The University of Tampa Top Questions

I have learned so much about myself by attending college. I had children right after high school, and was unsure I would ever be able to return to college. I got the opportunity and it has made me realize that I am much more intelligent than I thought I was. College has given me confidence by allowing me to achieve beyond what I imagined. Before attending college I was not competitive in any job I pursued. I am the competition now. I am not finished with my education, and desire more knowledge. College has given me a greater appreciation for the importance of education, and I am able to pass that knowledge on to my children so that they do not make the mistakes that I made. Instead, I hope they will give themselves the opportunity of expanding their lives to their full potential through a college education.

I have been able to better my self and once I graduate i will be able to better the lives of others. I will be a licensened massage therapist and I plan on working with medically fragile and special needs children and their families. I have a medically fragile chld and through the healing power of massage he has come along way and has been able to use less anesthisianduring some of his medical procedures. He has to have a upper and lower endsopy every 3 months and before finding massage it use to be a 24 hour hospital stay and he use tp get very sick to his stomach and now with the use of massage and meditation he is in and out in 3 hrs and not sick to his stomach at all. Also by me choosing to go to school to better my self shows my children the importance of a good education and that getting a degree is extremly important. Cortiva institute has been amazing and so helpful. I am so excited to be going back at the age of 41 and on my way to a successful and rewarding career.

From my college experience so far I've aquired great life skills and made some pretty amazing friendships. The life skills aquired are time management, keeping a positive attitude and learning to accept different cultures and people. The Univesity of tampa is a veryyltural diverse school. We have students from all over world such as Australia, Egypt, and United Arab Emirates. Through meeting all these different people I learned about their culture and customs. By keeping a postive attitude made the transition form living with my parents to being on my own a lot easier and the time management helped excell in getting amazing grades in my classes. It's been valuable being able to attend the University of Tampa because it's such a beautiful school. The campus has so much history and life that the energy gets people excited to go to class. The faculty are the most helpful people I've ever met. But it's mostly the diversity of the students that completes the experience and takes it to a new level.

I am a transfer student and it has been an amazing feeling to feel welcomed at this school. I was not fond of the people and the experience I was having at the other school, so coming to this one has been a relief. I have joined a sorority and have met more people than I thought I ever have. All the people are friendly enough where I have made friends in every class and have randomly taken classes with friends I didnt know were taking those classes. The teachers have been so helpful with work and teaching. It has been so valuable to attend this school for me because I have gotten so much out of the college experience, with friends, being involved in activites, attending career service presentations, being active in my sorority, and learning as much as I can in class.

I lived most of my life in France and did my baccalaureat there . French schools are very strict and give little space for expression and discussion - the hierarchic distance between professors and students is so vast that you have little to no personal contact and no positive feedback whatsoever. It can get lonely and you can get demotivated at times. So I guess my college experience in the US mainly provided me with desire to learn - all courses that I have taken were very motivating, because you could feel the passion of the professors for their field., which was quite contagious. Any participation was rewarded, which had an impact on my self-confidence. and my willingness to learn more. Students really identified with their school and their general behaviour was very collaborative in comparison with my old school where people tended to be very competitive.

I have learned to think things through myself and form my own opinions. It has been valuable to attend because a college degree is the next step toward the career I want: graphic design/communications.

I havent attended college yet but ready for the experience.

From my college experience thus far, I have learned that it is important not to get too ahead of myself, but also that I need to keep my goals at the front of my mind. I've learned that my this is my life and I am essentially the only person that can influence where it is I go, so I need to be sure that whatever decisions I make, it is for the sake of my own happiness and success that I make them. College has been valuable to attend because it has helped me to define my goals even further and help to pinpoint where in life I want to be and how the best way to go about doing it is. Attending The University of Tampa specifically has been valuable to me in that I have acquired the knowledge of what ISN'T the best path for me to take to achieve my goals, and I'm better informed on the kinds of classes and guidance that I need in order to reach the level of success I desire for myself and know I have the potential of achieving.

I feel that attending college has helped me grow into a responsible and mature individual. It has helped gain the skills that I will need for the rest of my life. I have had to learn to prioritize my time and learn to take my work seriously. I have had to study a lot more than I ever did in high school and I fully believe that this is a good thing. My studying has helped me to become a smarter individual. It has been valuable to attend college, because I want a college career. I want to be able to provide for myself and not have to depend on a husband for my income. My personal experiences have taught me that you never know what is going to happen; therefore, a woman needs to be able to provide for herself. College has been one of the best experiences for me, and I would encourage anyone to attend.

As a student of Lincoln College of Technology I'm preparing for a RMA degree to journey me into the wonderful world of health science. This career path will also help to prepare me to care for my 87 year of mother. After I'm finished, I'll seek employment at a hospital or private practice while continuing my BS education on line working toward a nursing career which has been my long time dream. I'm so excited!