University of Alaska Anchorage Top Questions

I would tell myself to just go for it and not wait a year or so, because it may be long er I am now just getting my degree I will be 48 years-old when I get it. Start off at a 2 year community college for your prerequirments. Make sure they will transfer over to the 4 year college. Short cuts are never realy a short cut so just do what you need to make your dream come true with your career.

College is a wonderful experience, but you have to put in the time to realize it. There is alot of hard work, which you are not ready for. You will have to start off with many prepatory classes, so it will set you back some time. Once you work hard and finish those classes you will be ready to start college classes. You really have to focus on studying and concentrate on what is important. You will meet many new people and do many new things, and that is great! You must remeber though why you are there. You are there to further your education. Thats what must be done first before fun. Study then have fun, remember college is one of the steps to having a better life.

College has taught me a lot of new things that I would never learn on my own. It allows me to break the walls of my comfort zone and discover new knowledge that was previously foreign to me. This kind of discovery freedom is something I am grateful for since my father didn't attend college and my mother never finished. So I feel so grateful just to have the opprotunity to even embark on a journey to quinch my thirst for knowledge.

The most important thing I learned at UAA was to be analytical. Do not accept information presented, rather make it be proven to you. Knowing where the information is coming from, how the sample was selected and whether it is representative to the community or population are all very important to the significance of the findings. The entertaining thing is, I only took two research oriented classes and believe they have led me to gain a better understanding of almost everything I read or research about. The concepts I learned in those two classes taught me to investigate further and to find a deeper understanding, not just accept the face value.

I have learned many different aspects about Air Traffic Control (and aviation in general) that I had not known before. Since attending I have made many new friends and have got to known people from all over. It has been fun to get to hear my teachers tales about when they worked as Controllers and what has been changed since then. I enjoy attending UAA and am proud that Alaska has such a great aviation department for me to attend. I am sure that I had made the right choose be attending UAA. I have had many different types of teachers, from the damanding to the more liberal easy going. I think that so far I have experianced University life as it is thought to be, and am glade that I got to stay in my home state to enjoy the wonderful outdoors of Alaska.

I got the most out of my college experience by living in the dorms for two years. I learned that a lot of people my age don't have social skills, so as a result, I got to strengthan mine by associating with people like that. I also learned that if you have great social skills it'll get you further in life and what you need to achieve. I want to work at newspaper or in the journalism industry when I'm out of college, and if I end up being a journalist, knowing how to work and talk to people will be a very important factor in how I conduct myself within interviewers, and while working with coworkers.

College provided a multidimensional view of the world. Could I sum up every benefit of my college experience in 200 words, probaly not. In retrospect, I can identify the most important qualities I now possess thanks to my college experience as one: the ability to critically think about the cause and effect of a decision prior to making that choice. That is, unbiased and looking at who and what might be dramatically affected and how to problem solve instead of rectifying a horrific mistake later. Two: I learned the power of communication through effective writing. Regardless of the benefits of employable skills, written communication is one of our most valuable assets to present our views in a logical and reasonable presentation. Written communication can protect "our civil liberties" "protect us from injustices" and, describe a thought or feeling. Three: I learned to appreciate the aquisition of new knowledge every day. Since my college experience, I view knowledge as a gift that is there for the one whom seeks it every single day.

My college experience has given me the passion and dedication I have always desired. While the value of education is priceless, the perseverance and self-motivation I have obtained has made me an overall better person and student. During my entire academic experience, I have enjoyed pushing myself to excel and absorbing as much information as possible. Thus far, my college experience has challenged me and allowed me to feel a sense of achievement and continues to fulfill an intrinsic desire to learn. I am very fortunate that my mother, a valued educator, has opened my eyes and encouraged me to seek my college degree. I feel that college has not only affected me, but I encourage my friends to pursue a higher education in their desired areas of interest. I plan to instill these same values in my future children and generations to come. These educational experiences have been very rewarding and I look forward to continuing my studies until I have acquired my desired degree in Engineering Management.

What I got out of my college experience are techniques that I can use to be successful in the career path that I have chosen. I plan on becoming a webdesigner/web developer. Some examples would be time management and different things from each class that I have taken. Time management is important to me because as a web designer I need to get projects done as quick and efficiently as possible for the clients. As I'm attending my classes I remember the important things that can further my career. In my English class I pay attention in properly writing sentences, so the web page content will make sense to the readers. Then in my classes such as painting, photography, and design I incorporate everything together to get an idea for a design for a web site. Every class that I think is important to me because it builds up my skill level on becoming a webdesigner.

Being a college has an amazing value in my professional and personal life. As a college student I have been able to expand my academic and life knowledge. At my college I have been able to not only attend a diversity of classes but to also be part of my school activities. I have been given different opportunities to use my skills at campus and that has broaden my knowledge on the importance of been a good leader. Personally my college experince has given me more than what I had expected to take from it. I do everything that I'm given the opportunity to do. As a matter of fact thanks to my college experience I have been able to succeed at my job in a law firm. Also, my position as Treasurer at my Student Government Association has allowed me to improve my leadership skills. People don't take advantage of being a College student and that is a shame. I know that I have and to the fullest which is why I feel confident on everythig I do. I'm 20 but I have experience in different fields thanks to my College.