Kent State University at Stark Top Questions

I have gotten many things out of my college experience, aside from furthering my education I have been privileged enough to experience hard work and determination as well. I am a first generation college student, and knowing that I have tried to make college my number one priority. I believe college is a privilege, that many others do not get to expereince and I make the best of everyday I attend. It has been so valuable for me to attend because it gives me the opportunity to further my education, to better myself, as well as my future. College is something I truly do not take for granted, because many do not get the chance to experience it. College it self is something to value, and I am very fortunate that I am able to attend Kent State University.

My college experience has allowed me the valuable opportunity to resolve a mistake and handle a regret I have had for many years. In 2009, I returned to school after graduating from high school 23 years earlier and making the choice not to go to college. While the academic portion of my experience has been beneficial and empowering, I've gained much more than an academic education. I've learned so much about myself personally during this journey. I now know that I can set a goals and achieve at a higher level than I ever expected. As a Nursing major, I felt the curriculum would be nearly impossible for someone like me to handle. On the contrary, as a 4.0 student, I have found that the more I believe in myself and my dreams, the more I am able to achieve. College has been valuable for me to attend because it has broadened my knowledge, increased my self-esteem and allowed me to set an example for my two daughters, ages 14 and 5. If I can achieve my dreams through hard work and perseverance, I know that anyone with drive, commitment and creativity can do it too.

The Kent State Stark College has provided a unique learning experience with interesting classes and dedicated staff that draw me back each semester. The college has enhanced my ability to be a productive and working member of society by providing me the tools needed to be successful. Responsibility, time-management, integrity, and leadership are attributes that I have gained while attending the Stark branch of Kent State. My experience at college has been valuable in the sense that my time there has made me a better person. I wake up each morning knowing that I am working towards a brighter future and with a degree in Human Development and Family Services, I am being educated on how to make the futures of others even brighter. The sense of personal value that I feel can only be accredited to my valuable experience at the Kent State Stark College.

As I was giving my then fourteen-year-old son the "you can be anything you want to be speech", I decided I should be taking my own advice. I made the decision at age 45 to go back to school and earn my degree. It was the best decision I have ever made. What I have gotten out of my college experience are two Bachelor's degrees (psychology and criminal justice), pride in my accomplishments, and the opportunity to provide the best example I could for my children. My educational experience has been valuable as it has given me the means to not only make a difference in the lives of my family, but to pursue a career in which I can make a difference in the lives of others. As I pursue my Master's degree in psychology, I look forward to an unknown, but very exciting, career future.

The main thing that I have gotten out of my college experience is well not so much an experience but a life stepping stone. Because there is not a day that I don’t learn something new and it’s not just from my professors but from the students around me. Everyday I’m around students who vary in ages and have these stories and life experiences that they want to share either by talking before class to them, or listening to what they say when participating in a class discussion. It’s been valuable to me because this is what life is all about, other people and the stories they share that can help, hurt you or even shape your own life and that is why going to college is so important and why having these experiences are also a key part to your life if we let them.

It is valuable to me to be the first college graduate in my family. I know that college is the path I want to take in order to obtain the degrees for which I've have been wanting since elementary school. I look forward to proving to my mother and her family that you CAN have goals that dont fit the "normal" ideal. That I can have bigger dreams than staying in Ohio my whole life, and no matter how long it takes I will get there on my own.

I have gotten everything out of my college experience, it has taught me so much. I know how to write and speak better than i ever did before. it has exposed me to classes that I would have never thought to take and opened up new doors and ideas that iI never knew were there. It has been so valuable to me. I would never be able to get a job with out a college education. I see why college educations cost so muh, because you so much out of them. Without my college education i would be lost.

I have gotten out of my college expereince is that the economy is on the downfall. We cannot excell out in the business world without a degree and if we have a degree it will help us give a foot in the door to most companies. My main goal was just to pass classes when I first started college, however that has changed since being enrolled. I have become more envoled in the community and realized what the world has to offer me. I am the future and my future will shape the world. I want to make it a safer place. I am constantly learning and growing as a person and I see myself shaping into an adult people can respect. I was once a punk kid who didn't care about anyone or anything. Now I see other people and how one person can make a difference with just their attitude and how it has an impact in my surroundings. I want to give back to my community by being an outstanding student who does care about people and what they are going through just so that they know someone understands them.

The first thing I would tell myself goes against everything I was taught about honoring my parents. I would not have listened to Mom and Dad when they said that I should not go to college, that I was not ready to go, that it would be a waste of time and money and I would have fought tooth and nail to go to school. Im here now and Im doing great! They completly misjudged me and my abilities. I would also love to tell myself to wait to get married and have children, because college would be so easy if I were a single girl, living in a dorm, enjoying the high life. I have missed out on so much because I am a nontraditional student. I cannot travel, or do as many internships as I want, or volunteer the way I wish I could. I cannot relate to the students who go to spring break or go to campus parties. Lastly, I would tell myself to stand up, be heard and be loud and aggresive in whatever thing I might be passionate for in life. Shyness and timidity are traits that serve mice far better then students.

I would definally give myself the advice that everything revolves around time. You're really only a high school senior once, and you have to make choices that will forever change your life. I'd tell myself that just because it's your last year, you cant slack off, and that I need to utilize the guidence counselers, college visits, and scholarship tools. High school seniors are always scared that college is a big and scary place, but it's really not that much different than high school. I loved high school, and I love college even more than I love high school. One thing that I'd love to go back and tell myself is that the career assessment tests are amazing, and that you should take them in order to see what you're good at, and even what you like. Once you get to college, there are intro classes that can help you decide your path in life, but it's harder to change your major after you've already began. I'd love to be able to tell myeslf to do what you do best, and just try and make a career of it.