Indiana State University Top Questions

I have not attended college as of yet. I am enrolled in the Organizational Leadership program at Providence College and am persuing my BA there in January. Although I did complete a certificate program at the Sawyer School in September of 2000, I have decided that I want to go back to school to earn my degree. I am excited to begin my journey and feel that earning this degree will allow me to further my career and become an even more productive member of society.

My college experience to date has been wonderful. As a busy mother of 3 (including a newborn), online college has been a blessing. Today, I made a difference in a classmate's life. This was an awesome feeling I plan to duplicate. I want to improve the healthcare system and the lives of my children. Online learning has changed my life.

Growing up has been a difficult task. It happens to everyone and yet I didn’t feel prepared for the responsibilities it came along with. I started my first year of college this year and it was not what I expected. There are no teachers yelling at you to do your work or cliques judging others at the lunch table. Anything I wanted I needed to get all by myself. If I wanted an A in class, I had to work for it. If I wanted friends to sit with, I had to make them. College is an amazing experience that pushes people to be more than who they were in high school. I am glad I am enrolled and plan on working hard to get all the things that I want out of my college experience. College has taught me to go after anything that I want. I can reach any goal I just need to work for it.

My college experience as a freshman at the University of Northern Colorado has been very beneficial to my life. Firstly, after completing a semester I have become more patient, mature, and gained more skills when dealing with professional-like situations. Also, I’ve learned how to efficiently manage my time and get homework done in advance. Developing connections around campus through students in leadership positions and faculty is another gain I’ve gained while attending college. I am an interest for the Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority Inc. Being far away from home is sometimes difficult so feeling like I have a family at school helps me cope with being distant. It has been valuable for me to attend college for a plethora of reasons. Most importantly, I would have been unemployed, not attending school, and surrounded by different substances if it wasn’t for me attending college. College changed my life around. In my eyes, it is valuable to attend college to gain people skills, to become more immersed with diversity in the real world, and to be a step ahead of other applicants when it is time to apply for a job.

I have met tons of people from all over the country. I have opportunities to study in Italy, France, and a few other places and take classes that have to do with my major. I have gotten to meet professionals that are in my field of study occupationally. I have been able to build up a network of people that I can later on take a good use to when I need interships or references. ISU has been a wonderful academic experience for me.

Challage, progress, new adventure and prepare for what life throws at me

Work experience. The classes have tought me to start strong and finish strong. They have taught me to take school very seriously and they have prepared me to work harder in the future. I have meet many wise poeple and from them I can take much wisdom and knowlege. Being on my own has given me independence it has also tought me to work well with others and live with others as well.

Throughout my college career I have been able to gain great experiences that have changed me and have been very valuable. One of the greatest college experiences for me has been meeting amazing people and experiencing the different cultural backgrounds. I have been able to interact with many and learn about the different views and beliefs people have. Along with meeting other students who follow the same educational desire I have also been able to interact with different professors. The knowledge that I have gained from each one of them has been without a doubt a great experience. I have been able to learn valuable information that I will take with me for the rest of my life. Being a college student has its ways of changing someone in many ways and I can honestly say that it has changed me for the better. It has allowed me to become an independent person and the successful adult that I strive to be with each day. Attending college has been the best thing that I have done and that anyone could ever do. Education is the most valuable treasure one can hold on to and that can never be taken away.

This is my first year attending so i do not have an experience yet but i look to gain enrinchment, friendships, and a in depth learning experience. I look to join organizations and clubs to help my experiences also getting a job and joining a sorority. I think attending a college or university is a valuable experience because it promotes growth independence and empowers our youth by educating them and giving them the tools they need to be promenient figures in the world.

My college experience was different from a regual students experience as I played softball for a Division I program. Through my college experience I learned time management, leadership skills, diversification, and what it takes to get along with all trypes of personalities. All of these experiences in which I have learned have carried over into my personal and work life. In the work world it is kind of like playing softball, you do not get to pick your teammates nor do you get to pick the people you work with, but you have to be able to adapt and get along with everyone to get the job done.