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What I have gotten from my college experience is that how fast you can grow up. College is a place for experimantion and it also helps you to grow up. Besides growing up I have also learned how to manage my time wisely and to decide what is important in life. It is hard knowing what to do and how to do it your first year. College teaches you how to do these things, for me it was easy but for others it is not always that easy. Everyone should attend college for these reasons. These techniques will help in the real world and will be professional in your career.

Have't started yet but am looking forward to starting and furthuring my education i look forward to becoming an architect some day and with this scholarship it will help me focuse more on school because i will have money for living expenses and wont have to worry about work .... Thank You for your time and consideration .

This is my second full time semester in college after graduating from high school ten years ago. I feel more confident and responsible now that I am in college. When I was younger I had low self esteem, doing well in college is helping me build my confidence. I am meeting positive students in school and the professors are very helpful. I enjoy learning new material and subjects. I've had alot of jobs and I know that when I am done with college I will have a degree and a respectable job. I want to become a teacher so that I may inspire children to want to continue their education, and have fun while they are in school.

I have gotten a more wider understanding of the world and how it works in a everyday life. To better understand my community and the diffrent ethnicities and cultures all around me. College has given me a better perspective in life. Through these new knowledge it would be a essential help in my career as a social worker, since I would meet diffrent cultures and ethnicities. The opportunity the college has given me as a student to learn and gain better social, people, and team working skills would better equip me in managing the career I plan to do as a social worker. I believe that it is important to help your own community in any way possible especially if you could make it a job. Making your life have a perpose such as trying to improve your enviroment would be a important and valueble task.

My college experience allowed me to become the well rounded, educated and informed citizen that I am today. I was able to study abroad while I was attending college which gave me a global perspective. I met international students from all over the world and intimately studied a new culture and system of learning. I also actively participated in pursuing my degree in Geography by studying abroad. Attending college also taught me how to research new ideas and become an innovative and independent thinker. The value of a college education lies in the journey of completing a task that is not easily accomplished. Values and life skills such as tenacity, hard work, study habits, time management and multi-tasking are just a few of the abilities and competencies that many college graduates aquire. These skills are valued in the job market and can be extremely helpful in maintaining work relationships. College has been and will continue to be a worthwhile, rewarding and necessary experience for me.

No matter what a person goes to get a degree for they take so much more away from their college experiances than what they origionally though. You generally become a more independant person, ready to make decisions, and ready to take on the true responcibilites of being an adult. I have definately recieved this gift and everyday it continues to grow. Each day I realize there is so much to know and so little time to learn about it, what my weakenesses are and what my strengths can be. I look forward to what life will through at me next, good, bad or indifferent. Thats what I believe is the core of any educational experiance.

It's February tonight in Montana, and I look out and think of how much has changed in me since I arrived at college. I had so many expectations, including the snow I'm watching fall outside, and many of them have materialized. However, the ones that come to mind right now never materialized. I thought I could do it all myself, that I didn't need anyone's help to be successful here. I thought being an adult and being on my own meant that. Ironically, it doesn't. It's the one thing I wish I would have understood when I first set foot on campus. No one can do everything in this world on their own - you need a support system. A system consisting of new friends, faculty, staff and associates who, if you rely on them a little, are there to witness and contribute to your success. I went from knowing that I could do it all, to thinking I could handle nothing (when reality hit), to finally seeing how capable i am. Making this happen - my education - and solidly knowing that I CAN be successful has been the most valuable thing that I've realized.

The lessons I learned in college is to stay focus on your dream and not to allow others around you affect your dream/goal. The reason why I learned these lessons was to make sure I accomplish everything I want to do that to me was important and not allow my friends to influence me on bad decisions. I realize that friends arent going to give you money and a job will. To get a job you have to learn and college is the place to go. I went to college to get a better career and learn lessons I didnt know about. College changes people and makes them more knowledgeable which is the reason it was important for me to go to college.

By attending MSU I have been able to dive into the sciences. I love my geology and geography classes and am currently in biology and have reveled in the research associated with science classes. I have been building relationships with professors, graduate students and other students that I hope to foster for the rest of my professional career. I hope to become a field researcher as I spend all of my free time in the beautiful mountains of southwest Montana, northwest Wyoming and noth Idaho. My passion is for geology and ecology and I hope to be able to combine these into a viable career. MSU attracts so many intelligent and talented people due to our geographic location and proximity to so many unique recreation opportunities so I feel fortunate to be able to interact with some of the best minds around. And of course, Yellowstone National Park is only about 45 min from campus and I visit everychance I get to study the unique geology and ecology of the area. I will take from MSU some valuable and lifelong friends and a greater appreciation for the beauty of our natural environment.

I have learned many things from college. Quite a few of these things have to do with my studies. I have learned to manage my time, and not to procrastinate. I have learned that studying everyday actually does help, it is not just a lie to get you to do you three hours a night of homework. I have learned that it is important to attend class and learn the material, or else you really can not move on from the class. Though, I think the most important thing I learned in college, is about family. Being in college made me realize how much my parents did for me, and what they have taught me. They taught me how to live as an adult, how to take care of myself, and do what I need to do to survive with out the reminding me. They taught me how to help others and accept help. It also taught me that my time with them is important and visitng them is not punishment but a pleasure. Although college has taught me a lot, I think what I reealized about my family is what matters most.