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My college experience has been an exciting adventure. In the process I am learning about myself; my intersts, capabilities, conditionings, new found beliefs, establishing boundaries, and a greater awarness of the world around me. The college town environment has given me the freedom to reach my unique individual goals. Intelligent conversation, open minds, and fantastic professors have helped shape my views and understanding of how the world works; a part from my childhood conditionings. The college experience has been extremely valuable in the expansion of my mind, which in turn, gives me the confidence that I can attain all my dreams with hard, focused, work.

I have learned that hard work isn't enough on its own, there is a social aspect that cannot be ignored. People are all fundamentally good, and {4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}30 are also fundamentally stupid. The basic knowledge i'll need to begin learning a specific trade. Nobody likes the person at the party that gets too drunk, not even the pretty girls get away with it forever. Most every organization has one thing in common, {4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}90 of the job is showing up . . . and most professors will give a B to the person that always shows up. Credit cards get people in trouble if they don't have an income. Things are gonna happen that suck and thats no fun but the fact is that those things will pass, the only thing that makes them seem to pass faster is smiling.

Although I am only a sophomore at Oklahoma State University, I have still gotten so much out of my college experience so far. I have lived on campus both years, and that has greatly added to my college experience. The people I hang out with the most are my roommate and the other people on my floor. We've all grown to be very close in just a few months, and while education is of course the most important part of attending college, the social aspect is very important as well. In high school, I was surrounded by many people who didn't care about grades, school or anything except blowing off class and having fun; college is very different from that and I find myself to be surrounded by people more like myself. I love to have fun and hang out with friends, but I know it is important to balance that with responsibility, which at this point in my life is my education. Attending college has been so valuable to me for this reason, as well as receiving the education I know I will need to have the best life possible for myself and my future family.

I have learned a lot and will get a great job after this. It had a lot of extracurricular activities I could attend and join. There were a lot of clubs I was involved in and new places to meet a lot of new people. I learned southern hospitality and ways to connect with other people.

What I've gotten out of my college experience, is how to handle all the different challenges that come your way on your journey. When you dream or desire to attend college; having a passion or desire to achieve a goal . All you see is the finish line. You dont factor in the hurdles you have to jump, and all the bumps in the road. You dont see the road blocks. Sometime the highways are under construction, causing you to have to take detours. And while in the mist you have to maintain a good gpa, also your attendance is important. Missing a day of class isnt to bad, but miss more than two or three days puts you so far behind. Ive encountered all these situations while on my journey to achieving my goal of having a A.A. . Looking for to pursuing a B.A. Ive learned how to maintain my all the obstacles in my life while meeting some enjoyable and interesting class mates , and Professors. But the journey itself had been awesome. I wouldnt take nothing for the journey. Sometimes you feel like to Postman; rain, sleet or snow you have to deliver!!!

I have met an extremely large amount of people, friends and business people alike. College has helped me branch out and learn to meet and accept new people. It has also taught me time management and given me a lot of study skills that they didn't teach me in high school. I have gotten the chance to get involved in a lot of groups and am actually a member of Delta Sigma Pi, which is a professional business fraternity. That combined with OSU's business college has helped me start to network and meet people which will help me when I graduate. It has been valuable to attend because I have grown as a person and will always have my college memories for the rest of my life. College has also taught me that not everything in my life has to be perfect and it's okay to make mistakes.

The experience I have gotten from my college experience is indescribable. It goes far beyond an educatioin. I have made life long friends, professional acquaintances, as well as furthered my journey to becoming a well rounded citizen. The education that I am recieving from Oklahoma State University is one to be jealous of. I have dedicated professors and am thriving in a competitive environment.

The decision to attend college and complete a degree was journey that can only be understood by those who have experienced it first hand. College not only prepared me academically for the workforce, it also developed my maturity and interpersonal skills. I was constantly challeged intellectually by my professors who were not only instructors, but also motivators. I was able to interact with different personalities, socio-economic backgrounds, and ethnicities which allowed me to understand and relate to these different perspectives and backgrounds. College also gave me experience in fiscal responsiblility to manage limited financial resources. The value of a college education should not be underestimated. The value is not only limted to increased income potential, but also includes obtaining an increased sense of self awareness as well as developing positive social relationships. Attending college has allowed me to achieve financial goals as well as understand that I have a social and ethical responsibility to society. It also has helped me to understand that attending college and attaining a degree is something that should be advised to anyone who has not had the experience.

In high school, I had a small but close group of friends. I was scared to come out of my shell and really be myself around most people. Being in college, I've purposely put myself in uncomfortable positions to make myself be less shy. Coming to OSU from Dallas, I only knew 2 other people on campus and realized quickly that I had to put myself out there in order to make friends and be happy. Though I struggled with it during my first month of freshman year, I'm so happy I came to this realization. It's still a struggle to overcome being shy but since joinging my sorority just a couple months ago, I've noticed a big change inside myself. Before, I was too afraid to even ask my best friends to go to church with me or talk to them about my parents divorce because I didn't know what looks or pity I would get. In the past month, I have been attending church with a bunch of students in greek life and have opened up about my parents divorce more than ever. You can't succeed alone.

My freshman year taught me a lot of vauable information. One of the most important lessons I learned was that college is much harder than high school. In college you have to go to class and you have to study. College is the most important time in my life, I'm learning life lessons by being on my own. My laundry has to be done by myself, I have to make myself get up for class, and I have to take responsibility for my own actions. College is one of the hardest, yet rewarding times of my life.