University of Denver Top Questions

It is valuable to attend college because I learned more about myself and the world, then I would have if I hadn't. I learned to accept people from different lifestyles and culture. I've taken subjects I never thought I would and end up growing and learning about the world around me because of it. It allows you to grow as a person and truely experience life and a world outside of being a child. Aside form the fact that you expand your knowledge as a person but you get an expierence only college can offer. If I hadn't choosen to go to college I know I wouldn't be the same person I am today.

My college experience has pushed me to be capable of accomplishments I never would have dreamt of prior. The school and course work is at times so heavy and so challenging, I can only be thankful that all of my classmates know exactly how I feel. The pride that is achieved after a week of work that seemed impossible on Monday is indescribable. At the end of my college experience, no one will ever tell me I didn't work as hard as I possibly could. The true pride of everything I am every day I attend class is what I really get out of the experience.

Before attending the University of Denver, I imagined college to be exciting and the "best years of my life". Not to say that my assumption was completely wrong, but our culture seems to emphasize an almost unrealistic view of typical college life. I imagined having a large group of friends and little homework. The friends process took me awhile to adapt to. Being my first time away from home, I had to learn the skills to make new friends in college. Fortunately, I soon realized that I am not alone and others are friendless here like myself. I asked to sit with a girl for dinner, and she is currently my best friend. I had difficulties with my first roommate and learned a lot about myself and others and it is necessary to be straight-forward from the get go. As for the workload, it varies for every student. I know I have quite a heavy workload compared to my peers, but when I work hard and receive an A, it is well worth the effort. Making plans and attending the occasional party really help me cope with stress and have a great time here at Denver University.

Learning is very important. Look forward in life. Think things in differernt ways.

At college, so far, I have loved classes that I never thought I would be interested in. At DU, the professors are not only masters of thier art and passionate to teach it, but are also incredible teachers who are passionate about unlocking each of their students' maximum potential. I have been contemplating changing my major to the subject of every class that I am in. i am learning information well beyond the scope of anything I began to learn in high school. In adddition to the rigourous and exciting classes, college has given me a valuable sense of independence. I am handling all my personal issues myself, meeting one on one with my professors, schedualing my own doctor's appointments, and buying my own groceries. I am getting prepared to live on my own. Du helped me find an internship over the summer. The career advisors helped me write a defined resume and prepared me well for job interviews. I love DU, but I fear it's 45,000 a year tuition might force me to transfer. I hope to be able to stay and continue this valuable experience.

From my college experience, I have recieve an open view of the world. Before college I was unaware about the problems of the world, but college has given me the opportunity to learn about a variety of problems occuring in the world. For example, my college experience has given me the opportunity to learn about social inequalities, the importance of diversity and priviledge, and finally, the importance of education and its connection to opportunities. It has been valuable to attend college because it gives me the opportunity to recieve an education my family has not gotten, but most important attending college has allowed me to recieve an education to become an ER Physician to help people.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is how important it is to be prepared and organized. These simple but not easy characteristic have trained me to be a better person in my community. I have also became a better friend and metour to those that are involved in my life.

What i have gotten out of my college experience is a great education and have found new frieships that could last a lifetime. College, for me, has been a great experience and a great accomplishment for not only me bt also for my family. Being the first person in my family to attend college, it makes me feel good about myself knowing that I want to further my education and get into a field that I will enjoy for years to come.

I have been in the military (Active Duty) for the last 8 years. I wish I had time to take advantage of educational oppurtunities when I was younger.

The professors at the University of Denver are absolutely wonderful. They demonstrate an insatiable passion for their field of study as well as for the well-being of their students; and of any college I've visited or heard of, are the most available to coach their students on a one-on-one basis. As a second-year student, I have already recieved personal help and professional consulting from three of my business professors on a social entrepreneurship project I am pursuing outside of class. The project is highly involved legally, logistically and socially and would have been impossible for me to initiate without the free counsel of the faculty I have worked with. It has been exhilarating to see this project come to life, and I would never have achieved what I already have (and what I know I can in the future) without the extra time and attention dedicated to me by these special people! They are so fervent about sharing their knowlege and skills with their students that one can't help but to feel an overwhelming sense of inspiration and motivation when working with them.

So far out of my college experience, I have gotten a more open mind. This has been valuable to me because before college, I was very close minded and only wanted to listen to what i believed. Now, I can be open minded to other people's opinions and other experiences. This helps me to be able to discuss issues with people and learn even more. It gives me a new perspective on some things and also an insight to some things that I never had before college.

My college experience has challenged me to define myself not by what I see in my peers but what satisfies my personal passion. Before college I think so much of how I viewed myself was based on what I saw in others or people I wanted to be less like. My classes, my professors, and my new friends have changed my perspectives. They pushed me to think about what I enjoyed doing and who I enjoyed being. I always loved to help others, but my experiences have shown me I love stimulating change and arming people with the abilities to improve their own lives. These are the things that I have found rewarding, and I found them because of oppertunities available here and those that drove me to seek them. The service oppertunities I have been given have not just been rewarding, but also pivotal in helping me find that passion by which I want to be defined.

During my time here at DU I feel that I have made some great relationships with students and faculty. They have helped me when I have asked and have allowed me to grow into a person that I do not think I would have became if I did not attend this institution. I have learned lessons through so many different outlets here at DU from joining a living and learning community, getting a job on campus, the many group projects that are required as well as the benefit of living on campus. The value in attending DU is what you want to make it and I feel that I have taken and will continue to take advantage of those opportunities until I graduate.

When I was in high school, I became so put off by easy classes and peer drama that I felt most education was not worth my time. I mostly applied to college because I felt that was what my parents expected, and I did not take time to fill out scholarship applications. Had I known how much I enjoy college life in conjunction with the financial pressures it places on me, I would have taken more of my time to apply for scholarships and researching the fields of education that I would be interested in pursuing. Though I was able to pull myself together my first year of college and begin enjoying education, it has been an uphill battle with money and choosing the right courses, and I feel that with a little more preparation beforehand I would have avoided these problems.

I would tell myself to stay motivated. I see people everyday giving up because it is to hard or they just do not want to be in school anymore. being surrounded by this, it is hard to stay motivated. Yet I know that all the school and work will be worth it in the end. I would tell myself to only rely on myself through college, because no other person can learn the things i need to learn for what I would like to do. I would also tell myself to stay happy, things will get bad but if you give up too soon you will not know the happiness that will result from all the hard work.

Don't expect a fantasy. The independence, freedom, and change of pace is an amazing part of college, but it's also extremely difficult. It's hard to make new friends, espcially when you are any sort of minority, and it takes time to get used to the new life. But just hang in there, and I promise it will get better, easier, and in the end, college life can be everything you want it to be.

Choose the school that feels like the best fit

The most important advice I would give to myself is to not regret staying in state for college. During my senior year in high school, my heart and mind were set on studying out of the state for two reasons. First, I wanted to get as far away from my family as possible. During high school we had come into so much conflict with one another that I wanted to run away and stay out of contact for as long as I could. Second, I wanted to study political science in Washington D.C. because I thought it would be the best place to do so. I would tell myself that these were all misconceptions on my part. Even though I go to school in state, my relationship with my family has gotten better and I have learned so much about political science and myself at DU. Sure, not everything is perfect but the experiences and friends that I?ve obtained are priceless and special. They?ve made me into a better person and given me the motivation to finish school and succeed in life.

There is one saying that I have always believed in that during the college process I seemed to be stressing out too much to remember: All things happen for a reason. Although I wear it every day on a bracelet on my rist, I still was so worried about making that right decision. Now that I am at the University of Denver, I cannot picture myself going to any other school that I applied to or got accepted to. I had such a smooth transition into not only college, but this new state I am living it and I believe it is because the state of Colorado is so similiar and friendy just like my home state of Minnesota. In high school I feel like there was so much competition amongst the student body to get into the best schools that we could not appreciate the actual process of getting into school and what a great opportunity it is to even attend school. Everything happens for a reason, and I believe more then anything that everybody ends up where they are supposed to be.

I wish I would have been able to tell myself to take high school more seriously. I didn't take high school serious enough and therefore was not ready to go away right out of high school, which is the biggest mistake of my life.