Illinois Institute of Technology Top Questions

College education has redefined my life. We all compete but share our wisdom and knowledge in order to make our life easy. We want the earth a better place to live. College experience has helped me to feel more gratitude towards my parents, despite their illiteracy, I have opportunity to decode the meaning of life, and participate with intellectual minds from all over the world. We all have some responsibility towards the society we live. My experience should be availabe for the benefit of the world and for better future of the society. Being in a engineering school has helped me to feel more humble and get involved to share my knowledge and wisdom. Every lecture I attend I feel blessed and full of joys to know the logics hidden behind all the secrets that happen. A simple falling of an object thrown up to the complex idea of virus, bacteria; which can't be seen, but can create a havoc in the world intrigues every mind. College education has not only rationalized material world but also spirtiual world. This has helped me to be kind, loyal, and honest person. It has helped me to appreciate for what I have.

Hope the school will help me find a good job in the future.

In my few semesters at IIT, I have made many memories and friends. Hanging out late at night in the city, doing homework till 5AM and just hanging out and chilling with friends has been probably some of the best time I've had so far in my life. IIT isn't known as a "party" school and many people think it is unsociable, which is wrong. I have learned that at IIT, as long as you are willing to talk to people, everyone is open to talk to you and make friends. I have made many friends at IIT; some are from Kazakhstan, South Korea, China, Philippines, Macedonia, Poland, Nigeria, and many other countries. I believe IIT is valuable to attend because it has many things to offer along with a great education. Among these are: a great city (Chicago, 5 minutes from Downtown), diversity, great clubs and extra curriculum activities.

i like to get right into my career

I completed my undergraduate degree in China as a B.S., major Ecology, which built me a rigorous person. The four years of studying and two years of lab experiences pushed me into the ocean of knowledge, taught me careful working and thoroughgoing cooperation, and made me realize that what I've learned about technology are far from enough. Technology is a tool has two sides that you have to know how to deal with it. This is why I purchase a master's degree in Environmental Management here, in U.S., inIIT, that elsewhere do not have such a program. The most important thing that a college can offer is not simply just job preparation, but a quality that make me to be a good and honest person that have an ability to solve problems, to discover and dig new problems; that have an awareness of what I am lack of and what I should chase after; that have a confidence to face a more comlpex, quickly developing world and impossible-pass-through difficulties. Both the Chinese and U.S. College are valuable, they build me a personality that differ from others, making me an independent and optimistic person.

First and foremost, we are never too old to learn. As the education in the college will better prepare me for the competition in career and society, I believe it is a neccesary for me to gain both knowledge and living skills from college experience at the same time. Additional, I made plenty of friends in my school life,who came from various places and have quite different values. I can learn from everyone. Also, it is crucial for networking in the future, not only for the work but also for the life. Last but not least, I have an opportunity to live in a city that is totally different from my hometown. I can touch the culture of the city even the nation(when abroad). The kind of experience taught me how to be independent and survive by myself, which is a significante part of the whole life. In a word, college experience is an indispensible course of life, in my mind.

For me, college is all about growth and I am getting the opportunity to stretch and expand in many ways that are and will be valuable to me for a lifetime. 1)Meeting students from different countries around the world is stretching my understanding of different cultures, giving me global perspective. 2) Learning new skills and gaining knowledge in the field of chemical engineering that will help me to make my contribution in the world 3) Making friendships that I know will last a lifetime, and are already helping me to adjust to living away from home. 4) Being challenged in a way that builds my confidence and fuels my passion for learning 5) Helping me make connections in my field of study that may help me secure employment after college. In summary, while I have only been in school for a week, I can already feel myself growing my academic knowledge, my social skills and feelings about my ability to make a contribution in the world and continuing on a lifelong learning process.

I have gotten quite a lot out of my college experience. I've learned that it's not really as different from high school that I thought it would be. The only thing different is you don't go to school all day and there's not as much drama either. It has been valuable to attend college because it helps me learn several things intellectually and even just about myself and some others around me.

I have learned that school and academics is not the most important thing in the world. It is far more important to learn what we have a passion for and pursue that passion. Without passion it is hard to receive a good education. Many students will go through the motions of learning the material but will not actually internalize material. This is due to the fact that many students are concerned with getting the grade and are not concerned with how much they are learning. Many of my classmates were concerned with doing well on a test or homework and never realized that they would forget the material as soon as the test had passed. I myself am guilty of this and have come to realize that it takes passion in order to truly learn and get the most out of the American educational system. Society has determined that in order to be smart students have to excel academically and do well in school. However, I argue that society has begun to restrict learning by defining what it means to be smart. Going to college is not the only way of learning in the world.

Coming to college completely changed my life. I'm growing and learning every day. I've met amazing people that inspire me to excel spiritually, intellectually, physically, and socially. My college and my sorority helped me find out who I am and what I'm capable of. I love everyone I've met here and I wouldn't change my experience for the world.