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I have learned so much for attending college. I have learned to be independent. The most important thing I have learned is that no two individuals are the same and that each person has something to give of themselves. Everyone has different opinions ranging from students to instructors. Some instrutors make you think outside the box. Once you do that you really grow as a person and you see the world in different way. Learning is something we should never stop doing because there is always something new to learn. We are never too old to stop learning. Knowledge is a great tool and something no one can take from us. Those of us who were born in this country are very lucky and should pursue our dreams and work for them.

To be competely honest, I think the downturned economy has got the best of all of us. In this day and age, it is incredibly important to get a college education. My college education is such a valuable resource to my future. A college education will get you so far in life and absoltely no one can take that away from you. I am studying Communication of Science and Disorders and I love it! Once I reach a Master’s level education, jobs will be available to me. Some people aren’t that fortunate to continue their education. My college experience has definetly opened doors to possibilities I didn’t realize existed. I started my degree doing business management. Lately, business jobs aren’t very plentiful. The door to Speech Therapy opened up to me and I am so fortunate to be in this program. My college experience has definetly showed just how bad the economy is. Majority of us students are stuggling just so we can better ourselves with an education. It shows you just how important a college education is.

I always say that the person who stated "high school is the best years of your life" never went to college. Not only is college a way to further your education, a good way to dive headfirst into a career and all of the other cliched sayings that will be a bore to list. By attending a University, I learned the importance of one word: communication. The hardest reality check I have ever recieved is knowing that my parents were no longer my "Mommy" and "Daddy", but just my fanacial stabilizers. No more home cooked meals after school; no more free car rides to and from where ever is necessary (or pleasured). I felt betrayed by the brochures depicting happy students when I found myself eating Roman Noodles, paying for textbooks, walking everywhere (by force), and definitely understanding the definition of "broke". Thus, I learned to network. I learned the in and outs of this new community by cutting down my pride and finally asking the simple question of "How?". I was never afraid of responsibility and working hard for my success so this experience is only one that I am more than willing endure while at Florida State University.

Choosing to move seven hours away to attend college was one of the hardest decisions I had to make in my eighteen years of life, but it was also the best decision I have ever made. My entire world was turned upside down. I moved from a gorgeous house with a room to myself, parents who cooked and cleaned for me, and I group of close knit friends who I spent all of my time with to a dorm room that I had to share with a girl I had never met in a city I had visited twice in my life. Since my first day at Florida State University, things have changed, I now consider Tallahassee my home, and being thrown into the real world so quickly taught me to grow up. I’ve learned how to take care of myself, and I now live in an apartment with my three closest friends who have become the sisters I never had. The memories I have made and the friends I have met will stay with me until the day I die, and because of that I am so grateful to have the opportunity to have this experience.

The greatest thing I have learned while being in college is how to be myself. Discovering yourself is not a particular subject or class you take while in college, but it is still something to be valued. In fact, I believe it holds more in life than having the highest G.P.A. or receiving the highest paying job after graduation. When you have valuable insight to who you are and how you operate, anything is possible. I graduated high school in Virginia and did not know one soul when I came 11 hours away to Florida State. FSU has endless ways to become involved and through those options it allowed me to discover myself and who I truly am. I attribute much of that to my major, Interior Design. The amazing staff in the Interior Design department made me work to think about what I'm really willing to do and how hard I'm really willing to work to achieve my fullest potential. I have never felt more in touch and aware of myself and of what I am capable. While FSU was not my first choice it is now my best choice.

My college experience has allowed me to truly find myself. Leaving high school, I knew that I needed a change. I left my city and my state searching for something new, different. I wasn't exactly sure of who I was or what I wanted to do with my life, but I entered Florida State with an open mind. Not only did I receive an enriching college education, but I feel like through my friends, classes, and campus activities I have really gotten a firm grasp as to who I am as a person and where I want life to take me. There are so many opportunities that Florida State has offered such as career-fairs, social events, community service activities, health and fitness advice and classes, and much more. Through these events, I have discovered that sometimes in order to find yourself, you must welcome all trials and tribulations (good and bad) that will come your way. I learned, personally, that working with and helping others is one of the most rewarding things I can do, which is why I have decided to join the Peace Corps after graduation. This is what Florida State teaches you: to be yourself.

My college experience has pleasantly been both academic and social. The classes I have taken have broadened my understanding and appriciation of my field of study in the visual arts and French. I was able to take classes not pertinent to this major through my liberal studies courses as well. I have not taken a single class at this university that was not enjoyable and fun, which made it easy to learn. I have made many good friends at college by having roomates and friendly classmates. I have become more sociable as I roamed the campus filled with energetic and friendly people. What were strange experiences for me, like being stopped for directions or chatting with an occasional stranger on the bus ride or walk to class, has become habit for me. Though there have been a few quirks, the overall value I have found in my college experience has been knowledge and socialbility.

Going back to college to obtain my masters in nursing education provides me additonal opportunities to broaden my horizons in my chosen field. I am extremely excited for this opportunity.

I have learned that every person had there own individual look on life and how to slove problems. No matter which class I take or will take I find this to be true, indivduals thinking differently to come up with the same answers. Some times they even come up with ideas I would have never thought of. Every time I see this in a person it makes me remember that my way isn't always the right way or even the best way. I believe this will help me in my goal to become a doctor. If I have an open mind about others look on life and ideas I will be albe to see a problem a patient has from a different angle and help them recover faster. This is what I have taken and learned from my education thus far.

Everyone walks away from college with a different experience, some positive but others may not. Since I have been in college I have had an amazing, life changing experience. College is where I learned to grow up and become a woman. My college experience so far has been filled with fun memories with my sorority sisters but I also have had the chance to learn how to become a successful woman in this world. That to me is the most valuable lesson anyone can learn. If I would not have attened Florida State I may not have learned the skills I will need down the road. Not only did I learn things in the classroom but also outside the classroom through real experiences I would have never had if I had not attended Florida State. All in all, I would never go back and change my mind about coming to this university. This college has become part of my life forever!