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Over the last year and a half, I have not only gained a great knowledge base, but I have also been able to discover myself as a person. I have had the opportunity to make my own mistakes and grow from them. Through a Family and Relationships class I have taken at Florida State University, I learned how to handle family problems that have arisen in my life in an appropriate manner. Before I graduated high school, my mother had a break down that resulted in severe emotional abuse. In response I decided that I would never speak to her again, and I did not for about one year. As I went through this course, I realized that I could have done something different to maintain that relationship. Since that time I have been able to create a valuable relationship with my mother who, it turns out, has a psychological disorder known as Social Anxiety Disorder. With a handicapped sister and a mother with SAD, life can become stressful Thanks to taking that particular class at Florida State University, I have grown as a person to understand my family and how to handle the unique dynamics within it.

My college experience has really molded who I am. I had the honor of being accepted into a great school. The professors in the College of Business are the smartest people I know. Their extensive backgrounds reflect our class discussions. I have met the most amazing people. In fact, I met my closest friends in the dorms Summer 2007 of my freshman year of college. We are all here with similar goals and aspirations. We motivate eachother when it is time to study and we always remind eachother when it is time for a break. College has taught me a lot. I have matured so much since I've been here. I learned to live on my own. At first, it seemed like I got a break from my family and I had some freedom. As time passed though, I realized what it takes to build a home and to maintain both school and life. Our life here at FSU is all about the Seminoles. We live and breathe this school because it has given us the freedom to grow and become the people we are. It has brought us clarity.

Answering practically, I have received a good education and insight into the career psychology. I have learned much about research as well as many clinical aspects about my future career. But besides my soon to be bachelors degree, I have received something far more valuable. I have had the opportunity to find myself. What does that mean exactly? It means I have had the coveted opportunity that does not come too frequent in life, to focus solely on me. I have empirically developed my own opinions that have turned into passions that I will soon share with the world.

The truth is my experience has only just begun. I can dream and hope about the continuous years of my education and what that comes with. What I can say is that from the beginning of this semester till now, I've gained my sense of independence and self-awareness. I have not found myself completely as of yet, but i feel somewhat on that path to finding who I really am. College is that step from childhood to adult. That's why the experience is so valuable. It’s the transition. I am looking to find and I know that i will, here at Florida State, the realization of my dreams.

My college experience thus far has given me a whole new definition of dedication. My goal in college is to graduate with a degree in Meteorology, which has been very difficult since the schools with my major will be a struggle to afford. Because of this, I was faced with the option of saving money and attending a small college close to home, but I would be enrolled as a Physics major - my worst subject. My first year of college was the most difficult year I have ever had. It was more homework than I'd ever been faced with, many late nights studying, and the hardest tests I've ever been given. However, all of the hard work was a way for me to prove just how dedicated I was, and I managed to end the year with a 3.7 GPA. I am very glad that I stuck with the program and didn't choose the easy way out. My major will be very difficult, and I will struggle, but thanks to my first semester, I know now that I have the determination and dedication to stick with it.

So far my college experience has been great. My professors have been very interesting and have been helpful when I talked to them individually to ask for assistance. I have heard that this is unusual in freshman year classes, but mine have been great. I have been able to begin taking introductory classes in my major right away, which is so encouraging and makes me want to work even harder to continue. I feel as though attending FSU so far has been so helpful. I've been growing, not only academically, but personally as well. I've had a chance to become more responsible for myself and more competent. Now, when something needs to be handled, I do it myself instead of asking my mother to deal with it. It's very empowering to know that I am becoming more mature, both in my approach to my education and in my approach to my life.

College has taught me to be more independent, and smarter with my financial situation. I have learned to be my own person, and work for myself and only myself. I have found things that I like, and things that I have not, and I believe that the short time at this university has already transformed me into a better person, and I could not value that more.

In the time I've been in college I have learned a lot in the class room as well as out of it. I have expanded my knowledge in the classes I have taken, yet I have learned more lessons on who I am, what I am meant to be, and how helping others is essential to our existance. Going to a community college, I have met many different types of people, those that would love to help you and be your friend and those who could care less. I think it is important to help your fellow classmates or anyone really because you may need help one day. College has taught me you have to try hard for what you want in life, you have to push yourself to achive your dreams, and to accomplish your goals to better your community, your self and your world.

At first I was not planning on attending college. I came for orientation and fell in love with the school. It is a huge campus but there is alawys somthing to do. I am glad I descided to come here because I have now realized that the four years are only a fraction of the time I have to experience everything I want to and I can go do what ever I want to after I finish.

I would consider my college experience so far to be pretty good, but if I have learned one thing about college it is that you have to be responsible for yourself. I was very dependent on my parents when I lived at home, they did everything for me. Now that I am on my own I had to learn some things the hard way about who to trust and who not to trust, I had to learn to cook, I had to learn time management, I had to learn how to have fun and be safe at the same time. If I was still living at home, I would still be sheltered and not know half the things I have learned in the past year alone. I know that I still have a lot to learn, and by being a college student I will learn all of the necessary life skills.