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College has not only changed my life but my personality as well. I am far more open minded and experienced than I was in high school. Being exposed to peers with varying backgrounds different than my own made me realize that the world is a lot more diverse than it seemed before. At the same time, it also helped me see that I have things in common with any type of person. Higher education has helped me expand my knowledge about not only my studies but also life in general and has thus been the most valuable experience of my life. I gained much from my university in terms of intellectual capacity and skills for my future career. Most importantly, attending college allowed me to foster relationships that are long lasting and meaningful. Beyond that, I developed abilities in areas I never expected to such as the Mandarin language. As a result of enrolling in a four year school I have had a multitude of opportunities to change my life including stuying abroad, participating in memorable no-profit internships, and holding jobs for important companies. I would not be nearly as well-rounded of an individual without my worthwhile education.

While attedning college I have learned several things about myself that I dont believe I would have learned otherwise. Over this past semester I have noticed that I am able to focus more on the future and what I want to become and the many options and career paths I may choose to follow. This makes college feel more like an personal investment rather then a chore or necessisty. I can be whatever I want to be and I can learn to be that through education. It is very reassuring and helps me understand the importance of college. It is a journey, a voyage to better ourselves and forge our destinies how we choose. Dreams can become reality. I have enjoyed my experience thus far and cant wait to discover myself more. Thank you.

As a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke I am extremely excited and appreciative of the work that has gone into making students feel welcome and appreciated. As a small campus university it has got to be the best. I have gained an exuberant amount of confidence at the same time that I have learned the lessons of my classes. My history professor showed appreciation and respect to his students in requesting that they answer questions in class and thank them when they go out of their way to achieve success in his class. Furthermore, my English professor not only pointed out when corrections should be done to my essays but also gave remarks to good and great workmanship and improvements. I have also found that UNCP goes to great lengths to inform students of the requirements for not only the campus but also each individual course. Overall, the way they show students how to grow as individuals is outstanding. I am extremely proud to be a part of my UNCP campus.

In the year and a half that I have attended my university, I have really found myself and learned what I truly feel strongly about. I now have solid principles and ideas that I firmly support and intend to pursue in my future profession. I have made very close friends from my school, and have been exposed to a whole new culture that has affected the way I see my life and the lifestyle I want to uphold when I get older.

College is an amazing experiance. I have been able to learn great things, and have met so many new people. I feel like it is something that cannot be experienced elsewhere.

To me education is very important. I am on taking my 5th and 6th course, and I have found it very awarding. Of course every student knows it can be very stressful, education has always been a priority for me. Ever since I was little I wanted to make something of myself, and become someone important, and now I can finally say I am doing it. I can finally say I am achieving what I wanted to achieve, and can look at myself better than I have before. I can tell myself that this will help me in the future, and once I am finished I'll be so glad I went to college. For anyone if college was free, I would tell them to take up the experience, because without education I believe there is very little success. To educate oneself, makes you more intelligent. And when your more intelligient you become more successful in the long-run. If i were to ever win a scholarship, I would make sure everyone would see what was really valuable about college, and I would make something out of it.

I have really began to develop a sense of self at my school. DU allows me to be who I want to be. They let me study what I want. They let me do the activities that I want. The begining of that development of my sense of self has helped me realize that I am studying what I love and that I will be happy once I graduate and find a job. This is valueable because if I don't like what I do, then I will only do a mediocre job. Only doing a mediocre job is not beneficial to myself or the community in which I work. By studying what I love, I know that I will put my whole heart in it, which allow me to do the best job possible and in turn help society.

College is an amazing experience I will never forget. I have gotten stimulating classes, new friends and awesome experiences from my time in college. The classes I’ve taken, while challenging, are specific to what I’m interested in and therefore, exhilarating to attend. The people that I have met are diverse and expand the way in which I look at the world. Coming from a very homogenous community, the diversity of people that I’ve encountered has changed the way I look at the world and has allowed me to become friends with people I never would have met otherwise. Finally, college has allowed me to get involved with my personal hobbies or interests. With over a hundred clubs, everyone can find a place to meet with people that love the same things and further their interest. College to me has been like high school, except better in every way. Classes are better because you can choose exactly what to study, new friends are better because there are so many new types of people to meet, and finally, clubs are better because there are so many options and you can create your own. College rocks!

During my time at college, I have gained a new sense of independence. I moved out of my parents house and into a dorm where I am surrounded by my peers. I have learned what it is to be on my own, without someone reminding me to get up for school, or buying my groceries. This is an incredibly valuable experience because it is a preperation for the future. Soon I will have to move out of a dormitory and live on my own, I will have to pay my own bills, buy my own groceries and be completely self sufficient. College is like another universe, the students who live there have idependence and a taste of what is to come. This is a valuable transition that I believe will help all students who attend. Not only are they preparing for their future careers but they are gaining new life skills such as decision making and how consequences will affect them when they do not have a saftey net. Academic knowledge is important, but not the only thing students need to know, life skills are essential to their survival as successful adults after college.

College provided me the opportunity to develop time management, self-motivation, and prioritizing skills needed to succeed in the real-world. It gave me a platform from which to make friends, network, share ideas, and broaden my horizons. It's been said that businesses are concerned with three things: making money, saving money, and saving time. Arguably, saving time is the most valuable of the three, since time is money. Saving time not only saves money, it creates more time to make more money. Without the development of my time management and prioritization skills I would be poorly equipped to aid a business in this venture. College life was more culturally diverse than high school. By making friends with other nationalities, ethnicities, etc, I was able to view the world with new perspectives. The opportunity to network while in school provided me the means to establish connections with various business leaders in the community. My college experience made me more aware of world events, made me more inquisitive, and, most importantly, gave me the tools and skills needed to excel in the business world.