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I have gotten alot out of my college experience. What I mean by this is that there have been alot of ups and downs since I've been in college. I have learned how to manage my time. I have gotten better study habits from high school and I study and read alot more. Other things that I have learned is that when college is not a joke you have to apply yourself or else you will fall behind in chapters and classes and thats a bad thing. I have also learned how to form study groups.

There is no question as to whether or not my college experience was valuable. I have learned diligence, time scheduling, and multi-tasking; all of which are necessary qualities for any person to manage their busy lives. I have also gained an awareness of my environment I doubt I would otherwise possess. I have become aware of social phenomenons and cultural differences through my education that I think would be lacking in a life without college. I have spent my whole life living in Mesa, Arizona and there is so much more to be discovered in the world than what I could uncover in those city limits were I not a student at Mesa Community College. My gained awareness, I hope, will aid me as I move out of my parent's house to live alone for the first time in different city. Sure, Flagstaff is not a foreign country, but I think my learnings will still help me in assimilating to my new environment. Furthermore, college of course makes individuals appear more appealing to the social world, I think it also allows people to be more confident in seeking out great opportunities due to their educational springboard of advancement.

I have found some of the best friends I could even have, and have learned the quality of money when tuition is so hight.

College is a valuable experience because it opens up your mind to things you never thought or realized you enjoyed. If I had never attended college, I would have never discovered my deep love for music.

Out of my college experience as of now, I have realized that I am not good at everything. I have struggled through some classes, but still came out with a passing grade. I learned how to keep trying even when defeat seems imminent. I have not chosen the easiest major, and I know it will be difficult, but I want to be a Doctor of Physical Therapy, so I need to do my best to succeed. Without attending college, I would not only not acheive my dream job, but I would not have learned how much harder I need to work at the things that I am not perfect at. My entire life, I have worked to get everything I wanted, and school is no different, except that college is much harder than I could have ever had expected.

My college experience so far has opened the door to acadamia in a way I never before believed possible. Rather than the teachers becoming annoyed if you answer too many questions, or being ridiculed by your classmates for being younger than they are, yet in the same grade, they seek out and pride intellectualism. I've become better at time management, working and going to school full time, and have been able to make connections with my teachers that would be frowned upon in high school, talking after class about books, films, and politics in a way that no high school teacher would have ever dared do. All in all, college has renewed my love for study, and has opened my mind to the idea that I really can do whatever I set my mind to, all it takes is a little hard work.

Albert Einstein once said, "Information is not knowledge." In my college experience so far, the most important lessons I have learned have not been from a textbook or from an academic lecture, but from real-life experience. Being in a commuter school has taught me that I have the power to direct my life in whichever realm I choose to enter. Whether it be socially, academically, or professionally-- life really is what you make it. My college experience so far has taught me to appreciate what I have and work to change the things within my power that I wish to improve. College has taught me that my generation has the power to impact the world if we work towards a common goal and apply our talents to their full capacity. College has taught me that i never want to quit working and striving to be the best person I can be and help others to be the best they can be. For as Albert Einstein concludes, "The only source of knowledge is experience".

After high school I was not sure what I wanted to go into as a career. So I signed up at Green River Community College. I have been there for two years now. Throughout my years there I have learned that college is so much more different than high school, the professors actually treat you like an adult. I have felt that attending college has taught me so much more than the subjects I have taken with the classes. College has taught me how to be more independent and more focused. I feel it is valuable for me to continue onto a four-year college to experience more out of life and I plan on becoming active in the colleges leadership programs. I know college will help me with my future endeavors.

My time spent in college has proven to be invaluable to both my education and my personal development. Since the start of my collegic refinement, I have made great strides in my sense of personal identity and independent thinking. No longer living at home, I am now responsible for maintaining many aspects of my life, that in the past were taken care of for me, and as a result, have gained a new sense of independence and has inspired feelings of autonomy. In addition to furthering my general knowledge base (calculus, physics, biology), college has taught me new ways of looking at the world around me and has challenged many beliefs that I've held for years. Many qualities of my life have changed drastically for the better since entering the college arena. The college experience has been paramount, and indeed a necessary catalyst for beginning the next chapter of my life.

I've made so many new friends as a result of attending college as well as learning more deeply about my major.