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What I have gotten out of my college experience is that family is the most important thing in life. Being away at school for the first time this semester I've learned this quickly. College is truly a completely different world when your living on your own and don't have the comforts of home around you - it's up to you to be and create you own comfort and hapiness. Another important lesson I have gotten out of my college experience is that good relationships and contacts are important. While you're in college, you should always keep in mind the fact you don't know who knows who, who knows what, and how will people will react to certain things,etc. Therefore, an important thing you should learn is not to gossip ever, because you never know who will hear it or see you and you don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or get a bad reputation. Similarly, you should always give a good impression to everyone because you never know who will be a future reference, or whose roommate knows Taylor Lautner and could possibly introduce you since you're both single, etc.

the first and formost attention getter for me when attending this college was the Faith based enviroment. All the professors and students are so loving and Christ like that you really have a sense of community and closeness here. I believe in coming here you do make friends that are for life because it is so easy for you to get that here. Everyone here is so nice and caring that if you need help or need prayer, the people are right there to help you. Another memorable time for me during my freshmen year at this college is the Core 100 class. This class is where you are placed with 15 other freshmen, an Instructor, and a PA, right from the start. This core group allows you to meet new friends that you can hang out with outside of class. The one trip that you take in thi class is called Cedar Bend. The whole point about this trip is to bring you and your core group closer as a team and to get closer to God and enjoy what he created. After this trip i was never the same person, i was changed for the better.

Going back to college as a 34-year-old, married, mother of four children has been like spinning plates in a circus act with the “Sabre Dance” playing in the background. However, nothing has been as rewarding as taking the challenge to finish my degree in Family Life Education. My four sons are able to watch me fulfill my dream of obtaining a bachelor's degree and then hopefully moving on to graduate school. The work has surely been intense, but I have eagerly devoured everything thrown my way. In the process of learning, I have found I love to simply learn; not only the information on assignments, but digging deeper and finding meaning in what I am doing. A whole new world has opened up, and I appreciate it now, more than I did as a high-school graduate. So, as I continue spinning plates, I am satisfied knowing I am doing what I love.

From my college experience, I have been able to interact with people of different cultures and learn with several different perspectives. This has helped me become a more well rounded individual. My professors teach in such a way that I learn about my class subjects from the Christian perspective, but I also learn about the other perspectives people have on the subject. For example, in psychology I learned about how different Christians view the study of psychology, and I also learned how different secular psychologists view psychology. Learning through different perspectives has helped me understand different sides of thinking and has helped me to think more in depth about what I learn. This has helped me form a more accurate worldview for myself. By going to Spring Arbor University, I have met people of many different cultures. Through this, I have learned more about different cultures and seen how they are different yet similar, in many ways, to my own. This has helped me have a deeper appreciation for people of all cultures. This lesson will be helpful to me all throughout life because I will always be meeting and working with people of different backgrounds than my own.

I'm a freshman entering her spring semester, but just the fall semester taught me that I need to try my hardest and keep pushing through no matter what, something that can easily be applied to everyday life.

My college experience has, and continues to be, a wonderful chapter in the book of my life. I have learned a great deal of useful information inside and outside of the classroom. Being in college has taught me many things and instills in me perseverance, motivation, and determination. College is so valuable to attend because it lies down the foundation for a great future and a successful career. It is the key to many doors of opportunity. I plan on majoring in criminal justice and being in college allows me to do so. College will help me make all my dreams come true.

My college experience thus far has been very valuable to me. Attending SAU has given me the chance to start a new chapter in my life away from my parents and my hometown. It has helped me to become more independent and to realize areas that I need to grow and develop before I finish my education and live completely on my own. I came to SAU on a soccer scholarship and the experience I have had on the team has helped me tremendously and has been a large part of my life at college. Being on a soccer team is a large commitment and has taught me that hard work pays off. I came in on the lower end of experience compared to the rest of the team and therefore had my work cut out for me. This challenged me to work harder in the off season and become closer to the player I want to be. Through these attempts I have been successful with improvement and intend to have the same attitude toward my education at SAU. I still have much more to learn, but will tackle it with God at my side guiding me always.

My college career has been long and broken, spanning 2 decades and five schools. As I finally close in on my Bachelor degree, I can look back and see all that I have gotten from my college experience. As the first in my family to not only attend college, but (finally) graduate, the most important thing I have gotten from my college experience is confidence. Gaining confidence through my college experience has already improved my life and will continue to do so personally and professionaly. I have always avoided attention and disliked speaking, not only to groups, but to anyone I considered to be an authority figure. My stomach would be in knots, my hands sweaty, and my face red. I would speak as quickly and softly as possible and get out of the limelight. After many presentations in different classes, I began to relax. During my internship I have forced myself to speak to people I do not know, to network with those "authority figures" who used to intimidate me. By doing this I am now able to speak up for myself and more importantly, to advocate for others. I hope to empower others with my confidence.

Throughout my years of being a college student I have learned a lot of valuable information. I have learned how to successfully complete things on a deadline for one. Secondly I have learned how to manage my time effectively. I have also learned how to find a balance between work,school,and family which is a lot of times very hard to do. I have also learned that I am capable of doing anything if I just put my mind to it and put all of my effort into things. Lastly I have taken away from these experiences how to interact and work with others in group and individual settings. These things are what have made me successful and have helped me to decide that I can go back to college to get my bachelor's degree.

College has opened my eyes to embrace not only new but different life experiences. I have been inspired by my professors and my class mates to challenge myself in ways that had never been presented to me before. I have been taught that the good things in life are worth fighting for and my education, for obtaining higher learning, has been a fight. There have been several times I have sat and pondered whether I should put my education on the back burner due to the life stresses that seemed to be overwhelming but after speaking to one of my professors and a classmate I knew I could not give in. Spring Arbor University is a Christian college that embraces all walks of life and encourages all students to learn from one another in order to obtain an understanding of different cultures and ultimately to gain a respect for those who appear to be different from what we are or accustomed to dealing with. Keeping an open mind to learning experiences in the classroom as well as outside the classroom has been one of the greatest values I have attained by attending this college.