Tennessee State University Top Questions

I Since I have been in college I have learned a lot about myself and the people around me. I have learned that we all make mistakes and it is not what we did, but what we will do after we have made that mistake. I have learned to care for others and not just for those in Africa, but for my classmate sitting next to me, the person using the computer in front of me. I have learned that I will fail, but with every failure to get back up and try again, work harder. I have learned all this while being in college, and although you can say, “Well, you can learn all this out of college,” yes that is true, but for me this has been my college lesson. College is so valuable because when we are placed in a class with 30-500 people, there are so many different views of life. Where else will I learn to stand up and defend what I believe, or to challenge my beliefs and ask questions.

I have gotten alot out of my college experience. College has givien me the chance to futher my education. College has also given me a chance to meet people from many differnent places. My college experience has been very valuable because it has made me a better person as a whole. When I say as a whole I mean mentally and physicially.

School has been extremyl valuable within my attendance. Ive met so many different people from so many different places. Being in college has also helped me grow up in a sense. Since ive been in college, ive taken my education far more seriously. School is not something you should play with. You have to remain focused and remember why your at your school in the first place. You have to rememeber that your paying for your education, and given the opportunity to better yourself as an individual. I would also like to stress how important it is to obtain a high GPA. With a good GPA your opportunities are endless. My first year of college I didnt really apply myself as I should have, and now im suffering the cost.

College is a once in a lifetime experience. Some people see college as a means to a better paying job, while others look at it as the start of a new and exciting life changing experience. I see college as a new book waiting to be opened and read. I've been attending college for the past two years and so far it has broadened my outlook on life. My college experience has made me much more independent as well as outgoing. The experience I've gained has taught me that everything in this world is achievable if you work hard and if you treat people with the respect that you’d expect in return. It is by far the most valuable possession I own. College has allowed me to branch out and meet new friends from all over the world, it is why I see college as just the table of contents in the novel of my life. Towards the end of my journey I foresee my experience in college to be a valuable attribute in attaining a well paying job as well as being a key valued member of society. Thank you

I have gained a great deal of knowledge in the classroom and about myself. College has opened my mind up to many to concepts and ideas. I have also gained life long friendships through college, not to mention great networking opportunities. If you have the opportunity I suggest you go to college, one can't explain how much your life will change in such a positive manner and how much you will grow as a person.

BEcause it is a all new experience and you get to learn new things that you never learned before too.

What I have gotten out of my experience of attending college is the luxury of having to be on my own and take responsibility for myself and my actions. The mistakes I made my parents couldn't take the blame for or try to cover them up, I had to become an adult and make my own decisions whether right or wrong. It has been valuable to attend college because many doubted that I would survive a month in school let alone a year and yet, I proved them wrong. Attending college gives me a better chance at making it in life and to show my younger sibling that if I can do it, they can also!

I think my college experience has allowed me to reach to the depths of myself to find motivation and drive to succeed. I have been fortunate enough to have teachers that saw my potential and chose to help me cultivate it. Apart from techical skills taught in college, I believe the purpose of education to be to show students the value of critical thinking skills and how to use them to enrich one's life as well as demonstrate how, with theses skills, much the world can serve them in helping one achieve one's dreams. My college experience has done all this for me. I consider no part of it wasted.

College can be defined in many different ways to a lot of different people, but for me it was summed up in two words: eye-opening. In high school, I truly believed I knew everything and all of these "mature adults" giving me advice really didn't know what they were talking that. However, when I got to college I soon found out that mom and dad were not around anymore, and there's a little bit more freedom to do what I want. Whether that means that I'm doing great things or messing up terribly. I have been raised in a conservative household, and college was a bit of a culture shock to me. Overall, I learned that I have a LOT left to learn in terms of life, school, love and war! The lessons I learned have been priceless, and I can't wait to see what more I can learn. I hate the fact that something so simple as money could possibly hinder that learning experience for me. If I could get this scholarship...well, there's not really words to express how grateful I would be.

College is something in life that can either make you or break you. You have to be a certain kind of individual to withstand the financial, educational, and overall life pressure that comes with college. I began attending college as a wide eyes freshmen, with no clue about what was ahead. Quickly I learned that nothing is owed to you and nothing is freely given to you. You have to have serious work ethic, drive, focus and determination to push forward no matter what lay ahead until you receive that degree. Networking is your best friend, you just may come across someone that could be your potential employer, or a great reference to a great job. College has taught me that self-relization is the only motivation that I need to achieve anything. You have to forsee and believe in your goals youself, before you can begin working towards them. Succeeding in college has been of value to me because I have broken the cycle in my family of letting circumstances and a lack of motivation hinder educational advancements. Attending college has given me the skills to not only succeed in my career, but in life as well.