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I have gotten a great deal from my college experiance. I have seen many things that I never thought I would be able to experiance. I have gotten opprotunities that I never knew existed. I have also gotten an experiance that i will never forget and I will value forever.

I have not experience college much yet, I've just started. What I have experience for now is that it is very hard to be a college student such as understanding the work or how to get through it. It seems like college and high school are two different types of education. High school is more understanding, the teacher break down the methods to help understand more at a slow pace, while in college it is very hard to understand because at times the teacher do go a very fast pace and gives more work assignments actually random assignments that I haven’t heard the teachers speak about. I understand the college life is different than high school, but I am starting to get use to have loads of homework, but I can see how college will help me in the real world. College is difficult, but the real world is even more difficult. College is very valuable because I want to achieve my goals and have a career that I really want. Once I have my career, I would be really happy that I went to college to help achieve my goals.

I haven't started my college experience yet.

I have not officially started class yet, so I can only base my response to my experience thus far, which has been excellent. I feel I am preparing myself to gain valuable experience as well as a quality education so I am able to follow my dreams and achieve my goals.

I have learned self discipline, time management, scholarly research skills, improved my writing ability and met the most incredible people, who were willing to share a piece of themselves with me, a stranger, online. I also earned a Mater's degree in Human Services with a specialization in community and social services. It has perpared me to pursue a Phd in the same area of study; and it strengthen my belief in myself. I am a 56 year old female, raising a 13 year old grandchild. I aspire to be a role model for other older females and children. I

So far I have gotten a lot out of my college experience. I have taken some very interesting classes, both involving my major, and completely unrelated to my major. I have also met some very interesting people. Because there is so much diversity at my university I have not only learned a lot academically, but also I have learned how to work with and tolerate all different types of people. I have also gotten to know a lot of my professors very well, and still go to them when I need advise, and plan on keeping in contact with them for a very long time. And Finally, I have recently joined my campus's service fraternity; Alpha Phi Omega, so I hope to do a lot of service work to give back to my school and community in the upcoming months.

I have learned that college is full of challenges. Just because you are a college student doesn't make you exempt from life's lessons. Since I've been in college I have faced tragedy and triumphs. College is important in developing socially and mentally. Education is the key to understanding yourself and the world around you. Though courses can be difficult, you learn a great deal about yourself as your push to complete it.

I have made so many friendships with people similar and different from me. I have learned a lot about myself and what I am looking to do in the future. UC offers an excellent engineering program which helped me figure out which field best fits my needs. My program has helped me set up contacts with possible full time jobs when I graduate. I love there co-op program and think more colleges should require it. They offer so many clubs that fit my needs and many others I am hoping to explore in the coming years. They pride themselves in sports and it is always nice to go to games at a low price. This is also a very safe campus, safe to the point where UC feels like home and a place that I really fit in. I wouldn't change a thing.

Out of my few days, weeks, and months that I have been in college I have learned that being by yourself, and being able to take care of yourself, is not as hard as it seems. I am going to a university five and half hours from my hometown and i have proven myself by getting good grades and making unbelievably great friends. I have met incredible people who help me out in my times of need, much like a brother or sister, and my grades show that I can do anything I want and do well at it. The best part is that the university I go to was not even my number one pick. I really wanted to go to the University of Pittsburgh, but there selection process is very strict and I did not get in, I did get in to a rival school, the University of Cincinnati. I learned to put similarities together with my number one choice with a rival school and eventually came to love the school that is the University of Cincinnati. I have learned so much from the college process and attending school miles away. But the best is, I Love it!

The greatest thing that I have received so far from my college experience is how much fun it is to interact with others about topics and passions that I have in common with them. Being in my thirty's and having had so much time away from college, I was nervous that I would not fit in with a bunch of teenagers in school, but because of how poorly the economy has been, I was surprised to see so many people my age going back to school to better themself. The fact that the staff and professors are so willing to help further my future aspirations has been very fullfilling so far in my young collegiate experience. I see nothing but great things ahead for me at the University of Cincinnati.