Indiana University-South Bend Top Questions

I've loved my college education. When I was still in high school I was more interested in socializing. College has really brought it home for me. I'm taking classes I want to take and learning things that I want to learn. I get out of it what I put into it.

During my time at Indiana University of South Bend, I have applied what I have learned from the classroom over to everyday life and have realized how useful it can be. For example, public speaking courses have helped me gain confidence and have helped to manage my mannerisms, when communicating with others. The course, First Aid, was also very valuable to me, now and in the future...it has given me more practical knowledge of what I should do in certain situations and how I can help others. While these courses are just examples of how knowledge can be applied outside of the classroom, all of the courses I have taken have made me a well rounded student and I strive to further my education in years to come.

I did not go straight to college after high school. Living on my own and struggling to provide for myself made me realize why I needed to go to college. My college has proven to me that if I put the hard work into my projects my grades or outcomes will reflect that. It has given me the feeling that I will be able to provide for myself and, in the future, provide for my own family. My classes have given me confidence. Not only the confidence that I will be able to have a job out of school, but the confidence to know that I can do that job right and to the best of my abilities. I no longer feel as though I am just another person on this planet that blends in with the rest, but that I can stand out. It is up to me, but I can do it.

Although this is my first year in college I can already tell that my university stresses the importance of critical thinking. Almost every class I have taken so far has required me to think critically while doing my assignments. This has already helped me so much outside of school as well by having a new outlook on situations. I am appreciative toward my school for feeling the need to teach us to think critically as much as they do. This skill won't only help me in school but also oustide the classroom as well. I know I will take this part of my college experience and keep using it for the rest of my life.

I started my college experience early while dual enrolling with my high school and the local community college. While in high school I received 31 college credits. It was challenging but it was well worth it. I feel the experience that I gained through this opportunity is going to prevail in helping me when I start attending college full time this fall. I have several friends who have been procrastinating with getting started with enrolling in classes and I'm glad that I already have the experience and know how challenging school can be and taking the initiative it takes to get where you need to be. College is valuable in so many ways; I don't think I can possibly express them all. Schooling not only gives you the confidence to hold a conversation about intellectual topics, but gives you the head start for the rest of your life. College graduates make more money than those who never attended and also you can't expect a great career without some type schooling. I want to have a good quality of life and make myself proud. I'm willing to work hard in my schooling and then after as well.

The most important concept that has been stressed to me during my college career is the absolute correlation between success and diligence. Although it seems like an obvious fact that hard work equates to accomplishment, the idea of a self-sufficient and victimless work ethic had never been illustrated to be so immersively until I began attending college-level courses. Since realizing this, I have applied this invaluable lesson to just about every aspect of my daily life. Most significatly, at the workplace. I was astounded at how quickly my pay rate increased along with my rank, all by simply applying myself to the standards that I would expect of someone who deserved the opportunities I was allowed. However, I have realized that the privelages are not what make my efforts worthwhile, but the knowledge that I am worthy of them. I suppose that if I had to express the concept more eloquently, it would have to bethrough the words of Elbert Hubbard; "We work to become, not to acquire."

What I have gotten out of my recent college experience, beside the obvious knowledge, I see everyone is not so radically different than myself. Normally, there is someone better, but I now see there are people a lot worse off than myself. If I am not the worse, then maybe I can learn here. I have acquired a little self-confidence, and perhaps a new set of glasses, to look at the world. To me this is very valuable.

I feel like I've grown as a person. Not only have I been well educated, but this university puts a lot of the responsibility with you. The teachers care, but they're not going to hold your hand and make you learn like some high school teachers.

As of right now I am still starting out, but what i have gotten from it so far is the ability to communicate with others. I have not been able to do that before but at this school it seems very easy to just start a conversation with anyone in my class. Also what I have learned from my experience so far is how to study productively in order to score well on my tests. IUSB actually has a workshop to help students study better, and that has helped alot as well.

Attending college has really opened my eyes to the fact that there are so many things you can choose to be in your life. I also leaned that you should not get intimmidated if you are not sure exactly what you want to major in, it should be no reason to postpone your eduction. You have the option of going in as undecided or you can try something out and if it's not what you really want you can change your major. Never consider the classes you took a waste of time even if they end up not obtaining to your carreer. Just look at it as more knowledge on your behalf. the possibilities are endless.

Don't trust everyone and ask questions when it comes to financial aide. Also to keep working hard on my goals, they are within reach.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself to follow my heart in every decision. college will be tough and to take fifteen to eighteen credit hours per semester so that i would not have to rush to finish in four years. also i would tell myself to save money to help pay for tuition for all four years so that i do not have to take out any loans.

I would tell myself to not choose the college I did and not go to IU South Bend. I would also tell myself to go through the trouble of filling out more scholarships. I need to become more openminded about being out going. That I shouldn't just go to school and come home. I should try and branch out and make friends. I would tell myself to not let my friends and boyfriend to affect my college decision. I need to choose the college that is right for me and not for them. The most important thing I would say is to be myself and not be a wall flower. I need to get involved to enjoy the college experience more.

Don't be so preoccupied with grades. Focus more on doing what you. Extra-curricular activities are a huge part of high school. Don't miss them. Hanging out with friends will give the social skills you need to handle constantly meeting new people. Grades are great, but ultimately it's what you learn that counts. Learning comes from more than just academic work. It comes from acting in plays, eating out with friends, rebating with teachers and expressing yourself in life. Academic work is such a small part of high school.

I would tell myself to get into school as soon as high school is over. It's hard to transition back into school mode after being out in the real world. I would also tell myself that college is completely different than high school. I didn't like high school so i put off going to college thinking they were alike but the atmosphere is so much different as well as the people you encounter. I would tell myself not to worry about not knowing what I want to do with my life because most of the freshman don't have any idea what they want to become but through taking courses a focus sort of develops and gives you direction. I would also tell myself to try to try to do well in high school since it can help with getting finacial aid when you go to apply to schools. Being involved in extra curriculars and your community would also be advice I would give to myself because that too can help in attaining financial aid.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself I would tell myself to go for more. To take more classes so that when I enter into college I would have more knowledge. I would encourage myself to try out different sports, clubs, and activities. I see now, in college ,these activites help students out so much and it is a great way to meet new people. I was doing well school, but I would tell myself to study harder, get more help from the teachers! Overall I would remind myself how succesfull I will be if I never give up. College has so much to offer and it's the best thing anyone can do for themselves.

If I could go back in time and talkn to myself about college, I would mention the work load. It is very different to go from being in high school 35+ hours a week to college that has (on average) 18 credit hours a week. Time management can be difficult and you need to find activities to fill this time, such as studyin and clubs.

The best advice I could give myself as a senior would be to apply myself in high school to my studies and go to college immediately after instead of waiting. I would be able to share how waiting to go to school and life affected me. I would share the struggles of trying to provide for a family without a college degree and how hard it is to attain that degree now that I am a single parent and working full time. The best thing I could have done for myself in the past is applied myself to my studies in high school and gone on to college then.

The only advice I would have given myself would have been to choose a major before beginning college. I am a junior and am changing my major, which is going to add an additional 2 years of school.. it just would have helped to be more organized going into college. Overall, though, I am satisfied with my choice of colleges.

I originally graduated from high school a year early and took a year off school so I could start college with my friends. I attended a enrolled in a large traditional university and was immediately overwhelmed with the people I met and the responsibilites of college. My grades suffered my first year adn picked back up in my sophmore year. I decided to transfer to my hometowns non traditional university which is a satelite school of the my previous university. here I have found it is much easier to focus on studies as well as get internships and develope my skill set. If I were able to go back and make give myself some advice it would be to take a broad longterm look at what it is I want out of life and set goals for myself. To take things one step at a time and not try to rush into doing everything at once. I would also tell myself to start my college career at a smaller school and work my way up to a larger more demanding university rather than the other way around.