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College is an experience in itself. I am a psychology major, and will be transferring to NAU in the fall for my bachelors in psychology. What I am taking with me is new knowledge about the world of psychology, and it has been valuable for me to attend due to the fact that I am also not just attending classes, but I am now able to attend seminars pertaining to my school work, which will help me be a more efficient psychologist.

For me, my most valuable college experience would be through the volunteering and community service activities. For example, volunteering in the medical center provides me vaulable future career experience. The community service activities that I am a part of also allow me to be involved with not only other students but also with the Columbus community as a whole. We do activities such as cleaning up the streets around Columbus or helping with the Columbus marathon. There are a ton of volunteers needed and throughout my college career it is the best time to accomplist some of these.

My college experience has helped me grow and develop in ways I could never have imagined. I came to college with an extremely limited view of the world and could not have expanded that view without the help that I received from my professors and fellow students. While college has been challenging, I cannot overestimate how much I have learned through the challenges both socially and academically. College is a brand new beginning and a chance to hone into the subjects you enjoy and the talents you possess. Ohio State has gone above and beyond being a simply a catalyst to developing my skills and passions; it has become one of my passions altogether. I can honestly say that the person I am today and the person I was when I began are two completely different people.

At my University, the effort I put into my education and social life is multiplied in the benefits I receive from my hard work. All the while, I gain great experiences that I will never forget. In regards to my education, I learned passion towards my majour from my professors. They gave me the confidence and knowledge to actually make a difference. With each class I take, I become more prepared for my future. In regards to my social life, I am actually starting to express my true self to others. I am able to make great friends and create amazing memories with them every day. I am never going to have these opportunities again, and I am glad that I am here at OSU to experience them.

Depression hit me hard at the start of college. Whether it was genetical or an imbalance in chemicals in my brain, it doesn't matter. I can safely say that had I not attended OSU, I most likely would have killed myself. OSU and the organizations involved allowed me to grow and learn. Joining the only Asian fraternity at OHIO, Pi Delta Psi, facilitated me to become a better person. Through deeper thinking and a wide social network, I cured myself of depression. But this hardship was necessary as it taught me to focus on others more than myself. OSU taught me to become selfless. OSU taught me how to become a leader. There is a reason why I am not the only person here and there are so many students around me. With the wide variety of personalities and people at OSU, my college experience has shown me how to communicate and use the social network to my advantage. Without the wide variety of personalites, of leaders at OSU, I may easily be dead right now. No other student at any other college can say this. I trust my peers. I trust my proffessors. I trust OSU.

Many people go to college to receive and education that will hopefully give them skills to do their intended career. I think what most people do not realize is the amount learned, not from the costly textbooks, by interacting with others. Meeting new people has made me learn some valuable lessons. I have learned how to communicate with others who are different than myself. Up until college, I lived in the same bubble of people who had similar beliefs, experiences and socioeconomic backgrounds. Through my time at Ohio State, I have learned that not everyone is the same and more importantly, that is perfectly okay to be different. I will be able to take away from my college experience a new self confidence and respect for others. These are both tools that are necessary to succeed in the real world. While these understandings do not come about overnight, I am just glad they do not include 'experience' on my tuition bill.

The college experience has caused me to manage both my finances and my time in a way that I never thought would be worthwhile. Also being able to meet new friends and hang out whether it was doing homework or lifting has been awesome.

After high school I applied to Ohio State and Case Western Reserve University. To me, academics were the most appealing characteristic of a school. This led me to choose the prestigious Case Western Reserve University. I worked hard and earned good grades at Case, but didn’t feel that I fit in with all the "smart kids". Second semester I transferred to Ohio State. I feel that at OSU, I found my true home. OSU offers excellence in academics, especially in my major of Engineering. Not only were academics attractive, but the social aspect of the school is great. I became involved in basketball, soccer, and flag football intramurals, and this fall I joined the club soccer team and became an officer in Roller Blade Club. Through my experiences at OSU I have found that academics are not the only important thing people should get out of college; it is important to get involved, meet new people, experience different cultures, and try your best at everything you do. College is a time to learn about yourself through life experience and trial and error, and in the end, this is what will help you decide your future.

I have grown so much as a person and as a student since starting college. I have been presented with opportunities here that would have been impossible at home, to meet people and experience events and material that I would never have been exposed to otherwise. College has challenged me in many ways to look at things in a new light and to challenge myself to ask the hard questions and be open to whatever answers come my way. I have made valuable connections with both students and faculty at Ohio State and have recently scored an internship with the Ohio Department of Homeland Security, an opportunity I could not have gotten anywhere else, one that is highly valuable and highly relevant to my future career plans. Since starting college I have discovered a lot about myself and because of OSU's size I have been able to explore my options and change my mind various times as I worked my way toward finding something I love. Attending Ohio State was one of the best decisions I have made and I would do it again any day.

I have gotten many important factors out of my college experience, all relating to education and life. I have learned how to live on my own, how to be more independent and successful surviving in the world "out there," and living everyday life without being helped all the time like I did back in high school. Also I have gained more knowledge in core classes of the subjects I've studied compared to grade school, because the method of learning in college is enitrely different than grade school. Thanks to this entirely different method, I am way more motivated and up for self-learning than I was just a year or two ago. Also, since I choose what I want to major in and I choose what I want to study helps me focus more on the task I have, because I know that what I do now will truely map out my future. It is very valuable and important to attend college, because it will shape up your individual mind and it will map out your future. You will always use your college experience throughtout your life, because college is what makes your life.