University of Arkansas Top Questions

Honestly, college has changed my life. The transition from High School to a University only twently miles away took me on an experience I never fathomed. College opened me up completely to the world and made me realize how much is in this universe. It made me change from being self-centered, ignorant, and immature to an altruistic, unconditional loving, curious, knowledge seeking individual. I never anticipated this type of change, but when it hit me, I was hit HARD. I learned numerous lessons and recieved invaluable knowlege. The life I'm living at this moment cannot be put to value because there isn't anything I would give up for it. I know I'm meant to go to college and graduate with a Business Economics degree because i'm meant to change the world in a big way. And that's what I plan on doing.

I went a few hours away from home for college and so was really on my own for the first time. I didn't have any more rules or curfews, nor did I know anyone going in. But because of that I had to learn how to meet new people and how to be responsible for myself and my time. College has been a lot of fun, and the key comes with figuring out the right balance to have between study and play. I have gained a lot of very valuable friends that I hope to have for a long time in college, and I've also gained wisdom because I had to figure things out on my own and make sure that I was doing everything I needed to be doing for school. I've learned a lot of who I am and my morals and beliefs, and I've set goals for myself and partnered with other people with similar goals and plans for their lives. College has really helped me become more of a responsible adult and more independent.

Leaving home for the first time in 18 years has definitely broadened my sense of independence and profoundly encouraged my unyielding drive for academic success. In the little time that I have been attending the University of Arkansas I have made countless friends, experienced moments that will become lifelong memories, and acquired an invaluable education that will promote my perspective career in health care. College has allowed me to construct a plan for my future while providing me with the tools and resources to make it a reality.

From so far in my college experience, I have gotten a lot out of it. I've learned to make new friends, to not be shy, and to open up to people and let them in my life because they will be there for me for however long I'm in college. Also, I've learned to study more because college is not like high school, many answers aren't just given to you in a test. I think that I've figured out that if you open up and not be a shy person, you'll have more fun in life and you'll make college worth while because you'll have great memories that will last a lifetime. It's valuable to attend because you are getting your education to become what you've always wanted to be when you grew up.

I've learned that I have to work more than ever to keep the grades I need, and that I have to work through my procrastination to get things done on time.

My college years have brought to head a vast array of life changing experiences. First and foremost, college has shaped me as a person. Being exposed to a wide spectrum of personality, character and ethnicity has opened my mind to diversity and has rid me of judgement. Successfully balancing my children and family life with school responsibilities has brought me a new sense of empowerment. This has created a burning desire to trudge forward and achieve my goal of becoming a nurse. Finally, my college experience has opened the door to technology which I have loathed for so many years. By being immersed in the most recent technological advancements, I have had to forgo my reservations and adapt to the way of the future.

I have only attended the university for my first year, but i have attended other university's for about a year and I am a non traditional student and to me there is no better feeling than being successful in school and knowing your investing your money and yourself in something that you can never lose, and will always make you a better person and more informed of the world around you.

I have learned how to work with different people and learn how to work with a team. This has been valuable to me, because it will help with my future jobs and life experiences.

There are many things that I have gotten out of my college experience so far, but the most important one is leaning how to manage my time to study. For example when I was in high school they didn’t teach me how to balance my studies, they would pile on the work load and expect us to figure it out. In my first term of college I took a class that not only helped me in my classes but inspired me to do more. In this class we studied out of a book called On Course by Skip Downing. The purpose of the course was to; learn strategies for creating success in college and in life through critical thinking across domains. That is exactly what it did and more, when I first started that class I was a struggling student I stayed up late I didn’t study and let face book get the best of me. After going to a few classes of this course I realize that isn’t the way to go. It taught me the proper way to manage time and to set my goals high and to achieve them.

In my college experence, or what i have experenced so far, is that trying new things and meeting people really make you love your school. It's hard to leave home, but making new friends and taking classes that you love is really something that helps that home sick feeling leave. I have decide to major in architecture, and for now I love my classes and I enjoy what I do. Attending my classes or watching some of an architecture leture helps encourage me to try my best and to not give up, because I like what I see and I hope that I will be able to leave my mark on the world like some of the past and presesnt architects.