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College gave me not only my memories, both good and sometimes bad, and a student loan, but it gave me lifelong friends and lessons. Four and a half years of hard work, dedication, and commitment to making something out of myself, not to mention the hours clocked of studying, or going slightly insane, in the library. On paper, University gave me a degree; but the mental aspects that I gained are the ones that will really count in the long run: growing up, knowing I’m not alone, knowing I’m capable and strong… these are my personal qualities that will get me thru the hard times. A piece of paper doesn’t always cut it when real life decides to interfere. I gained the hard facts and information that make me qualified for the work force, but I also gained my personality and my morals and ethics. Most importantly, college has taught me the art of perseverance and if anything it isn't so much that it has been valuable to attend, but more so priceless.

I have only been enrolled in college for about 4 weeks, but so far I love it! I am meeting lots of new people and learning so much. I have already watched a movie in one class and had a pizza party in the other ! I am so glad that I enrolled in college to begin a new chapter in my life. I can't wait for my classes next quarter and I can't wait until I get to graduate with a degree in my chosen field. I love my college, I get to take classes for my chosen profession so I can learn before I start a new career. I dont have to take the 'fluff' courses that do no prepare me for my chosen field.

Well so far its been an all new experance and i couldn't have asked for more. Campus life has been pretty good a lot of new people some nice some weird you get the picture. Well overall im happy with the way everything has been going and my new life change.

I have become more aware of the world, and things that go on everyday that people either choose not to think about or just ignore. I have learned that sometimes you have to be spontaneous and go with the flow. I believe that college is a life changing experience where you not only learn more about the world, but you learn a lot about yourself, and it helps shape you into the person that you will become.

I have gotten a sense of worth and working hard to achieve the goals I wanted. Also help getting me ready for the next step and successeding in everything I do in life.

My college experience has been an incredible thing. I have a relatively unusual background--I took my GED in 2006 at the age of 12 and proceeded to an accredited university at the age of 13. Now, just a few weeks away from being 17, I am almost finished with my Associate in Science and will continue on to a four-year institution most likely in the fall of 2011. Now, of course, socially this puts me in an awkward position, having had such a different experience. On top of this, I have Asperger's syndrome, a social disorder preventing the sufferer from reading social cues. However, I chose to become an anthropology major because of my unique brain and its potential for mending the fall of humanity. Studying humans this way is like studying a different species...and I love it. I see what's going on better than a lot of people my age do, or so I've been told. So, by going to college and studying, on top of everything else I've learned. I've learned society, and I think I might be able to help and sense people where I couldn't before.

I just started my second year of college and although now I'm very comfortable with my college environment and routine my college experience didn't start out as great as I would've liked. The whole transition from high school to college was a bit overwhelming for me. I had a hard time meeting people my first year as a result of being enrolled in classes of 500 students and I missed being involved with campus activities. This wasn't the way I wanted to spend the rest of my college experience so I decided to become proactive. I got a job at the campus bookstore, recieved good enough grades to qualify for the Honor's Program and became an officer of a club. My college experience has been very valuable to me because early on it made me realize that if I don't like the way things are going for myself then its solely up to me to change the way that things are turning out.

Throughout my college experience, I have grown and changed as a person. I have learned that overcoming hardships scan help drive me to become the best person that I aspire to be. My college experience has been a journey of determination and focus. In the past 2 years, I have gained confidence in myself and my academic ability. I have learned to study hard, but at the same time, I have made life-long friendships. I have also realized that I have great potential to succeed in life and I am as determined as ever. Attending college has already prepared me for my future. I am fully confident in what I want to do it life. I have gained knowledge in my area of study and feel ready for conquer the world. My college experience has shaped and molded me into the woman that I have always wanted to be.

So far in my college experience i've learned that i have a huge appetite to learn and know anything and everything about well, everything that comes to mind. i've also learn that when i put my mind into something, and i focus in it, i mean really focus into it can accomplish just about anything. As humans, our minds are so limited to information that when we are able to put knowledge into eat we can get enough of it, we want more. Education in our society now is so important because we want a better future for ourselves. its so valuable to attend school because our mind and our knowledge increase, and many doors open for us. Were making a better future for ourselve and our future as well as our future children.

What I have learned during and in school are mostly ideas and experiences that I would have not been able to learn outside of school. I am greatful that I have had the opportunity to continue my education.

I have learned a lot about myself from attending college and am very thankful for that. I have also learned a great deal about how other react and behave and use my knowledge in my daily life.

My college expirence has been incredible. I have learned to live on my own, ive learned responsibility, I've learned exactly what I want to do with my life. And I have built up this drive I have to succeed. I've been able to participate when womens colligate rowing a varsity sport for my university and been able to contiuoulsy improve my GPA every semester. Ihave accomplish 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} on a college test, which most cant say they have. College has been an amazing expirence and I cant wait for the new year to start. Ive also been elected to be an officer for two different organizations on campus and was just recently re elected. I volunteer at least every other week all while main taining a healthy social life. I dont think there is more that I could ask for,

I've made new friends from all over the country and world. My experience at college provided me information and resources to further progress in my career. My professors have been in the field where I want to be in and it's nice to have them mentor me in taking the next steps in my career.

My motivation to pursue a major in film originates from my primary driving force of my love of craft? not only the appreciation of the aesthetic, but also the intensity one puts forth when chasing excellence. In my mind, it is that undying drive, that unequivocal thirst to reach your potential, which allows individuals to stand out among the crowd. And here?s the kick: that perhaps the creation stemming solely from one?s artistic expression may in fact alter lives and minds. The yearning I feel emanating from me each and every day to reach that all encompassing attainment, is what I call love. That love is what keeps me at it every day?knowing that in those special moments of life, I can grasp people, situations, lifestyles, ideals, and passion, that will ultimately get me closer to reshaping the minds of millions in ways that few individuals have ever done before. And the way I intend to take advantage of this ?love,? is with a camera. I want to do what I was meant to do. I want to make films. I know this is possible, all because of attending San Diego State University.

I was able to by taking two quarters of German at my local community college go into IB German III in March and understand and fully participate as a third year student. I also have learned how the economy works which has made it so I can defend my decisions of what I choose to support in politics which is essential because it is interesting to me. It has allowed me to earn three high school credits along with the other credits I get at my school.

I have obtained the essentials of life! Not only have I academically progressed, I have progressed as a strong individual. With such powerful tools accessible to me, my integrity, ethics and perseverance blossomed. The strength I have endured along my journey is so crucial in being the successful person I will be for the rest of my life. With the absence of a mother and father in my life, the college experience has given me a feeling of acceptance. Knowing I am the only person who has gotten myself this far in life has been so rewarding. Anytime there is a feeling of uncertainty, this experience has showed me that there is NOTHING that I can't do. Whatever I set my mind to, is something I know I can achieve. That is a value that doesn't have a price tag. These necessities I have gathered along my path are values I will cherish for the rest of my life, are the values I will teach my peers, they are the values I will teach my children and the generations to come in this world. I couldn't ask for anything more...

From the minute time i've spent in college, I have grown and learned a lot about what it is like to be a productive adult in today's society. College has shown me and given me an opportuniy to make the right decisions. It has also mad me a more responsible person when it comes to important life arrangements. What college has given me is a new sense of accoutablity on what its like to be an adult. It has stimulated my willingness to learn as well as expanded my thought process and allowed me to become a more open-minded person. Higher education has benifited me in ways saids and unsaid.

College has opened up a lot of new doors in my life. Not only have I attained experience in the field of my career dreams, but I have also made a lot of great connections and been through many experiences that I will never forget. College is an integral period in an individual's life where he or she will be tested to their limits and be pushed further to gain strength and develop maturity. By attending college, I have learned that I can excel at anything I put my mind too and I have discovered who I am and who I truly want to be. College has helped me develop my life goals and has paved the way for me to achieve them.

What I have gotten out of my college experiences has been knowledge and power. It has helped me grow in so many different ways I never thought I could grow , it has taken me places I never thought I would ever visit and it has open so many doors for me which has helped me be part of something much more I never imagined. It is because of these great opportunities it has been very valuable for me to attend. It has been my education that has taken me to face challenges and over come them and being a Latina, a women and bilingual has made me even stronger. I am proud to say I am a graduate from a University and some day I want to be able to accomplish a Masters degree. I want to continue to influence others that going to school can make a difference in ones life. I have become a sponge which only wants more and want to see what and how else by continuing my education can help me mold and be able to accomplish so much more. The sky is the limit and I am just thirsty for more.

When I think about my college experience so far, it all rushes past in a jumble of memories and emotions that are sometimes hard to detangle. I've found so many things during my first year of college; challenge, friends, love, purpose. This was the year that I finally 'grew up' and left behind my childish misconceptions about the world. I am paying for school entirely through loans, but I truly think that my first year was beyond a price tag. Every class I've taken has taught me something about myself, every friend I've made has shown me something new in the world. I have made true honest friends and deep enemies but it all just seems to fade under the crash of waves at the San Diego beaches. When I think about why this first year at college has been the most valuable year of my life I can't seem to tell between all the fun, but I know that my experiences here have changed me into the person I want to be and given me new hope for my life-- and that is why college has been so valuable to me.