University of California-Davis Top Questions

College has allowed me to open my mind to all types of possibilities. It has allowed me to see the world in a whole new perspective and meet people who I have never encounter before. My college experience has taught me much about myself. I've learned that I'm not perfect in any sense of the word. I'm flawed with people and with life and I seek to improve myself for the upcoming world. College has also allowed me to experiment with my decisions in a safe environment. I feel that I'm on a journey seeking a future and myself. It has been extremely valuable to attend college because college challenges me and makes me take responsibility for my actions. It helps me adjust to life as an adult slowly. Attending college is like having a safe haven in which we students can slowly transition ourselves into the real world while still being part of that world. Plus, the things I learned in college, I'll never be able to learn anywhere else. College is worth attending because I do most of my growing there.

I have gotten a lot of things out of my college experience. I havent had much experience but from what I have I have learned better time management. I also have learned better communication skills. I have also learned what I really want to do with my life. It is valuable to me to attend school because this way I can somewhat control my future. By going to school and getting a degree I know I am making a better future for myself. I know I wont be having to work at a job just because it pays decent. I want to be able to enjoy working and do what I want, not just whatever I can get. I want to make my parents and family proud and by going to school I am doing so. I also want to be proud of myself and I know by getting my degree I will.

My college experience has not been long yet. However, it has been a great experience because I have been extremely grateful that i have the chance to attend college and gain an education. I have learned so many new things in only one year. I think that college will get me somewhere great in life and I believe that it will lead me to a career that I can be happy with for the rest of my life.

I have not been in the Nursing program for a full semester yet, and I feel like I have experienced so much. I have done clinical and two different hospitals, and been exposed to many different patients. As a California Nursing Student Association member, I have had the opportunity the go to the state convention, where I met students and professors from other colleges, and representatives from many other hospitals. I had the honor of being a delegate, and voted on different resolutions that were presented. I volunteered in our job fair, which had hospitals, 4 year colleges, and representatives from companies that give NCLEX classes.

I have learned how to manage my time more efficiently because although there is less busy work than in high school, when homework is assigned it typically takes more time. Sometimes classes have projects due on the same day so I had to learn how to prioritize and mange my time in order to successfully complete them on time in a thorough manner. It has been valuable to attend because it has shown me more about what it means to be an adult and to have more responsibility for what I do with my time and work load. It has helped me to learn how to balance school and the rest of my life because I also have a part-time job and am a youth leader at my local church. The skills I have learned, time management, diligence, and so on have helped me in other areas of my life beyond school.

Over my short time period in college I have gained invaluable life experiences. I have met the most amazing and educated people, that without college I would have never been able to do. I was able to attend a summer program called STEP at UC Davis, in order to get acquainted with the campus and resources. Through STEP I was able to participate in the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program or BUSP; with BUSP I will gain unmatchable research experiences as an undergraduate student. As a college student my horizons have been broadened beyond measure. I have learned about things that I never knew existed.

Despite my circumstances, I was accepted and able to attend one of the top universities in California. This means a lot to me because I am the first one in my family to graduate from high school and attend a university. I have fought against poverty and finding a sense of worth in myself to achieve my goal of self-improvement through education. From my college experience, I learned the importance and power of perseverance. I worked most of my college career and it was very difficult to be a full-time student with a part time job. The burden of managing time between school and work became strenuous on my body and mind because I had to work to take care of my needs, while maintaining a good GPA to make myself eligible for law school. There were times when I just wanted to give up but I could not. No matter how hard times got, I could not quit because my family depended on me and I have to make it for all of us. Because of my perseverance, I will be the first person in my family to have the ability to apply to law school.

Growing up I was always encouraged to be the best I could be; not to be average, but to strive for the top grades. College has given me a place to do exactly this. Not only have I learned from multiple subjects such as history, english, biology, and chemistry, but there has been hands on experiences as well such as ceramics and animal science labs. College not only helps your learn, but also provides a place to make long lasting friendship, express leadership school, become active in sports and different clubs. College opens the door to so many possiblities and experiences, not as easily experienced in the workforce. Who could play flag football, ride a horse, and have a full work load of classes all in one day? Without the chance of goin to college, figuring out your future career would be challenging and perhaps impossible to discover one's passion. Going through college I've bounced from wanting to be an artist, to a psychiatrist, to a sociologist, and college gives you that chance to try it all out. College is valuable, one may achieve so much and could experience the world.

I haven't been here long, I chose UCD for it's NPB program which is the only one around but soon I discovered a lot more about the school. This school has the vet center, the M.I.N.D. Institue, The Med. Center and all the research labs and classes resulting in University of California - Davis to be the only school at which Everything is Connected. UCD had about 6-7 cliniques at which free medical help is offered to those who cannot afford it, what is unque about that other than the free care? undergrads are allowed to work there. UCD has the vet center that makes research and study of larger animals very easy while other schools would have to go far for such opportunities. the vet school is connected to the school of agriculture and others, so in here no one is only concentrated on one detail, one major, or one goal, we all work together; every school in here is needed for the presence of others. And all this leads to a new face in research. UCD is not a place for narrow mindedness and linear/limited thought process.

College has taught me to swim against the tide of single-minded academic achievement by advocating for greater societal change. From my endless SAT-AP study sessions in high school to a similar barrage of testing at UC Davis, I allowed anxiety to direct my life. Further, having conditioned myself to high-stakes testing performance, I came to internalize the notion that my identity and personal worth hinged upon my GPA and academic awards. Only when I met my future fiancé at UC Davis did I begin to value other aspects of my worth than my ability to regurgitate accepted knowledge. Upon meeting Ernesto Rodriguez, I was struck by his dedication to the concerns of his majority migrant community back in Greenfield, CA and I also latched myself to immigrant labor and education struggles. By incorporating a reading of migrant issues into my studies, both during my undergraduate program in International Relations and now as I study Education- Equity and Social Justice, I combine my dedication to academics with my purposeful desire to uplift the standing of indigenous Mexicans along the Monterey coast. Once we finish our schooling, Ernesto and I intend to return to Greenfield as social change advocates.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is becoming a new person. I am a single mother of an adorable two-year old little boy, who has motivated me to do something positive with my life. Attending college has been extermely valuable to me, because it has shown me that i can do more for myself and my son than working at a minimum wage, dead end job. College has exposed me to other people that are dealing with their own personal situations and I have been able to learn so much from them that has made my life better. Along with learning new and better ways to do things I am also learnig that I have the power to do something great with my life. Before I began attending college i thought that it would be nearly impossible for me to attend let alone graduate from college, now I know that it is possible and that there's so much help out there. Attending college has not only made me academically smarter it has also given me the confidence to pursue my goals and accomplish them.

So far my college experience has been about broadening my horizons and learning about new things I could learn and do. College gives you a lot of control over what classes you take, a privelage not given to students in High School. You can take classes you had never even thought of, explore new and interesting career choices. In the month I have been here, I have already radically changed my views of my own future. To me, college is a sort of right of passage. a place where students experience what life is like without the watchful eye of their parents. It's been a freeing feeling, and another one of the many things about college that makes me feel like this will get me ready for life. Here, I'm learning the skills I'll need to succede, and to me, that's the most I could ever ask for.

I have overcome so many obstacles while being in college. I have made over 15 close friends and over 100 acquiantences. In college I have been taught the most important rule in life, nothing can be done by just sitting around! Getting involved has become very close to my heart. On campus I got involved in getting my fellow peers to register to vote. I successfully registered 49 people to vote! It feels very good to be invovled at school because of the difference I can make. I have crossed many boarders, boarders of fear, race displacement, constant emploeyment to support my family, and housing difficulties. My college has always been there to support me. I know I have some where to turn in a time of need and in a time to vimlunteer to support my community.

Attending college is a wonderful experience because you ge to meet new people who you can relate to and value as a family. While living in the dorms I was able to make friends who I went to for guidance and support whenever I felt lonely and homesick. In the building I lived in everyone knew each other and treated each other with love and respect. The new friends I made made me feel at home and I saw them as family rather than friends. You create bonds that can never be broken and a new family. It's valuable to attend college because not only are you making friends but also because it's important to achieve a higher education. In order to be successful in this world you need a college degree and the only way to achieve this goal is to never give up and always strike for the best.

The University of California, Davis is an amazing school. I am small town girl with a huge dream, and Davis has offered me so much in such a short time. As a freshman, I had so many fears about college. Will I fit in? At Davis it wasn't a problem because they have such a diverse student body and plenty of clubs that fit any and everyone. I have had the opportunity to join a Christian Club that has introduced me amazing people and life changing experiences. Will I like my classes? I am not saying you will like every class you have to take, but I speak from experience when I say that you'll take classes you didn't even know exist, classes that you would never think would be interesting, classes that blow your mind, classes that you've always wanted to take. Davis offers so many classes on so many different subjects. My biggest fears were almost instantly solved. Davis is perfect in so many ways, and I can't imagine myself anywhere else.

At the beginning of being a college student, too many things in college life were making me anxious about. How to live without parents right next to me? what I need to do for my classes? How to make new friends in college? There were questions all over my head at that time. Now, as a senior in University of California Davis, I no longer experiencing the anixety of life. The college life provides me a platform to show myself and improve myself. Every homemork and projects give me opportunity to think and to solve problems by myself. Living without parents also gives me chances to take care of myself. Thus, I learned to be independent. Beacuse that no one will stand next to me and tell me what to do as in high school, I need to make friends with my classmates and keep connection to the professors. That improves my communication skills. Thus, I learned to live in a community and maintain relationship with others. The three years college life is valuable to me beacuse it makes me grow up. Now I am a competitive college student, and I know that I will have a bright future.

As a current college student, there have been many life lessons that I have learned to adapt to and yet many more to come. For starters I have learned to take responsibility for myself and for my actions. I have also learned how to manage my time, making time for class, studying, work, and a social life. While I have attended college, I have learned that things do not always come easy, but if you use the resources available to you and ask for help when necessary, the task at hand can be done. This life lesson alone will help me get through the struggles that the real world will present to me. In today's society it is important to attend college so that it will be easier to qualify for a job opening.

I have received so much out of my college experience. I am going back to school to further my education and to prove to my kids that education is not only important to get somewhere in life but is important for all things. I have experienced with my children day after day the struggles and many more accomplishments and importance of schooling. I know if I can go to school and work full-time and be a parent then anything is possible. I attend online classes at night. I work on my assignments while my children are doing their homework as well. My children see how hard I work on my assignments and how well I am doing and they want to try harder. They know that as long as they try they can do anything they want to put their minds too. I may have kids and be older now, but one is never too old to get an education. You can do anything that you put your mind too. You just have to believe and do what you want to accomplish instead of saying you want to. Just do it. Never give up when times get tough.

When first attending college no one truely knows what to expect or how much their life changes. There are so many new exciting experiences , with many being enjoyable and others not quiet so much. One of the wonderful idea of college is the students there choose and like being there, while in high school it is a different story. When attending a football game there is this feeling that you are truely part of the school. The students on campus are always friendly and helpful. As well as outside of class, inside of class is where the passion for your field of study develops and prospers. I have learned so much about who I am and what I want to do in life. College is where you make things happen , not letting things happen to you.

During the last three semesters in college I've not only gained mental maturity and knowledge, but I also feel better prepared for the "real world" and how to take care of myself and my future family. I was raised as a home schooled student, so college was a wonderful place to break out of my comfort zone, learn to make friends, and take in my surroundings. One big difference I noticed in myself once college started was how much I loved school! At home, I would work on school for about three hours a day, and then I wouldn't really have much to do the rest of the day. Needless to say, it got boring, and I decided early on that I hated school because of how lonely I felt. But within a few short days in college I discovered that it was not school that I hated, but the isolation...which is not a problem in college. All in all, I plan on eventually going to school long enough to get my PhD. College was the best decision I ever made and I can't wait to see how it affects my future!