King’s College-Wilkes-Barre Top Questions

King's College has been valuable to attend because I was able to find myself. Coming out of high school, I thought I knew who I was as a person. I wanted to be just like my father, a Philadelphia Police Officer. I was loud, tough and willing to fight anyone. My goal when I graduted high school was to go to college and eventually become an FBI agent, fighting crime and kicking ass. But, my career goals and dreams shifted as I made my own way through college and found out who I really was as a person. As a junior in college my dreams of becoming the law enforcer had shifted to the opposite end of the spectrum. I realized I wanted to make a difference, I wanted to help people. King's helped me crack my tough outer shell and I became more accepting of other types of individuals, from various walks of life. By the time I was a senior, I held two internships working with the Drug Treatment Courts as well as Catholic Social Services providing case management. King's College helped me find my voice and purpose. I am an Advocate for Social Justice.

Coming into college I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. As an undeclaired student I took all core classes and felt my way around the other majors to see what I could really imagine myself doing. By my second semester I decided I wanted to take an environmental science class to see what it would be like. I fell in love. Never had I imagined that I would be so passionate abot school to not only take overloads of classes, but to go after internships after both my first and second year. Even though seventy percent of class is learning, note taking, and testing, the rest of the time is spent in hands on lab classes which help to widen my range of knowledge and experience. Honestly, I can say that I have gotten a true sence of devotion and excitement about my future career, and the "real world" no longer seems as intimiadting as most people claim it is. I know that with my education and will power I can get a job and do anything I want in the field.

Attending college gave me an opportunity to better myself and open doors to a successful future. While being in an abusive relationship I felt I would never be able to get out and support my children. I decided my children deserved a better life and the only way I would be able to provide a better life is to attend college and obtain a degree. I enrolled full time in 2005, obtained an Associates degree in Physics, and currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. With this degree I can not only support my children but I can make a difference around the world.

Through my college experience I have gained valuable education and hands on training that has prepared me for employment as well as self confidence and empowerment. I have been trained by professionals of my chosen trade that have equiped me with the necessary tools to do my job and conduct business professionally. It has been very valuable to attned college because it teaches me how to manage my time, be responsible and dependable. I feel really good about myself and my education. I know that when I enter the workforce, I will be a competitive candidate for employment and I have the knowledge how to stand out and land that job. I am confident that I will be successful in my chosen field due in part to my college experience as well as my self confidence and empowerment to make my future what I want it to be and not what others think it should be. I am very excited about my future and I know the value of my self and my education.

I have ecome a more well rounded person since I have attended King's College. The 'liberal arts' school that I am attending is paying off and benefitting myself along with the other students. I am greatful that there is a campus like King;s so lcose to my home. I feel proud to be a King's College student.

I have yet to attend college. I will be starting this fall 2010. I am a mother of three, military wife and felt that it was time to finish my education. I want to show my three daughters that you can attend college even when it seems impossible. My husband is currently deployed so I'm going through this process by myself but it's worth it.

King’s has taught me to be a better person base upon the things I learned in the classroom in out of the classroom. I learned to be a good friend and I learned to be a good student. My experience at King’s so far has been such a positive one. I learned to never judge people based upon their appearance and accept them for who they are, the campus is so diverse that everyone seems to hang out. The professors care to know who you are on a personal level and take the time out of their busy schedule to help you. King’s is such a small campus, but I love the smallness of the school. I feel like the smallness of the school brought the students and professors together to become one community.

I have received so far an excellent insight into anatomy and physiology current college. My career objective is to be a Physical Therapist. The college experience is much different from high school; the schedule of classes are much more flexible and I enjoy that. This fresh start in a new environment invigorates my sense of independence, I am actually now looking forward to finally moving out on my own and becoming independent in my life.

Throughout my time at King's College I believe that I have recieved the best education available. King's offers an exceptional curriculum in all available majors. I have not only learned a great deal of skills related to my major, I have also been given the opportunity to develop my life skills. Without King's, I would not have been able to accomplish this in the extenct that I have. I believe that I will be more than prepared to enter my career upon graduation. King's has helped me develop the skills I will need in order to complete any task that is handed to me. Choosing King's College was not only one of the biggest decisions I have made, but one of the best decisions that I have made. It is because of King's that I will be ready and prepared to enter the workforce and the world ready for anything that comes my way.

College has always been the only answer for my future imposed upon my by my parents, teaches, any everyone. Yet as a senior in high school I still had no clue what I wanted to be. It was easy attending college, that was expected of me. However, in attending college I learned to have my own expectations in life and in myself. College is often seen as a fun time in which young adults finally get to have the privilage of freedom and less responsibilities. I have learned that to be successful in college you have to value your responsibilities more than your privileges - it is even a privilege to have responsibilities! For example, an 8am class was challenging to attend four days a week for two semesters. Quite often many of my peers decided to skip, but now I have the privilege of still being in my major because of my personal responsibility. I do not expect to retain all of the information that I will have to cram into my brain for exams but I do expect to receive a degree at the end of my four years, which will finally give value to my hard work.