Saint Cloud State University Top Questions

I am the first person in my entire family to attend a 4 year college. I want to prove to all of them that I can do it and so can they. My family isnt wealthy therefore I need to apply for many scholarships. If I received this scholarship it would make my life a lot easier. What I have gotten from college so far is that it is a great experience to live on your own and make your own desicions and that your parents arent always going to be there to tell you to do your work you have to take responsibilty in everything that you do. Attending college has been valuable to me because I will be the first person in my family to walk across that stage and get that diploma. Until that day comes I will stay focused in my school work and work hard to get there.

Even though I'm starting college at a later age than most people do I still feel like I'm learning more about Humanities. While these classes may not pertain to my major specifically I'm still glad to take them for the insight they provide and feel others should take more of these classes as well. College has a way of broadening one's horizon's and helping them be more open to new ideas and I appreciate that fact.

As a Running Start student, my college experience has perhaps been different than most. This opportunity for a more scholastically prestigious high school education has better prepared me for attending a four year university, and has also opened up to me a whole new realm of possibilities for a future career. With my tuition wholly paid for by the Running Start program, I have been able to complete my high school graduation requirements while also exploring the many fields of study available to me. This has enabled me to narrow down my list of potential careers, thus allowing me to head to a four year university with specific academic goals. Another reason that my college experience has differed from others’, is because I was home-schooled my entire life until I began attending Olympic College. Though I have participated in various church and community activities throughout my life, going to Olympic College has thrust me into social situations that I have not previously experienced. Most other people my age have had social interactions similar to this during elementary, junior high, and high school, but for me, this is a first. Hence, my college experience has been scholastically and socially educational.

I have become less shy since I've started college. I have also found college is easier and harder than high school in several ways. For example it's easier because you don't get in trouble if you skip class and not that you should do it, but some days you just feel like sleeping in. I found high school really easy and I got good grades but in college my grades aren't that great. I also heard somewhere that if high school was hard that college would be easier and that seems to be the case with my cousin so maybe the reverse that if you did good in high school college will be hard is true also.

I define life as finding the determination to overcome obstacles that are in your path to success in the future. I feel like coming to college was the best decision I’ve made in my 21 years of life. Not only have I started to learn more about myself, I’ve started to learn more about human beings in general. Before coming to school here I was not exposed to youth in my area as much as I should have been. Playing college football at my school puts me in a spotlight, and I am magnified by children of the area. This is where my love for helping kids came into my heart. In my opinion one of the greatest things a person can do in their lifetime is help someone else, Pass knowledge and hopefully they will do the same for someone they know. Through college I have found my calling, which is helping children do just that, overcome obstacles in their paths to success. My vision is to make it easy for them to pass life's tests in the future. This is why it was important for me to attend college, to find my calling.

My experiences have given just only a brief start toward my professional career. I have gotten knowledge to understand the views from other ethnicities. The diversity class is not the only thing I am going to take away. The computer classes I have taken will give me a start to grasp what it will be like to understand the professional concepts of my future colleagues. As of now I still have a long road ahead I am going to teach myself to be consistent through my classes and the rest of my academic career.

I have grown so much since I have attended SCSU. It has given me the ability to show how I can be self sufficient, how work ethic is important in not only your time as a student but also in volunteerism and personal commitment to others. I am a small town girl who loves being in the country so I have really felt that this time at SCSU has allowed me to realize how wonderful my life is and how a large community can give the same county feel, you just need to search for it. SCSU is a wonderful college, with many wonderful people to help you gain experience and strength through the college classroom experience. All my classes have given me a new experience and new insight on my educational goal. I look forward with anticipation to my next year at SCSU and to the new experiences it will bring and the new friends I will meet. I look forward to gaining more confidence and independance as I work towards my degree.

I have attained valuable knowledge out of my college experience so far. I recently began college for Criminal Justice and I absolutely love it. There are abundandt elements that go a long with Criminal Justice so there are always new and exciting things to learn. It has been valuable to attend college because it is providing steps to achieve my dream vocation and location after college graduation. Attending college will provide me of security in a career that I absolutely love and in financial security as well.

My college experience has taught me so much, not only about the world around me, but about myself as well. I have been able to expand my horizons by meeting a diverse group of people. I have also been able to transition from being dependent on my family to being independent. Through college, I have continued my experience with volunteering and gained a sense of community with Saint Cloud. At SCSU I have excelled academically and have taken on numerous responsibilities. College has been a valued experience to me because I have been able to continue doing the things I love, such as volunteering, as well as experience new things in an environment that encourages success in every aspect of my life.

Although my college experience is not over, I have learned a lot. I have learned how to live with roommates, how to keep myself on task and finish my work in a timely manner, how to prioritize, how to make friends with people I normally wouldn't, how to speak in front of large groups, and how to be who I am, among many other things. I am glad I chose SCSU, because it is the perfect school for me. I have learned so many things, become friends with professors, found new job opportunities, and figured out what I want out of life. I never thought I would feel so completely comfortable in a new place, but I have never felt left out at SCSU. Attending SCSU is very valuable to me and my future, because I know that I will learn all that I need to know for my profession and I have a network of faculty that I can contact if I ever need anything. SCSU is definitely the right place for me.

In highschool, I never really tried as hard as I should have. By coming to college I seriously think a light switch flipped on, I have done 360 degree turn, and have fallen in love with studying and doing good on exams and homework, I have learned so much just by going to school, and really found my self, my first year I ended up on the deans list, with a GPA of 3.74, I have now been able to have the feeling of success, and truly being proud of my self. I have also recieved the feeling of passion, I found my career as a Speech Language Pathologist, and it is so rewarding and such an amazing field, and I can not wait to learn even more. Going to school has made me who I am and I actually am now a community advisor at the dorms on campus, and helping others with there future and the resources of the campus has really helped me change my life and been a valuable step that has occured in my life, I wouldn't get to recieve this experience if it wasn't for my college.

The staff and students at Orange Coast College (OCC) are incredible and having the opportunity to mature and develop my leadership skills at OCC has been such a blessing! The programs at OCC allowed me to grow as an actor, author and playwright and experience acting, directing and producing live-theater performances. Being a part of the fund rasing for theater repertory and having an opportunity to volunteer my services to keep the arts alive has been a fulfilling pursuit for me. My passion for theater and my love of the arts have blossomed during my college experience. Attending a community college prior to transferring to a 4-year university allowed me the opportunity to develop strong study skills as a student and gain valuable experience in my major. The knowledge and experience gained at OCC have prepared a strong foundation for my future educational pursuits at the university level . My college experience has further developed my self-confidence and determination as a leader in my academic major and contributed to my future success in my academic and career pursuits.

During my college experiance I've learned a lot! I've learned how to manage my time between work and play. During high school I've gotten into the habit that doing my homework last minute was okay, not only did I get into that habit but I also got into the habit of craming right before a test, weather if it was the night before or the hour before. In college I learned with in the first week that I could no longer do that! Studying an hour before had to stop or else I was definately going to fail all my test. I also found out that doing my homework before hand would give me more time to study and understand the test material. In the end, I now know that studying throughout the semester and doing homework before hand would end in a much better outcome than cramming and doing last minute homework.

During my college experience I have faced dedication, disgust, and accomplishment. My description of college life is a little more unique than others. As I have stated above I faced extreme dedication with the Army ROTC department. It truly does take a lot of commitment and dedication to never miss a single 5:30am (weekday) Physical Training session or (weekend) leadership lab especially when I have to give up most of my few well earned comforts. Not to mention from nearly day one I was disgusted with my roommate. He was everything one would wish they didn’t get; he was messy, sloppy, a negative influence and a liar. He was the kind that would ruin the college experience for anyone who doesn’t share his values. Luckily I was able to move to a different room. Finally by the end of the semester I had achieved a first ever semester GPA of 3.8 as well as acceptance into the Army ROTC Department. Why is it valuable to attend? I will not give up on my dreams. The two most important to me is to become a high school teacher as well as an Army officer. Weird couple right…

I have obtained the courage to talk more to people and to understand them more through my college experience. I have met many different types of people with diverse skills and dreams waiting to be realized, and they have allowed me to understand how the "real world" really works. I had lab partners of notably different age groups give me their perspectives on what they thought of the immediate class and what their opinions were of their lives. I listened to why they were attending college and what goals they strove toward, and it made me realize how important all of it really was. Everyone there understood that the more education they receive, the better chances they had at earning more money and in the end better chances of living happier lives. Whether it is to support their families or to make something of themselves, in college, people are attending because they have their reasons to attend. I really learned something about perspective in college, and I know now that it's extremely valuable to attend.

Attending community college has granted me the basics for attending a university and succeeding in everyday life. I have learned a lot through community college and have been able to help and encourage others in everyday life. For example, I learned how to make and build up a resume. This basic skill not only helped me get a job at a local high school as a tutor, but it helped a few of my friends get jobs too. College has taught me further responsibility to becoming an adult. The responsibility I learned to balance at a community college encourage me to grow and balance all aspects of my life. College education will always be valuable to me because nobody can remove the knowledge I have obtained, and the ways it has inspired me to grow in life.

I have gotten so much out of my college experience over the last year and a half at Saint Cloud State University. It is everything I imagined and more, I truly feel like I'm living out the best part of my life. Yes, It has been a lot of fun but it also has taken a lot hard work balancing my studies, my work study, another very part-time job, and volunteer community service. Honestly though, its great, I get to wake up everyday and just smile knowing that its another day of just taking everything in. I love being able to get really into my classes, gaining discipline through my work study and volunteer work, and being able to grow into the individual that I hope to be. When I look back, its crazy to think about how much I have learned and grown over the past year and a half, that I have been slowly moving towards taking control of my future. Overall, College has taught me to grow, have a good work ethic, persevere, savor the little things, and just enjoy every day. I just cant wait to see where it takes me next. Thank you.

I have gotten so many things out of my college experience. Things such as meeting a ton of new people, its fascinating hearing there story and seeing the how different things are from different cities. I also played intramural soccer and volley ball, which was awesome because I love soccer but I just didn't want to invest the time into playing for the school and traveling. Another experince I have gotten out college is business clubs, learning about career options and hearing about people talk about their professions to get somewhat of an idea of what it's like.

Having never being separated from my family for more than a few weeks, college has allowed me to take control of my own life and make choices on my own. Being forced to live with a complete stranger has helped me deal with problems that I had never had to face before. From the time spent at college I have gained so much from my experiences and it has benefitted me for the career ahead of me. At college, I have earned my spot on the Community Council, competed as an athlete on the track and field team, a member in the Honors Program, and I have attended many school-sponsored events. By being active in these events and activities I have come to realize what it is that I want to accomplish in life. It is clear now that upon completing college and receiving my degree, I will become a Physical Education Teacher and push my students to reach their fullest potential so they too can have endless opportunities in life. Not only have I acquired valuable knowledge from my classes, but I have also gained real life experiences that have made me into the person I am today.

I have learned many new and exciting things through my 2 year community college experience. I learned that it is completely different stepping outside of your little home town where you knew everyone and everyone new you. In my hometown I was a sports goddess who started on every sports team, had many friends, and was loved by many teachers who knew I could succeed. My first time stepping onto the basketball court at FLCC I realized I was not the best player anymore, no one knew who I was, and I would have to earn my position all over again. This was the same in classes, building relationships with teachers, and making all new friends. This is so valuable to me because this is what I will have to do all over again when trying to land a job out in the "real world". Other values that I got where learning time management. I worked two jobs throughout my two first years of community college, played on the women’s basketball team, and made the deans list in grades. I learned many valuable lessons through college experience but I also learned how fun it can be too!