University of Maryland-University College Top Questions

My college experience has allowed me to obtain the knowledge to express my words through writing and speech. My learning comprehension has expanded allowing me develop a skill to use in the work place.

I am returning to earn my dundergraduate degree after a twenty year absence. I have spent the last year incarcerated in the California State prison system, and believe that my return to finish my education - and continue into a graduate program - will insure my future goals as well as keep me from returning to a life style I have left behind. My only choice in my life, at this time in my life, is to return to school. It is the experience at Maryland that has made this decision for me. Because of the University of Maryland, I have achance of regaining my life and become a productive member of society.

When I was an undergraduate, I was searching for a purpose in my studies. It has only come to me in the last two years the importance of education and feel to be a success in this life I must complete my program - eventhough it is twenty years later.

College for me so far has been a place where i have learned more about myself as a person than i imagined i ever would. i learned that i like learning and that education is not something to be scared of. i look foreword to futhering my education and learning more about myself and to learn more about everything. this scholarship will help me with this goal and i would be gratefull to recieve it.

I have obtained a lot so far from my college experience. I have learned how to work in groups and listen to other's ideas on different subjects, including religion and philosophy. I am a History major hoping to become a librarian. I work with children at a small library called Noyes in Kensington, Maryland and it's very fulfilling work. Attending college has been valuable, not only as a means to get a degree, but as a way to get to know people from different countries and religious backgrounds. I have learned a lot from my college peers. They have influenced me to learn other languages so I can communicate with more people in the world. The courses my school offers are very hands-on. I can apply the skills I've learned in the real world. It's never too late to start getting your education, even when it feels like life is too busy!

By attending college, I have learned what career that I would like to pursue and which subjects that I enjoy best. This has helped me to decide on a career path and even decide what types of clubs or organizations that I wish to attend. I have experienced so many new things in college and learned who my real friends are and the fact that your family and close friends will be there for you no matter what happens. This has been the most remarkable discovery. My family and I have grown much closer since I started college, but the college experience has even helped me to gain a sort of independence that I never knew I had. Before I started college I was very shy and had severe social anxiety, but many of the projects and clubs in school have helped me to break out of my shell and really discover who I am and the person that I want to aspire to.

I have met a lor of amazing future professionals, and I have had the pleasure of having classes with some highly qualified profesionals (the few face to face classes that I took). The experience is great, the campus in something that I still can't believe. The academic ambience there is something that makes you want to continue, and don't stop until you reach your goal.

I have learn a lot of things I never knew about life. My communication, interaction and professional skills has improve

I am a 31 year old mother of two. My husband is in the USAF and we have been married for 6 years. Our 5 year old daughter is in Kindergarten and our 3 year old is in daycare. Both my husband and I received our Associates Degrees in Business Management in August of 2009. And as of today we are both proceeding on and currently working towards our BA degrees. We are working hard to better our family. We own our own home and love living out in the country here in TX. I currently work two jobs. I have a 30 hr day job as an Office Manager at an insurance agency where I make $8.00 per hour. I recently took on a second job at The Children's Place store working 20 hrs per week at $8.00 per hour. I had high hopes after living in England for the past 4 years that once I came back to the USA with a college degree I would be making sufficient money to pay a mortgage and daycare.

UMUC gave me confidence and graet learning experience. i learned that education is the most powerful way to protect myself and secure my future.

I have recieved a great deal from my college education thus far. I do intend to recieve much more now that I appreciate and can value the significance of education. Education provides you with a foot into the door of your choice. It allows you to take a glimpse into your future and to the various possibilities that await you. Education frees you from an ignorant mindset. Education provides understanding and gives you the ability to be an expert in your field of study. It allows you to work through today and gives you the ability to be a success tomorrow. Education shows that you care enough about yourself and future, to want to invest into it. With education you now have a head-start in life which translates into knowledge which you can retain forever. If you possess knowledge you are more informed, thus, you are able to make better, more informed decisions. As a result of those decisions, you will have a higher quality of life. Education is independence. You won’t have to rely on others to feed you with information, you are able to obtain it on your own then run away with it.

I learned how to be determined and don't give up.

I have had the best college experience at Pennsylvania State University. The professors were student-oriented and cared about us succeeding. I have just applied will be a new student at UMUC so I do not have much to say about it in regards to college experience. I know it offers flexible class schedules and online courses that better accomodates the working adult pursuing and education.

es una experiencia muy buena y sobre todo saber que voy a dar lo maximo de mi para terminar siendo toda una profesional en la carrera que tanto que me gusta

My college experience has allowed me to formalize my work experience. It has also prepared me for when my two children begin to apply for college. It has motivated other family members to attend college.

Working as a family Physician for 27 in Albania , district of Korca, was a good experience and the most value in this world, is to serve the others, what I did. My wife gott a lottary ,and three of us, my son 21 years old, my wife and me, came to America five years ago, for a better life. Think that, out of my college experience in Albana ,Carnegie Institute,Troy, MI, that I am attending, is a amazing exprience, to obtain a certificate as Cardiovascular Technologist. However ,I em exitig ,teachers are perfect, but it is to expensive for me, 15000 dollers. Financial aid is not enogh for me, my son is in Oakland Community College too, my wife is lay off. Working as patient sitter at Henry For Hospital in Detroit, salary 25000 dollars a year. That will be a big appreciation from me, if I am chosen for 5000. Thank you for this opportunity.

My college experience has been awesome! The first thing I learned in college was how to write. College certainly teaches one how to write. College also teaches one to be disciplined, responsible, and accountable. I have also learned how to analyze what I read from my critical thinking class. College is teaching me different ways to solve different problems, and to find different solutions to problems. I am currently in my sophmore year, and returning to college is the best decision I have made for myself.

I have been able to learn about my field of study in a flexible learning environment. I have been mentored by professionals in may fields and given the opportunity to expand my mind and my way of thinking. I have learned to think outside the box when approaching challenges and allow myself to fail when there was no other option. I quickly learned to stand back up and appraoch the task at hand with a positive attitude and mind.

I attended Murray State University for a year, and did the typical college student thing- party. I came home and realized that you will get no where in life by partying. Plus I have always wanted to be a nurse, and I knew that if I didnt buckle down and do good in college that I would be working in a dead end job. I wanted to help others and see them recover from various illnesses or injuries. I also wanted a job that was stable and still there when the economy was going down. There is always a need for nurses. Plus in college I have met some really great people and professors. I have valued the experience more and more everyday, to make a life for myself.

What I have learned from attending UMUC on line classes is there is nothing in life which comes easy yet I am discovering that I have the tools and the strength to face challenges, overcome obstacles and earn grades. By applying myself to the assignments, I am beginning to understand the importance of a quality education and how an quality education has the potential to positively shape my life.