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Because of my college experience, I have gotten a better sense of knowing who I am as a person. Living away from home was very hard and SUNY Albany was the only school I applied to that offered a chance for me to live away from home. Everything from learning to cook, to doing my laundry and actually being responsible for myself pushed me as a person and because of that I am more independent. I am also less afraid of new challenges I have to face because living away from home was one of the biggest challenges I could have ever imagined. It has been valuable to attend SUNY Albany because it was here that I came to the realization that my life goal was to become an accountant at one of the Big 4 accounting firms. The classes, resources available and teachers helped me make this decision. If it wasn’t for SUNY Albany, I probably would still be undecided, but this school gave me something very valuable and important which were the tools to learn what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

Knowledge that I received while attending this school are not only the class materials I learned from this college. I have also got many experience from this school and learned from them. I became more independent, I started to cook, clean, and pay my own bills. This I know I will not get if I haven't attend this college because I learned from my friends. I will never forget what this college brings me and will someday give back to this school if I am able to.

I have been introduced to many cultures and customs from all around the U.S. and other countries as well as gained much more of a personal outlook on life and my career.

What I have gotten from my experience at this University so far is that inspite of what people may say Education is a good thing and there are good professors and faculty that truly are interested in the success of their students. I attended several colleges over the past 10 years and SUNY at ALBANY outrank them all. Because I am an older student returning to school I needed that special atention, I don't mean for someone to hold my hand but just to know that the staff are working as hard as they can on my behalf so I can achieve my dream of graduating an absolutely terrific University with my bachelors degree with full honors.

I have recieve an invaluable amount of knowlede and leadership experience from my time at SUNY Albany. I have grown not only as a student but as a person. Living on campus has given me a lot more responsiblity and maturity. Through my involvement on campus in the peer assistance organization called Middle Earth. My experiences with working with hotline clients will prove to be enormously helpful in the future as I pursue my doctorate degree in counseling psychology as well as just interacting with people in general. My primary career goal is to become a counseling psychologist after I complete my undergraduate degree and doctorate degree. I would love to focus my practice on counseling children and young adults; may be even doing some family therapy. Later after I have established myself in my career as a counseling psychologist; I plan on getting my teaching certification. My experiences on the hotline will also help me in my future plans of becoming an educator. My journey at SUNY Albany has open my eyes to so many amazing ideas and provided me with countless oppportunities to help my community. I am very greatful for my SUNY Albany experience!

I've met a score a new people that have brought diveristy to my life. They have influenced and enabled my maturity and I have been privy to a circle of understanding.

I came into the United States as a high school graduate. As of then, i hadn't experience college life in my country, that i was more comfortable in. I started college at the age of 17 in the Community college of Aurora. It was so much fun to see students play on their wears and wear different and diverse things that we weren't even allowed to in High school. I was so exicted. Trying to make friends isn't one thing that would work out well in college, unlike in Highschool, you can easily find where you belong.Coupled with that, it was even hard for me to find people to communicate with if they find out that i was only 17 years. Their reaction to this was always "What are you doing here, you're meant to be in High School." Been in college hasn't only brought me bad experiences but also good ones. I get to be treated like and adult, more than those who are older than me in High School. But no matter what, going to college has been the best experience of my life.

College for me has been like diving into a bath of knowledge. Having complteted my AA this year I have left Olympic College feeling that I have gained knowledge which will lead me into my future and allow me to be a more succesful member of society. I believe that knowledge is something to be chased after all throughout life and have viewed my college experience as the beginning of this journey in pursuit of knowledge. My college experience was extremely memorable and is an example of two years spent blossoming mentally and socially as well. My college experience has been one which I will not soon forget and has begun my maturation into a well rounded person, it has left me with the most valuable thing one can earn from school- an education.

At first, college was just a way to train for a career. After taking my first semester's classes, I discovered that education is established to enrich your life. College has fostered a deep affection for learning and reading. I have gone on explorations with Hernando De Soto and witnessed royal love affairs in the hundreds of novels I have delved into. Overall, college is priceless. You can't price molding yourself into a brighter, well-rounded, contributing member of society.

Ualbany has prepared me to face the harsh world outside of its campus and i made alot of life long friends.

My college experience has allowed me to expand my mind and who I am as a person. I learned to follow my dreams and not just follow the mold. I would be a much different person had I not attended college and still different had I stayed home to attend school. By going to a University that was three hours away from my home I became independent even more so than I was. It was my choice to attend class and I was my own motivator. My professors were extremely knowledgable and the amount of information I gained from them has changed the way I do things, the way I carry myself, and the way I enjoy materials. There is no way to put into words how valuable attending college is and even though it was expensive, it was worth every penny. Not only for the education but the social and personal development as well.

By attending my 2-year community college, I have been introduced to the adult and business worlds comfortably and gradually, rather than radically and suddenly. At community colleges, one meets seniors as well as young parents, college-aged people, and even high school students. One becomes familiar with the processes of registration, socializing, learning, and working with this wide range of people from the community and representative of the diversity in the larger environment before being required to depend on the larger environment for livelihood and being expected to know how to interact with it. This immersion is of greater value than predominantly 20-something students at four-year universities can begin to imagine. They spend years tightly cocooned among others who are essentially as inexperienced as they are, who have similar interests to theirs, and who have responsibilities nearly identical to their own. I am an infinitely more mature, seasoned, patient, tolerant, gregarious, and contented person for having been shown a true picture of the world while still studying, and for having had the time and setting to get to know genuine and "average" yet amazingly multifarious students while I was still coming of age.

One of the main things that I have learned, especially in the classroom, is that to be an astrobiologist I have to work alot and do things that I do not like. I feel that college has allowed me to get away from the normality that I was used to and introduced me to a different culture. This is something that I think all colleges should aim for because sometimes, those attending the college are usually there to escape the enviroment that they were living in.

My college experience has been outstanding. I have grown up so much and learned to be a lot more independent and less reliant on my parents. I also have learned how to communicate with others and have become a lot more responsible in all aspects of my life. Going away to college is an experience that is irreplaceable. I would strongly suggest every person to go away to college because you learn so much about yourself and also so much about others. You learn to respect other peoples viewpoints and also by going to diverse school I was able to make friends from different cultures and backgrounds which is always an eye opening experience. Maturing tremendously has been one of the most valuable life tools going to college has taught me.

Assuming that I can go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior. Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, the advice that I would give myself is don?t go to a 2 year college. The worst decisions that I have mad in my education was going to a 2 year college. I was fearing how I was going to pay for college, and that by the time I get out of college I wont be able to pay it back. Everyone was telling me that it was going to leave you in dept, that you will not be able to pay back, and I by that time I will most likely have bad credit and won?t be able to buy a house or a car. I would also advise my self to go a 4 year college. Because going too a 2 year college is not as advanced as a 4 year college, and its not as open, friendly, and your just spending 2 years there, unlike a 4 year college where you can meet new people. A 4 year college is like an advanced high school.

I have not started college yet, but I have been accepted for the 2010-2011 school year as a college freshman at MCC in Brighton Ny. I can say that just from going through the process of attending I have learned quite a bit. In order to get to where you want to be in college you have to work hard and be determined to get there because if you are not ready and up for the challenge you will fall behind and fast. College is a fast paced world, and alot of it is going about your own way. I can definatly say that college will be very valuable to me. I will gain more experience and learn how to be more independent. Classes will teach me what I need to know to get my career going and to keep me in touch with my future goals. I feel that going to college is the best thing that I can do for my future.

SUNY Albany is extremely diverse which has helped open my eyes to people of different cultures, socioeconomic status', religion, etc. I have also been forced to teach myself a lot more self dicipline so that I can manage to get my work done on time and properly.

Every college experience is different for everyone depending upon involvement, classes taken, friends you meet and professors that someone has. My college experience has allowed me to take on a new responsibility. High school was full of teachers always trying to help you out if you missed an assignment or were absent. College allows you to show your maturity and true colors of becoming an adult but having papers done on time as well as going to class and being there on time. Something very valuable while attending college is the professors. Some are better than others, but you learn to adapt through time and what expectations to meet. There was one particular professor that had a big impact in my life. My field study is Criminal Justice and being a female, I fall under the minority group which can sometimes be discouraging, but one specific professor always had encouraging words. He taught me that if you really want something and are willing to do what it takes to get there you will always be able to reach those goals. There will be set backs in life, but instead of viewing them as discouragements use them as life lessons.

I have gotten much more out of my college experience freshmen year than just the things I have learned in classes. I have seen more closely what it is like to be on my own and live somewhat in the real world. It is more clear that now I am going to need to have better judgement and more responsibility for myself if I plan on succeeding in college and beyond. Not only hasmy first year of college benefitted me in these ways, but I have also met many people and tried many new things. I believe that I have met a few life-long friends in college, and have made many connections that will be beneficial in the future, even after graduation. College is an investment, so you need to get the most value out of it as possible, and I believe I have done just that. Going to college is the most valuable thing one can do in a lifetime, and I couldn't imagine being anywhere else.

I have involved so much in my school so far. I am a member of a professional accounting fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, President of Badminton Club, and Vice President of Dean's Leadership council. These positions that I am holding have given me the ability to learn and grow as a person. I have learned what professionalism is, how to manage my time wisely, how to be a good leader, and how to set my priority in life. I?ve also learned the benefit of giving back to the community. Sometimes, I do feel like helping out the community and others around me teach me something new every day. I have been keeping myself active and very busy these past three years in college and yet I love every moment of it. The experiences that I have been through will sure help me to complete my future goal of being a successful person in the future. I strong believe it is very valuable for me to attend college because I would never learn such great experiences and opportunities like I have learned in my school right now.