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I have only been attending The University of Montana for one semester now. In this short time I have really grown as an independent person. I like knowing that I am safe to have my own opinions and beliefs. Their are many people who attend the school and because of this I am able to meet a variety of different people. They have taught me that not everyone is the same. In the classroom I have learned the most though. All of my professors are ready and willing to help me succeed. They are willing to stay late to sort through any questions I may have. I am very happy that I chose to attend The University of Montana. I think that as the years go on and I continue to work my way through the Pharmacy program, I will grow even more. I am lucky to have the support from my family, friends and teachers who are helping me get through school. I could never thank them enough.

In my college experience, I have gotten to learn and understand much more than I did in high school. I have learned how important it is to listen closely, since the professors only tell you once when a huge project is due. Going to college, has made me a more independent person. Choosing a career to take in college is very important and has value. Attending college is valuable for preparing me for my career, learning everything I need to know, accomplishing people skills, and improving my work ethic. Overall, college is well worth my time. I have learned many things in my first semester and it has made me value the days I actually have the privilage to attend.

During the time I have attended college, I've gained aspiration to a better life. Attending high school in a city filled with minorities, we weren't motivated by our counselors to attend a university until the last few months before graduation; which by then, it was impossible to change our past three years . However, once I started to attend comminty college, the teachers would constantly encourage us to pursue a better future and acquire a degree. Attending college has been of great value to me because without it, I would have never been able to obtain the knowledge and dedication to a secure future.

I was sceptical at first when I decided to go to school, I had been out of school for three years and thought that i would never make it. Going to school has not only changed me as a person but has also changed my views about school. I never wanted to go to shcool or become anything great until I decided that i wanted to be a teacher. Going to college has been the best experience ever. I am only a freshman right now, but i am very passionate about what i want to do "When I grow up" I recently started volunteering at an elemntary school and every day i go there I see all the kids and watch them grow and learn new things, that is what makes going to school valuable to me. watchinig those kids learn makes me want to be the one to teach them, watching that little light bulb go off is the best feeling in the world. That is enough value for me to stay ins school and work twoards my goal.

I had the option to go to a university when I first graduated high school but decided to go to the community college and save my parents some money since we have 3 kids to put through college. Even though the atmosphere is completely different, I have learned that by sacrificing the atmosphere, I am saving tens and thousands of dollars. Friends and family ask what school I'm attending and when I tell them I'm attending the community college, they all tell me that it's the best thing to do because all of the basics are the same, I'm just paying 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of what we would at a university. I am going on my second year at TCC and I think it's time to go off and continue the classes for my major. I have been working the entire time I have gone to school and I have learned to manage 30 hours of work every week in addition to 15 hours in class. Being able to go to a community college and work as many hours as I do gives me a better grasp on how to do time management .

As a non-traditional student who would be coming back to college at 38 years old was a daunting idea. I intuitively knew that the timing was right, however, to incorporate my life experiences with the traditional learning experiences on a university level. Having held a number of careers througout my life, I felt that the questions that had developed in my mind about certain issues in life and society would best be answered through information that an accredited university could provide for me. I am now in my second semester of my freshman year, and have already felt a change in my perceptions and ideas about my own life experiences, in a way that I never could have received from researching my questions on my own. At UM, I do not feel at all out of place, being older than the majority of the student body. Rather, I feel that most students who have talked to me feel that going to school later in life is the best way to get the most out of the learning process. This has certainly been true for me and is the most valueable part of my decision in returning to school now.

Deciding to go back to school after being out since 1992, has boosted my confidence and self-esteem to another level. A person's mentality or frame of mind has everything to do with how much he or she accomplishes in life. I am one of the many who thought that they were not college material, however, when you come to a dead end road where there seems to be no where else to go, it is at that time that you must come to terms with yourself and decide what is I really want out of life. What was I called to do? Being in college has given me my new outlook on life and is now described with three sayings: 1. "The Best Is Yet to Come" 2. "No Limits- No Boundaries" and 3. "Don't Settle for Anything Less than Your Destiny"

I have gained a diversity of knowledge along with learning how important and fun an education can be. I was out of school for 30 years and when given the opportunity to attend the University of Montana I jumped on it immediately. I have come to realize that people do care about my progress and I am acknowledged for my gpa and desire to learn. It is valuable because I am becoming a more well rounded individual along with learning how to help not only myself but my community. I would encourage everyone to get a degee and learn their full potential...it is worth it ten times over.

College has been an enriching experience for me because it has offered me the opportunity to better understand myself and the world that I live in. I know it sounds incredibly cheesy, but I am a person with considerable faults of my own and every little piece of knowledge that I come to understand helps me become a better person and a more functional part of society.

I have really become an adult through my college experience thus far. I have learned what it is like to live alone and have to be my own motivator and my own enthusiast in my opportunities. I have gained a lot of knowledge and after switching what my major would be a few times in my mind am completely sure that I am doing the right thing, Marketing. I have also gained general life experience in what it is truly like to go out into the big bad world. Through careful applying I was able to spend the past summer interning and working in Washington, D.C., where I feel I made the largest leap into adulthood. Being from a small community, without that experience I never would have been as comfortable now with street smarts and how to handle the differences in culture that I know I will face in the future. I have also spent a lot of my spare time taking on new activities such as skiing and particiapting in College Republicans, both of which are things I knew nothing about prior to attending the University of Montana.