University of California-Riverside Top Questions

The University of California Riverside has provided me with a new outlook on life in which I am truly grateful. I have matured greatly as a result of being a college student and I feel driven to make a difference in a dark world that is in need of light. The school motto "Let there be light" is truly evident in my life now because I am more determined than ever to strive for a good life and inspire others to do the same. In addition, I have learned that the riches in life are only achieved through hard work and discipline and that life is truly what you make of it. Going to this school made me realize that whatever it is I want in the end may only be achieved by not giving up. I have realized that failure is not an option and I have become a better worker both inside and outside the classroom because of this notion. In conclusion, I feel that my inability to give up is my strongest quality that I gained from the school that will take me far through the course of my life.

Being around people that are different from the people I grew up with and learning and adjusting to that.

I feel I have learned so much about myself as a person as well as academically when I moved out to attend college. Students sometimes only go to school for education, but college made me have an all-around experience where I tried new challenges for the first time. Being born of immigrant parents, it made me realize how important it is to be one of the first to attend university in my family. I have discovered how life has many obstacles, but you can never let anyone or anything stop you from achieving what you have envisioned for yourself. I think you yourself is the only one who can hold you back. I have learned to think for yourself and how mistakes are only room for growth and the motivation to be better. I have formed several wonderful relationships I hope to keep even when I leave college for the real world. This rewarding experience is only what you put into it. It has been a valuable facet of my life since I have become apart of wonderful organizations that focus on helping others always. This college experience has prepared me for the wondrous, unpredictable adventures soon to come!

The beauty of going to college is all about the whole exprience of a college lifestyle. I made many friends during my past 3 years of college life, and these are the friends that may remain a lifetime. Friends are treasures, so do knowledge that are learned in classrooms. These are the knowledge that not only would help me in my career success, they also assist me to become a better person who is beneficial to the whole society. The most important thing I have learned through my college experience is perseverance. I had a gpa as low as 2.1 by the end of my freshman year, and right now I have a gpa of 3.4. I use to be someone who gave up easily, but college has taught me in order to be successful I have to keep trying. Moreover, just trying is not good enough because it will not get you anymore unless you have the confidence and the determination to obtain what you really want. I also learned how to get use to a new environment. I think it is essential for people to have the ability to adjust themselves to the enviroment.

As a student at UCR, I've really come to accept myself in terms of sexuality. As a gay man, I've always been comfortable with myself, but not with the gay community as a whole. At UCR, the LGBT community is proud of what it does to support queer and questioning students. They've helped me overcome my averseness to the queer community. Thank you, UCR.

It pays to stick it through and finish college! I am a returning student who has been around the world and back. I've done real estate, bartended, had a rock band, wiated tables in celebritry gourmet restaurants, moved to Louisiana to do volunteer relief work after hurricane Katrina passed through the Gulf Coast, and spent the last three years as a project manager and house parent to some 70 kids and staff at a children's home in Thailand. Through it all I've learned that money itself is a poor motivation to live your life for. Looking back, had I been more patient to start living in the real world and finished college, I would now have more opportunities to pursue my passion for leadership and for making a positive change in our country. Degrees open doors. Even more than that though, I now see how college has prepared me in communicating and thinking better than had I not attended. When I was young, I was looking for the quick fix to my problems; to get what I wanted as fast as I could. At 35 I truly understand the benefit and blessing of a well-rounded education!

College has been extemely educational in a variety of social, financial, and goal-oriented ways. Perhaps the most important thing I've learned from college is my limits and how to fail magnificently yet get right back up to finish an education I kept putting off too long.

i have gotten a great eduacation from UCR. I feel my high school did a minimal job of preparig me for high school, but UCR is getting me ready for the real world, the life after college.

At UCR, I have gained a valuable understanding of what it means to be educated. For example, the Medical Scholars Program, has given me opportunities that are unique to this campus. I have shadowed doctors in clinics, set up presentations, host banquets, and attend specialized study sessions for my hardest courses. My time at UCR has strengthened my desire to become a doctor, but more importantly encouraged me to become involved and look for ways to better my community. Working in the Riverside Community Hospital with Clinical Care Extenders, traveling to Nicaragua with Global Medical Training, mentoring students, and touring community clinics with Community Health Systems, has opened my eyes to the medical attention our communities need. I realize now that an education is more than getting good grades, it is about becoming aware and involved in the community. I believe that UCR?s diverse population and passionate students have brought my attention to community and worldwide issues. UCR is an amazing campus, with amazing people, who show me everyday what it means to be part of this generation. A new generation that has hope for change, and are not afraid to take action and make it happen ourselves.

i have not yet gained any college experience but i am looking forward to gaining a wonderful college experience i the future.