Saint Ambrose University Top Questions

I have learn from my college experience what it is to be away from home and learn how to take care for yourself and to stay healthy. I learned that in college you have to learn how to become responsible for your own life know because you don't have your parents behind your back reminding you to get up to go to class or to do your homework or to eat your veggies. It has been very valuable to attend St. Ambrose because that means expanding my horizons. Getting out of my safe zone to meet new people and new opportunities in what life can offer. College has impacted me because i have made so many amazing friend relationships and gotten involved with the Ambrose Community. I've learned that life can take you many places all i have to do is go for my dreams. I'm majoring in Criminal Justice and minor in Sociology and with that i will be able to help my community and achieve my goals in life.

I am currently attending SJVC Online for my Associated Degree in Medical/Clinical Assisting. I am really enjoying doing online classes because i am on my own schedule, and its a field that i have always wanted to work in.

I've had a lot of issues with both ADHD and PTSD, and my college experience has been very helpful in learning about myself and how to adjust to and nagivate my way through both of those disabilities. I have gone to other colleges, but St. Ambrose has been the most conducive to figuring MYSELF out, which, in the end, is what I think that college should be all about. We're emerging adults and it's our JOB at college to find out who we are, as well as getting prepared for our future as adults. St. Ambrose has helped me to know and love myself, something I don't think I would have gotten so easily at other colleges while preparing for a future AS me in the world.

Throughout my college career I have acquired new knowledge in the healthcare field as well as grown as an indivdual. College has taught me life lessons that I couldn't have learned anywhere else. I have met great, life long friends. College has made me a better all around person.

To me, college is valuable to attend because I want to learn. Over Christmas break I found myself reading a book. "The History of Mathematics" was the title. Without any scholastic obligation I was reading a book I wouldn't have picked up during high school. I'm not saying I didn't have a drive for knowledge then. I did. In fact, I went to a limited attendance science and math academy. I suppose this 'want for knowledge', as cliche as it sounds, started there. I'm sure that maturity played a roll, too. Either way I know I am changing intellectually and school surely tops the list of personal interests. College has taken over my life and I have no problem with it. When I tell people my plans which include two more years of prerequisites, the MCAT, my residency, and my fellowship, the response is normally the same. Sometimes I'm a little offended by their discouraging words, but most of the time I assure them it's what I want. The self-satisfaction of knowledge is the reason college is valuable to attend, or as Aristotle put it, "All men by nature desire knowledge."

I have learned many important lessons in my first semester of my college experience. I was enrolled in a research biology class my first semester, and I was informed from the beginning that it would be a very challenging class. At first, I was nervous about the amount of work required and whether or not I could really do an entire research project. Throughout the semester I not only learned about the subject of biology, but also about the importance of task management when working in a group, the downfalls of procrastination, and the pride of finishing a difficult task. All of these are very important skills to have when working in the real world. Despite the fact that the class appeared daunting at first, I feel as though I have gained important skills that I would not have otherwise.

When I first came to St. Ambrose I felt as though it was almost impossible for me to finish my degree because I would be unable to pay for it. These professors, and staff of mine showed me that having faith can go along way. I moved out when I was fifteen so,me to get into a college like Ambrose meant the world to me because I thought fopr sure that I wasn't able to afford a good education. Let alone a college where I feel like a family member. I go to school somedays just so i can find myself. I bought my own house last year and ever since it's been a little hectic but now at least i have a home. The professors and staff make me forget that I am not only a young adult, but i am a child too. To understand this you must know who I am. I have worked full time since I moved out as well, and have made it to my junior year. Coming from a girl who believed that her life was over St. Ambrose has saved my life litterally.

I have made many friends and learned much inside and outside of the classroom. It is valuable for me to attend because it enables me to get out of my home and into the real world. My advisors are wonderful and understanding. The value of my advisor's involvement in the community is invaluable. They are helping me learn to help others like me who have been abused which puts me in the right place.

College has really helped me grow as a person. I have learned that in the real world people have to deal with a lot of people they don't always like or get along with, but they still have to interact with anyway. I have also learned that time management and organization are the biggest tools to make sure you have. College has really allowed me to be a strong leader and I have had opportunities to be interviewed and speak out publically for the issues that I believe are important.

I am currently enrolled with AIU online. This has been an amazing experience. One of the things that I most grateful for is that since it is done completely on-line, I can work on my own time and still hold a full time job. Working towards my degree on-line has enabled me to still have a classroom experience and socialize with fellow students and faculty members. I have discovered a since of accomplishments where there was just dissatisfaction in myself in the past. So far I've achieved my AA and I am currently working towards my BS. I am proud to be able to be a role model to my children so that they can follow by example..