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For the entirety of my life, I have had 2 passions: sports and music. I arrived at MTSU with the idea that music would be the dominant passion and the one that I took into my professional life. Upon arriving on campus and starting to work in sports talk radio, I discovered that the other passion, sports, was the one that I would make my living doing. College is what a student makes of it, no matter where the student goes. Each and every college has its own unique opportunities, and I believe that I have done well to find these opportunities and make the most of them. From the continuance of radio, to television, to writing for the newspaper, I have immersed myself into student media at MTSU and become in just two years the leading sports voice on campus. I have also learned that I work best when surrounded by other highly competitive, brilliant minds. This is why I have chosen to transfer to Syracuse in Fall of 2010. I could stay at MTSU and be the "media king" for 2 more years, but I refuse to be complacent, and want to keep working to be the best.

After a really tough period in my life where I got divorced, lost my grandmother and lost a job, I found myself looking toward forty and needing a new direction. After so much financial and emotional turmoil, I needed not only a new career, but a new life. I had always wanted to go back to school to finish my degree and eventually go into medicine, but years of being a working mom had made that all but impossible. One of the hardest things about starting over is fear of the unknown. I decided that if I was going to spend a few years rebuilding my life, I may as well go after my dream. At the time, I didn't know if I still had what it takes to go back to school, much less in a challenging pre-med program. But, I have been very blessed to have made friends of some wonderful professors and fellow students who have helped me find my bearings and believe my dream is possible. After feeling so down and out a few years ago it is truly amazing to me now to look back and see how far I've come.

College really is the best years of your life. You have ups. You have downs, but you are learning and becoming a better person and that's what matters most.

I definitely learned more about myself on how to not be so cocky and right all the times. I honestly thought I was better than the school, but really the school has taught me that I'm not that great but I'm working on it. I don't always appear to act this way all the time, but internally I do feel it. I didn't even considered going to school because I thought I was better than that, but it wasn't that bad, I actually really like it. It taught me to realize just because it's a state school doesn't mean everything is going to be easy for me or everyone else, it's not always going to be simple. It also made me realize how much a 40 minute drive can be a pain, especially for all those people who work almost everyday in another city. I would hear people drive an hour or so just to get to work, and now I see the trouble of doing that. I would definitely not understand these things now if I were to go to a closer private school.

My name is Nakayla, i am recently inrolled in everest university in tampa. what i have receved from my college so far is, leadership, confidence, good test takeing skills, better note takeing skills, better listening skills, and to socialize with others. i was never a realy confident person in things that i do. when i didnt understand something on a test i would go crazy get stressed out and say o well i know i faiked i dont care any more, but now from gogin to this school i have learned that by studyong asking questions, takeing better notes, and for the most part confidence. i learned that have good confidence will actually improve my test scores , and even more for when i dont understand the question i dont get stressed out and want to quiet.

Everyone always says that high school is the best time of your life; however, I hated high school. I just knew that I was going to hate college as well. After graduation, I did not want to attend MTSU at all. I just thought it was a lower education college. However, I am in love with MTSU. I would not change my choice of university for the world. I have met some very amazing people through attending college that I know I will never forget because they have made such an impact on my life. I have learned how to become a more independent person. I am involved with many organizations on and off campus that keep me very busy; however, that's how I like it. I want to make the most out of my college experience and not regret anything after I graduate. I wish I would have been more involved in high school, but I think that God is showing me something better because of my high school expierence. He wants me to be happy in college, and I'm taking that for all it's worth. College will be the best days of my life.

I cannot begin to descibe everything I have gotten out of my college expirience so far. I spent my first year after high school at Elim Bible Institute, learning about the God I love, and studying cross-cultural ministry. At Genesee Community College, I have learned so much about who I am as a person, where I am going, and just how much I am truly capable of. I know that if I am willing to do my best and perservere, I can accomplish anything I choose to do. Working full time in a counseling position, volunteering as an English tutor to adults from other countries, and maintaining a 4.0 seemed impossibly overwhelming to me a few years ago; now I know I can do it. As each day passes, I become more excited and passionate about the life of serving people and growing as a person that lies ahead of me. Any scholarship I recieve will be deeply appreciated, and I will work very hard to make the benavolent party proud that they made and investment in my future.

I have attended many different schools in my educational career, but the most important, challenging, and fun years of my life thus far were the four years I spent pursuing my Bachelor?s degree. I learned a lot in college - I learned in order to achieve what I want in life I have to work hard to get it; I discovered I can excel at almost anything I put my mind to. Most importantly, however, I learned how to be dependent upon no one but myself, and that has allowed me to grow immensely as a person. Although attending MTSU has been both rewarding and educational, the paramount experience I received was spending a semester abroad while living and attending school in Milan, Italy. In Italy I learned how to live and flourish in a culture different from my own. I perfected navigating through an unfamiliar country, allowing my Italian to progress from rudimentary to almost fluent. When I returned to the U. S. I found myself a person changed for the better. Although college educated me scholastically, it also taught me to be a self-dependent individual, and allowed me to learn how to thrive in almost any environment.

In my first years at school, I was not sure what I wanted to do. With all of the options available, I knew I could find something that interested me. I discovered outside of school that I loved horses. I began riding and working with them almost every day and soon found out that the equine program at this campus is amazing. I have been in this program for about a year now and have learned more than I have in the other three years combined because I love these animals. I have gotten to work personally with veterinarians and other professionals in their field to get to know more about horse health, behavior, and control under saddle. I have grown to love the people in this industry and hope to become an equine veterinarian someday myself. Since I have been in this program I have felt like I have gotten every pennys' worth that I have spent. My only regret is that I didn't find out sooner, I would have been graduating this year. It was well worth the wait though to find my passion.

I am looking to further my abilities to get a job when I graduate