Kaplan University-Davenport Campus Top Questions

Out of my college experience I have gained the ability to continue moving forward towards my dream rather it gets tough or not because in the end I will definitely get rewarded for the hard effort

So far I have gotten a lot out of my college experience. What I have gotten out of it is the fact that i know more about myself as a student. I learned time management, how I study best, how to keep my stress down, and I also learned that I love learning on line. My first term I met a lot of other students and we became friends. Even though my program is on line, I still am able to connect with other students. I've also gotten out of it is the fact that I know I can accomplish everything that I put my mind to. I learned that I can succeed. It has been valuable to attend this college because I want to get a degree and get into a good career. i know that without this college, I would not be able to do what I really want to do. It also has been valuable because I am able to learn so much and I will use everything that I learned when I get a good job. I hope that when i am finished I can get a job as a Medical office manager.

College has been a valuable experience for me for a variety of reasons. First, college has challenged me to push myself to excel. As a homeschool student, I found that the college learning experience was drastically different from anything I was used to. The deadlines, in-class discussions, and constructive feedback were all valuable parts of my college experience. Each of these factors helped to drive me to excel by going above and beyond anything I had attempted before. Secondly, college gave me the motivation to continue to try to improve my life. Working two jobs and attempting to raise money for school has taught me the value of improving my quality of life. College has helped me to realize how much I love to learn - how new information and new experiences are an invaluable part of my life. Overall, college has taught me to be responsible, to have integrity, to stay motivated, and to love learning. College has been an invaluable part of my life and I hope to continue learning more in the future.

I'm not in college yet, but I would love to start right away.

Out of my college experience, i was able to learn alot about my major and was able to discover that it is a very interesting subject to learn and to make out of in my career later on in the future. Also I love the campus, it really gives me the feeling that im my own comfort zone and able to rely on myself, as far as a where I need to go, what I can eat, and my own schedule that allows me to go to the classes that I need to attend regularly. Along with my college experience, I'm able to have strong friendships with the other students, especially when we have things in common, whether, its the love for video games and art, or if we have similar problems or experiences in our personal lives. During my first year of college, I have learned to value anything and everything there, and it has given me the courage and strength to be able to make it on my own, and to bond with the right kinds of people that can allow me to move forward.

I have previously attended a traditional college. I earned my Associates Degree in Nursing with a 4.0 GPA, in 2000. In the ten years since, I have learned many more things in the "institutions" of marriage, motherhood, grief counselor, and nursing among so many others. Now, as a working mother of 3 young children, I am finally able to complete my earliest formal educational goals. I intend to attend until I have earned my Masters Degree. I am able to do this now only because of Kaplan's online degree program. I have 3 young children. My youngest was born 16 months ago with a congenital heart defect. She is our angel! She requires lots of extra prayers, time, love, and so many medications. I also work, as I can, as a RN. So, physically attending school at specific times and dates is virtually immposible! Kaplan has helped make my dreams come true by offering me access to all the education I need and desire right from my living room! I can use my advanced nursing degree to help so many others in my future career! I am so grateful to Kaplan for finally making my goals achievable.

I have been attending college for a few days now and it is wonderful. I am getting started on a new career. I am doing all of this for my daughter. It has made me more of a man than I was and also a better father.

I have learned I need to find a school that will be trustworthy and help me get my degree instead of ripping my lifelong dream away from me.

My college experience has taught me, you are never to old to go to school. Learning is a never ending process of life. To stop learning is to stop living. I have learned that I can achieve anything I put my mind to and have gained self-confidence I thought I had lost. When I lost my father to lung cancer last year, I felt my life had no purpose. I wanted to make him proud of me and now it was too late for him to see me succeed. Then I thought of school and realized this is what he had wanted for me. He was a highschool dropout at the age of 16. He had to work the railroad to support his mother and brothers. When I was in highschool he wanted to be something more and received his GED. He didn't stop there. He went on to complete several college classes and received an Associates degree himself. When I thought of his life, I realized how much more he tried to give me. So here I am, back in school and this time I will finish and make my parents proud.

This university has been very valuable to me because it has changed my life. I find myself organized and self sufficient in my everyday tasks. Not only has college helped me straighten my life out, it has given me the chance to learn about my passion towards helping, and educating children! When I babysit kids in my neighborhood, I find myself excited when I recognize what to expect and how to interact with them more so then I had before I began college. I have only begun my experience with my school and am already noticing what college can do for me in my life. I believe attending has been beneficial for me in many ways as I conduct myself professionally in my work and in my intellectual conservations with friends and family. Overall, this experience has taught me that with hard work, determination and willpower, I can truly set my mind to anything I want to do or be. My mother never got the chance to go to college, which she regrets to this day as she struggles finically. That is why I value my college experience; I want to ensure that I will not have any regrets.