and I was lucky to live in a great dorm with really helpful staff members who really tried to get you involved with everything. My classes have been so much more than I expected. I figured they would be like a regular boring class but I have had great teachers that really make classes interesting and fun and I actually enjoy going to class. I have already learned how to manage my time and live on my own but there are always people at the school who are willing to help you with anything you need like classes or if you are just having a hard time adjusting to college life. I cannot imagine attending another school because everything at FSU is done with so much Seminole pride. The football games are the best example of why I love being a Seminole and it’s that feeling like you belong as you are cheering your team on. There is something for everyone and even when things get rough I am proud to be a Seminole and attend Florida State University.

I have gotten out of my college experience, the foundation on how to be a self-sufficient thinker, responsible, and independent creator of great accomplishments. It is invaluable to me, because it gave me a sense of teamwork, individual creativeness, intellectual challenge, and eagerness to be ready to the face the world and its imperfections. To not only be an individual, but a part of a community, which works together for the 'greater good', therefore, is our future generations to come.

My college experience has taught me so much about myself and who I am. I have changed alot for the better during my time at FSU. It is amazing how much you learn about you and others around you. You will become such a better person. College is somehting no one should ever miss out on, it is a place to transition between living at home and living in the real world. The experience and knowledge for real life and the lessons that I have learned are those that I could not have received in any other atmosphere. To anyone contmeplating college I say do it, there is no investment better than one on your future, that is what a college education is. While there be sure to do anything and everything you want, get the most out of it because you can't do it later. So take out those loans and just stick through it, in the end not only will you have an amazing amont of knowledge but you will have had the absolute time of your life.

Entering my university I stepped for the first time into an overwhelmingly competitive environment. I felt drowned in the achievements of my colleagues. In a class of 300 students I felt hopeless and superfluous because I offered nothing more than all of the other students that had entered with equally impressive resumes and I feared that I couldn’t keep up. However, within a few months, I learned a very valuable lesson. Whenever I felt that I was drowning, I just needed to extend my hand and do one simple thing: ask for help. I learned the meaning and value of asking for help. It isn’t just about going to my organic chemistry professor’s office hours and asking him to complete a synthesis question that I haven’t attempted, it’s about working hard to reach the answer, and then asking him to lead me in the right direction. Help shouldn’t be a crutch, it should be a push. I’ve learned that if you’re taken in by the current and you make a big enough splash, someone is bound to notice your will to survive, and swim out to lend a hand.

My first semester as a college freshman alone has taught me a lot that I wish to carry with me in the future. First off, I must say, my start was not as successful as I would like it to have been. After graduating from the international baccalaureate program, I believed myself to have faced the most intense workload there is. However, the major difference between high school and college is that you are accounted for your own self one-hundred percent. This means that there is no one to remind of when assignments, or tests dates. It is up to you and only you to find out and note it down in your agenda. Furthermore, there is a much bigger amount of students in a classroom and so with this you do not have as much as a friend reliance for certain reminders. I also learned that you should also befriend certain persons with qualities of achieving in class, one who does assignments and pay attention. With this, you are surrounding yourself with positive influence and will interact more in your classes rather than talking and getting side-tracked. Being at college, your are on your own. Stay focused!

I believe that it is important to attend college, because you become aware of different ethnicities, and cultures all while you learn more about yourself and what you want out of life. College is the time to pursue your passions and step out into the world away from everything that you know and everything that is familiar to you. From my college experience, I have networked and learned a lot about life from people that I would never have met, had I not been to college. I think college is valueable, because through the trials and tribulations of classes I realized that I actually have a passion for giving back and assisting various philanthropies in the community. College has taught me that the world is huge and the possibilities to be great and cause change, and meet great people are infinite!

One of the major things that I have learned is what it means to be an adult who makes independent decisions while in college. Since I am four hours away from my family, I have learned what it is like to be on my own. I have also learned what it means to work hard while in college. Before I started college, I was used to getting things easily, and could easily get good grades without doing much work. I've learned within my first year and a half that hard work pays off. This will help me in the long run with my future career in performing since it requires hard work and independence.

I have learned a few things during these past two semesters of college. Beyond education based in books, I have learned about this so-called “real world” that our high school instructors were so intent on preparing us for. I have learned that college is not the “real world”. In fact, college can be considered that awkward life stage where your parents took the training wheels off of your bike, but didn’t let you ride unless they held onto the back. I have learned that no matter how cultured, or how open you thought you were; you will meet all sorts of new people in college that probably didn’t even exist in your hometown. These people will open your eyes to what the “real world” looks like. This is the most valuable experience any person could ever possess. College is vital to attend because it is the only place where you could gain this knowledge. One cannot simply graduate and enter the “real world” with all the tools and experiences they need without attending college. College is valuable because it introduces to all sorts of people who you may encounter in your future workplace, or your career path.

For the first time, I feel like I'm actually going to be okay in life. I have gained confidence in myself and have felt renewed in making myself into something that I can be proud of.

Though school is filled with projects, challenges and strenuous homework, education is the point each avenue desires to reach. A summit, education will lead one through life socially, professionally and personally. Together with this, I will cross the threshold into my focal point and achieve a bachelor degree exactly two years from now; yet, I still hunger and thirst for more. My mission in life is to continue to aspire and realize my dreams. I will continue to challenge myself to grow; knowing through hard work and perseverance, I will continue to pave a broader, better and wiser road