Hofstra University Top Questions

My college experience has taught me to not do things at the last minute, do not be taken advantage of by a horrible roomate, be on time, participation in class is crucial, it's always nice to be home on breaks, don't schedule classes at 8 am, don't pretend like you are safe everywhere you go, always keep a bottle of water campus drinks are expensive, going to school in New York is expensive, get involved, take advantage of free stuff you're paying tuition you should get the most out of it, leave your room door open sometimes to meet new people, and enjoy the best years of your life.

I have really learned a lot about myself as a Hofstra student. I realize now that although the school is not quite for me and that I will be transferring in the fall, Hofstra was an amazing adventure. In my experience, I met tons of new and interesting people, got to try great new foods, and did new and exciting things that I would only have been able to do in the location.

College has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Not only have I learned a great deal about my major, film production, but I have also made friends with people from so many different backgrounds and cultures. I feel that I'm so much better prepared for the real world just from talking to different people and learning about their experiences and outlooks on life. I have also learned to challenge myself by taking the extra step to be involved in cultural events and clubs that I might not have thought about otherwise. I also learned that every single experience I've had in college, both good and bad, has made me a better person. Just the simple act of doing something new, whether or not the outcome benefits me directly, made all the difference in turning me into the kind of person I am today. College has taught me that with this mindset and hard work, I can do anything that I set out to do. This is all due to the fact that I look back on what I have done in college and realize that these are the things I dreamed of doing years ago.

This fall will be my first semester in college. I anticipate learning and perfecting my craft, while making new friends and having enlighting experiences. I feel it is valuable to attend college inorder for my resume to stand out, when I attend job auditions. A college degree versus a high school degree can be the single reason why one person lands the role versus another. With my degree, employers can see that I have spent the last four years of my life preparing to work for them. If I just had a high school degree, it may seem that I have no idea what the job has in store for me nor any training. Also, there are many important life lessons in college that I will gain. One is the capability to truely be indepent from my parents, two is learning about different cultures from diverse friends, and thrid is appreciating what I have been blessed with at home by my family, friends, and teachers.

I found my true passion and I found out how to use my skills to propell me towards the career I want. I also have made some amazing friends and found out how to let go of friends that want to use me. I learned life lessons that I don't think I would have learned if I just went out into the world.

I have experienced a whole new world by attending college. No one prepares you enough for just how different it will be to attending high school. College has enabled me to make friends that i will have for a life time. It has given me the chance to make relationships with my professors, where theyre not just my teachers but people i can also go talk to for career and social help. It has also taught me how to grow up, and actually become more of an adult. At the end of every school year i can now look back and see just how much knowledge i've obtained and how much more confidence i have for myself as each year brings me closer to my career destination. All in all, i take my college experience to the fullest, and i dont take it for granted one bit. All the money and time spent for a 4 year education will turn out to be a priceless adventure, and an experience i will always remember.

Entering my fourth year of college I have gained tons of new and exciting friends and they have helped me gain mental focus. Going to an out-of-state college I was entering an atmosphere where I was walking in alone. No family or friends to assist in the transitioning process. I quickly learned that the only way to survive was to get to know people and let them tell me about their past experiences and also share mine. Once this happened, I was no longer alone and that was what I needed to help me through. Homework was no longer a stressor because my friends helped me through. When I was dealing with family problems or issues back home, they were there to get me out of my room and help me enjoy life a little. These are the same guys who have graduated and still check on me to make sure that I am doing everything necessary to also graduate and be successful. They have been the reason that college is valuable for me to attend. They have helped me blossom into an amazing human being: more confident, more outgoing, and soon to be more successful.

My first year changed everything about me academicly college showed me that school work is no joke and it takes a lot of hard work to pass a class. Personally college made me more open to other people . Before college i was quiet and didnt really talk to anyone because i didnt like people because they were mean and i couldnt trust them, but when i got to college i quickly made a lot of friends and started trusting them one by one . This made me a little bit more comfortable talking to people and i know i need to have better communication skills in order to succeed in life. It is vauable to attend college because you need a higher education in order to get the job of your dreams. Y ou dont want to have a job you wil be miserable at, you want to enjoy your work and that's why its valuabe to attend college.

I have gained many things through college, the most obvious is an education in my chosen field of English Education. I can never thank my professors enough for their encouragement and dedication to my learning. I've also been given the opportunity to experience an environment different from the area I grew up in. A place of greater diversity and business, this has therefore exposed me to a different aspect of reality, which I appreciate. I have additionally discovered a higher level of dedication in myself, due to a deeper exploration of my ability to be patient. This significant experience I have been awarded through being an athlete on a team where I am not the best player or the favorite. Lastly, but most importantly to my life, I have gained the greatest friendships through my college experience. All my life I have searched for a certain kind of friendship, honest, understanding, and balanced. Yet I have never found the kind of relationship which I have myself, always promised to give, until Hofstra. College has given me the opportunity to get to know some of the best women I have ever met, for this I will be eternally grateful.

With my college experience, I got a chance to learn about other religion and race. I graduated with less than a hundred students. I live in a smaller community where most of the people share common beliefs. I never saw anyone different from me, but my first semester of college I never realized how different we all are. Naturally, I mingled with peers, and I was astonished with some of their views. Meeting different people and listening to them made me think about my beliefs and maturity. I met a lot people in my first semester and I feel this experience has helped sculpt me into what I should be. Though, I did see the differences in each of us, but I saw the kind of people in this world. Meeting different people changed my views more ways than one. Some thoughts were negative, which led me to see some are untrustworthy, manipulative, and distasteful. I realize these people I?m going to school with are the people I?ll be working with in the future. I value my attendance in college, because the effect of my grade average, but how others can effect my future in the work office.

MY COLLEGE EXPERICENCE HAVE NOT PROCESS YET I WILLL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL AND WHAT I WILL LIKE TO GET OUT OF IT IS . EDUCATION, UPGRADE ON MY MEDICAL SKILLS AND A PROFESSION. An EDUCATION BECAUSE WITH OUT AN EDUCATION WHAT ARE YOU LEARN AND HOW WILL I SUCCED IN LIFE. EVERYONE NEEDS AN EDUCATED TO MOVE ON. I LEARNED A LOT IN MY MEDICAL CLASSES BUT RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NEW DIESASE AND THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW ABOUT THESE AND TO PROTECT THE PATIENTS AND MY SELF IS TO UPGRADE MY EDUCATION ON THE SKILLS OF TODAY AND THE FUTURE. MY PROFESSION IS BECOMING A NEONATEL NURSE OR A DOCTOR SO THAT?S MY GOAL AT THIS POINT I?M DOING MY BEST TO STAY IN THIS FIELD AND I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE . I FIND IT HEART LIFTING TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE WILL TO CHANGE A LIFE OR SAVE ONE WHICH TO ME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THIS WHY COLLEGE WILL BE AN EXPERICENCE AND A GOOD CHOICE TO MAKE I KNOW WHEN I ATTEND COLLEGE I WILL NOT HAVE ANY REGRETS ABOUT MY EDUCATION KNOWING WITH MY KNOWLEDGE I CAN CHANGE MANY MINDS

I have gotten a great deal out of my college experience. I have learned how to be responsible, prioritize, take care of myself, defend myself, and be proud of who I am. Before college I was insecure, and afraid to take a stand even when I really believed in something. Now I know that I can pursue my dreams and goal, and that if I put in the hard work, I can reap the benefits of the reward, whether it be a high gpa, a good eployment opportunity, or simply being more about the world around me.

The first thing I would do is give my past self a great big bear hug and tell her that everything is going to work out just fine, college isn't something to be scared of. At first things will feel quite lonely because the transition you're making affects your whole lifestyle. The faces around you belong to strangers, your family is suddenly not around 24/7, late night meals tempt you everywhere, your sleeping hours suddenly dwindle, and your classes seem to be in buildings you just can't find on the campus map. It's like the universe is making every little thing work against your favor and you can't seem to regain control. But alas, be comforted because there's this little magic thing called time that will heal all your wounds. Those strangers will soon become some of your closest friends, your eating and sleeping habits will find balance once you get used to your schedule, you'll be reunite with your family once your first break comes around, and those buildings will suddenly appear on your map. So don't worry your head off because college is great, for now just breathe easy.

"Get a job, you bum!" Upon traveling back in time to senior year I would tell myself to stepup and get a job. During senior year of high school, pressured by my mom, I searched for a job, but with little effort I was never employed. I applied at several places, never called or checked the status of my application, but prefered to hang with my friends. I should have spent the time to find a job, which would have helped relieve the burden of college tuition off my parents shoulders. With two younger sisters and separated parents money was tight when paying for first semester of college. We came very close to being unable to pay for the second semester. If I could go back in time to give myself advice then the pressure of paying tution might have been lifted off my parents shoulders.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, the first thing I would emphasize is to go visit a lot more colleges. I feel like I did not see all of the colleges I would have like to. In addition, I would have talked to myself about my selfishnish in choosing this school. Although I love it, my family's financial situation is very bad because of Hofstra's expenses. I would go back and tell myself to work harder to get more scholarships. In addition, I would tell myself to look at a lot of other schools of less expense. Therefore, I would have maybe picked a different school, keeping my family's needs in mind. Also, I would have looked more deeply into what types of majors I would have wanted to do. I wold have told myself to take a deeper look into possible majors and what I would have wanted to do with my future. By discussing all of these things with myself back then, I would be more stable in college today.

I would tell myself to apply for more scholarships. I will also tell myself to apply to and visit more schools.

I would have myself apply for five scholarships a day so that I would not be struggling to pay for school the way I am now. I would have to remind myself that I am on my own out here and there will no one to do it for you, you have to do this all on your own without giving up.

I am honestly a person who feels like you can only learn and grow from your mistakes. However, if I had to give myself advice about college life and making the transition to college, I would tell myself that it is not as scary or as hard as everyone makes it seem. Before moving into my dorm I remember being a totally mess. I was scared that I was not prepared enough to live on my own and that I lack both self-control and self-discipline to succeed in school. With one semester already under my belt I have proven myself wrong. I enjoy making my own rules, and granted that sometimes means having to suffer my own consequences, I know that I have grown as a person these last few months. So I would definitely reassure myself that college is not as scary as everyone makes it out to be.

Hey you! This is your last year of high school and you own the school. Have fun with it. Don't worry about grades as much as getting everything you can from your last year of a free education. Try your hardest to get things changed in the high school that you think need to be fixed. Get involved with the community. Having a drive to interact with locals around school will follow you to college where you can volunteer and make a difference in more people's lives. Do homework at home. Don't wait until the class period beforehand. It's a bad pattern because college homework means more and should be given the proper thought and time to complete. Do as many scholarship applications as you can. The smallest amount helps in the long run. And have fun! Learning is fun and although so many people do not want to be in high school senior year, you do, so don't let them bring you down. Try your hardest at everything and think about college as a place where everyone cares as much as you do about knowledge. From, College Me

Having experienced college I certainly learned some things I wish I had known previously. The biggest advice I would give my younger self would be take time off and not rush through the college life. The time could be anywhere from a semester to a year. The draw of this would be to experience the real world and gain an outward view college life. I have done a lot of review and that's one thing I felt I lacked as a student. I lacked the foresight of what it all really meant. An advisor said it best, ?when you?re here, you're thinking I need to do this to get out quick.? It wasn't so much about taking in the environment and building a life. It seemed more about doing the daily class routine which I was accustom to for how many years of my life. The only adage was college parties. In effect that is what my advice would be to myself. Get out of the bubble and contemplate on what the true objective is in having a college life and attaining a degree.