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I have experienced many different cultures that I wouldn't have in the small town I grew up in. I got to experience my first "real Fall season", as Reno's campus has many beautiful trees that give the air a sense of zen.

I've met a lot of new people and learned a lot!

When an individual endures an event in their life they will label it one of two things: a crisis or triumph. When they triumph over a mental or physical obstacle, they are immediately filled with joy and they feel that whatever the just endured was an accomplishment. When they fall into a crisis, the only way to turn is into the negative outlook of the matter and most individuals can only look down. After the event is when the individual will realize that every single experience they go through is a milestone that makes the character they are growing to be. Everyday a person will endure a different task to overcome, and the job itself, is a self portrait of the person who does it. The hard work that has to be done isn’t what matters, its how the individual overcomes it that makes them great. The ones who excel in life are the ones who can define their goals first, before overcoming them. Winners can always tell you where they are going and what they plan to do along the way and it starts by believing your goal is achievable.

My college experience has given me many things from a new group of friends away from home, the opportunity to travel to different schools with the school's women's soccer team, to learning about a variety of things that brought me to my declared major of psychology. I think that it has been a valuable experience because of how much i have grown by being around new people and being exposed to a larger span of opinions where i have learned to create and express my own opinions in classes.

I have not begun college yet but i am very eager to attend and learn everything i need to know for my desired profession,Culinary. When i was attending high school i never thought i would go to college. When i finshed geting my GED and sat back and thought what will i do now ,I wasnt jus thinking for me but for my 2 kids. Thats when i figured i should go back to school and do something i love to do which is cook. I am more than willing to go to school and do what i need to to better myself and my life for my kids and i. I know that we are in a rough time right now but i dont want to have to struggle for the sake of my children. I also want to an exampl for them when they grow up. To show them no matter what they have gone through and done that they can go to college.

I HAVE LEARNED ALOT FROM MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, ONE THING THAT I HAVE LEARNED IS THAT YOUR NOT GOING TO GET ANY WHERE WITH OUT AN EDUCATION. GETTING AN EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE AND BECOME ONE OF MY MOTHERS SECOND CHILDREN TO ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. ALSO IT HAS BEEN VALUABLE FOR ME TO ATTEND COLLEGE BECAUSE I AM EXPECTING MY FIRST BABY GIRL AND I AM DOING THIS ALL BY MYSELF SO IT IS GOING TO TAKE THAT EXTRA HELPING HAND TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE. I WANT TO MAAKE A LIVING FOR ME AND HER. IT HAS ALSO BEEN VALUABLE FOR ME TO ATTEND BECAUSE MY DREAM JOB IS TO HELP KIDS PERFERRABLY YOUNG TEENS AS I WAS A TEEN I HAD THAT HELP AND GUIDENCE SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE IT BACK IN MY OWN WAY.

When I started school I had no idea who I was or what I wanted to be. Just a few years before I started school, I had an amazing family until my father drank it all away and I became very lost after that but when I finally started at UNR in the Wildlife Ecology program I began to find my path again. I've come a long way and have worked an amazing job with the Forest Service last summer and can't wait to return this summer. Just a few years I would never have thought I'd be where I am now. Going to school has helped show me a better path in life and a different direction then the one my father took. So for me not only am I gaining a better education but I rediscovered who I was in the process and now feel that I am heading in the direction towards success. My next step is graduating next May and attending graduate school.

I have discovered more about myself by going away to college than I had in 18 years of living at home. I am a strong, independent woman. I have maintained a 4.0 GPA, along with making lifelong friends, having a rich social life and working part time. I have toughened up since moving away; I learned to put chains of my tires, use a power drill and tell someone, "no." I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life before college, and now I have a better sense of direction about what I want from life, not just in a career, but in a community, social group and family. Going to the University of Nevada, Reno has shown me that I am capable of much more than I had previously given myself credit.

What I have gotten in the little time I have been in colleg so far, amazes me. For one, I definitly learned really quick that studing and studing early is extremly important, especially to your health, to lower the stress level. I have gotten much self-disipline, because you are the only person you can rely on. The instructor does not tell you when things are due you must figure it out by paying close attention to your syllabus. Most of all I have gotten an unique and new experience that I will never forget. I have also realized college is where I will obtain my goal of becoming a successful Wildlife Biologist.

I have learned many things. To begin, I can say that being part of an institution that really cares for the students and shows the desire to help students achieve all their goals. In times like these where the economy is in a very weak state, I have learned as a student that going to school is the best option for me. It is harder to get a job at this moment, but this is the perfect time to go back to school and finish a degree that could be very useful in a year or two when hopefully the economy could be turning around. The best college experience will be to be able to interact with other students and being able to stablish working relationships that can be very useful in the near future. Also, I have learned that having a great relatinoship with professors can help to get recommendation letters that could help at the time to apply for a desired job.