University of Arizona Top Questions

My college experience has given me both professional skills and a strong sense of self-confidence. My majors (Finance and Management Information Systems) had challenging coursework with a well-structured business core curriculum. I feel ready to get a full-time job and to make a living for myself, thanks to what I've learned. During my internships, my schooling has been of tremendous value. My self-confidence is something that developed during college; I used to be a shy bookworm, and now I feel more comfortable talking to people and putting myself out there. Socializing with the diverse people in my dorm and in my major, as well as frequent group work, helped me to break out of my shell. With my knowledge and confidence, I'm ready to heady out into the world and make my mark.

I'm not attending college just yet, I will be starting in January. I know it is important to attend college to get a degree to move forward in life. To get a good job you need a college degree. I would hate to work at a fast food resturant the rest of my life. College is a choice it's not required. So those that choose to go are going for the right reason. I'm excited to start college and move on with my life. You can go into so many different fields. College will be great.

There are two very important things that I have gotten out of my college experience. Suprisingly, they are not necessarily all-academic. One, I have found the ability to trust in myself and my abilities, academic and otherwise. Two, I have learned what is really important, and how to prioritize my life around my education, since that is what matters the most right now. I will be able to carry those two things with me for the rest of my life. So far, college has been very valuable for me to attend, but not as valuable as it will be later on in life. Right now, I am just trying to get through all of the hard work, so I can finish my education, and have a career to be proud of. I want a career that will help others, so my college education will be the most valuable then.

College has taught me how to become my own person. As someone who has always followed under my parents' names, finding who I was as an individual was extremely important to me. At the end of this year, my parents will be moving to Australia without me, leaving me here on my own with no financial support. After receiving this news, I immediately began learning to conquer life's hardships on my own, including college. College has challenged me to form my own opinions and to question myself more than any other thing in my life. It has left me awake at all hours of the morning, caused friendships to falter, and driven my financial situation to a new low. However, in spite of all the hardships, college has taught me who I am as an individual, and that has made it priceless.

So far I have gotten many things from my college experience, and I have not even completed my first semester. I have learned to be responsible for myself--to do my homework on time, to go to class, to wake up, to pay attention and take notes, all without the nagging of my high school teachers and parents. College teaches people how to grow up. I think it has been valuable to attend because I have learned real-life skills that I cannot learn anywhere else. The University of Arizona has also provided me with work experience due to the many student worker opportunities around campus.

Ever since i was little i knew the importance of going to college. I went to college to get an education so that i could get a well paying job in the future. While I have been attending i've realized college is so much more. It is a place to learn anything and everything you want. As long as you put everything you got into your work you will succeed on high level. I haven't just learned more in acedemics but also learned alot about my life and how to solve life's problems. I have met several good friends through college and hopefully will continue to meet more. College has had a huge impact on my life and i will definately keep attending till i am satisfied.

I am a first generation college student, and it has been very rewarding to make my family proud. It has also been a confidence boost and a professional development experience. I have been able to be actively involved on campus associations that have helped grow my network and get as many scholastic opportunities as possible. The experience has been very satisfying and has made me the professional woman I am. I feel confident and ready to take on responsibilities and challenges on any job, this is the result of working for the Financial Aid office for four years and still been a full-time student. I have been able to grow in my workplace and able to get an internship with the Superior Court Pre-trial Services in Tucson Arizona, and I think these is all the outcome of a good college experience. I have been able to take advantage of the opportunities given to me by my college experience and make the best of not only the good experiences, but also the bad and challenging ones because those are the ones that really made me grow and gave me the strength to keep going and attaining what I want.

I have gotten so much out of my college experience. First, i have become much more confident in myself. I have always been shy and quiet, but attending smaller classes has allowed me to open up and express y ideas. Second, I have been able to focus on what i wanted to study. At first i did not know what i wanted to major in, but after taking classes i was able to figure it out. I also have been able to determine what i want to do as a career. If i decided to not attend college, i would proably have a decent job, but not in a field that truly inspired me. Know i now that i will be able to do something that i truly love .

College to me isn't all that cracked up to be what it's pictured to be. It has taught me how to be independent. I have to register for classes, make sure I'm signed up for different things before deadlines approach, get to class on time, turn in work either online on in class on time, and so much more all on my own. College has also taught me that not everyone care about you and what you're trying to do in life. Therefore, you have to be determined to be someone and do something. You have to WANT to be in college to make a better life for yourself. Otherwise, you may give up after the first line you have to stand in only for the administrator to be rude and rush you out of line. College life has also taught me the need to be responsible and the need to have a schedule. You have to learn how to balance everything out such as homework, school work, work, house chores, etc. Life seems to be a speeding train when you're in college and hopefully at the end you see the rewards of attending college.

Being a stay at home mom running a small business I have found myslef struggling for financial help. I currently hold around a 3.8 GPA and always look forward to challenging myself I just need the financial help in order to succeed