The University of Montana Top Questions

For as long as I can remember I have always had the desire to help others. I have the passion of becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse because this will provide me with the opportunity to work closer with patient care and treatment. I am truly compassionate for the well being of others, especially at a time when they need it the most. This being done while executing my skills and attentive job performance. I have been a Medical Assistant certified through Everest Institute for 11 years and I can honestly say I enjoy the work that I do. Over the years, I believe with the training I’ve obtained both through working with a family practice physician and nephrology; I will be able to help a larger patient base with the additional degrees that nursing has to offer and Practical Nursing can help put me further ahead. I believe that the structure of the Oakland University program with allow me to continue education for myself and at the same time still allow me to continue being a patient advocate; provide patient education; emotional support and promote good health. I Thank you in advance for your consideration in your selection process.

I believe the most significant thing I have gotten out of my college is experience is the knowledge that I am able to accomplish whatever it is I wish to accomplish. Through hard work and dedication that the University of Montana has taught me to put forth, I know there is no task too large for my skills. This college has really challenged me and I am grateful for the lesson overcoming these challenges has taught me. I am not afraid to enter into the workforce upon graduation because I know, without a doubt, that I am prepared. This college has professors who are experts in their fields and they draw from their experiences to help us, as students, learn more than material and curriculum. We learn how to think through the tasks, to problem solve for ourselves, and actually use the skills we are being taught. Attending the University of Montana has been vital for my future. This school has given me the skills, experience, and confidence to achieve my goals upon graduation.

i have gained so much and learned so many new things while being at college. I have furthered my education in things that interest me and have been able to experience new and wonderful ways to see the world. I have been able to break out of my shell and do things that i thought i would never have been able to do back in high school. I I have had so many great opertunities, traveling and meeting people, working with amazing people. College has helped me decide what i want to do when i am ready to head out into the world. Without college i would be lost and have no direction for my future. I believe that everyone should go to college to have the experence of finding themselves, meeting people, and experencing things that will change their life.

What I got most out of college was the ability to manage my time and find out how I wanted to spend it and do it that way. I really had to balance work, school, and a social life to be a successful but happy student. If I had not gone to school, there is no way I would be where I am today as a responsible adult. I have greater self confidence because I am educated, willing, and able to keep a good job and support myself. I think as a woman, it is very important to be self dependent and that is something that college gave me that no one can take away from me.

As a 12 year old girl, standing a foreign country, all alone, with no family, no language, no home, I had nothing but fear. However, now, as an 22 year old girl, I have everything but fear. Being in the states, things were different. My selfishness, personal ambition, and independence would lead me only so far. In America, teamwork and society was the most important thing. In Korea, it was the independence of learning. There was no chance to learn about opportunity other than education. Depending on states’ opportunities brought me courage. The shy girl, who couldn’t even speak a word in front of others, especially with broken English, found herself waiting to sign up for cheer tryout. The college in America always open for students to give a chance. Everything in life's experice is valuable. I am just thankful that I got a chance to attend a college in the states, and I would love to use my skills to elders, poor people, and disabilities later. I have changed. Now, I am comfortable with speaking, communicating, and learning how to be confident. I have biggest audience over me, and the biggest solo shout. I venture out now.

Through my college experience I have got tons of friends, relationships with great teachers, and valuable education. It has been a great time going to college. The reason I value going to college so much is because no one in my family has been so they all look up to me beause I decided to go. I am the first one to graduate highschool also, I value my college experience also because education is everything in life, you can not get through this world without education.

Where do I start? I have gotten so much out of my college experience. I have gained responsibility and independence, and I have matured dramatically. It has been so valuable to attend and I have gained so much from my experience. I have meet amazing professors, amazing advisors and mostly I have grown from college. I cannot wait to graduate and show the world that I did it! Me no one else but me made it possible. And I would like to thank my mom, because without her it would have been way harder to get through the FASFA and the applying to colleges process. So yes I have gotten a lot out of my college expeience and I plan on getting much more until I graduate!

For me my college experience has given me the self confidence to believe that furthering my education will take me wherever I want tyo go. To start I am 40 years old and have been attending a communty college and am full blown aids which is a small hinderence in the small town that i live in ,Sonora ca. if you have even heard of it. But I took some time to think about the future that i still have thanks to the wonderful meds that are available to us now so i want to make the life that i have now count for something , so school has been a very helpful thing for my quality of life and with the help of this scholarship I can further my education.

I think that achieving a college education is one of the most important things a person can do in their life. I have been fortunate in the way I have been brought up that I always understood how important it was for me to give my best effort in school, especially in college and put all of my hard work towards getting the best job I can. My college experience so far has been very fulfilling. All of my classes have catered to my needs and I have made lasting friendships with people in my classes. The University of Montana feels like a perfect fit for me because it offers an undergraduate degree, for me it's Liberal Studies, which combines all of my interests and also has a law school on site which is where I hope to be attending in a few years. It has been a very valuable experience for me to attend college because I have learned a lot about myself and greatly enhanced my education and opened my eyes to many other beliefs and opinions.

I found myself during my college experience at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Before the start of my college career I was nervous and felt as though I would fail all of my classes. Boy was I in for a suprise not only am I not failing my classes but I havent recieved an assignment that go anylower than a 90 percent. I have never done so good academically in entire life. I've been making all types of friends during my experience at this college. The dorms are a great introduction to living on my own in a community. Although I have yet to find a steady job the college makes everything so accesible through student loans and federal aid. I have been so happy with my experience that I wish this was a 4 year college.