University of Nevada-Reno Top Questions

To explain what I have learned from my freshman year of college in one word, I would choose maturity. It was a real "eye opener" to be completely on your own with no one holding your hand through anything. It involves alot of having responsiblity to get things done for yourself. It's at this time in someone's life, when the decisions we make will effect our entire future. I felt that all students needed to be mature to suceed in college. I feel college is valued because of the economy today. For example, an associates degree is at the same level as a high school diploma was years ago. It has become extremely competitive in almost every job market. Education is key. College gives you a foundation to meet people from all over the world. Create relationships that last lifetimes. Personally, I found my time at a community college to be quite difficult to make friends. I was the new girl in town while being a freshman in college. People go there own way with no reason to mingle if not forced to. I can say I'm ready to take on many more years to come!

I learn a lot of valuable information that I did not know before. I can utilize that information throught my life to benefit myself and others.

College has been so much more than a means to a financial end. It has been an exercise in personal development and a quest toward a more comprehensive appreciation of the world we live in. I have been fortunate to be able to study in many areas and have been able to connect knowledge and discovery across disciplines . Employing creativity and critical thinking are keys to this integrative skill. These are skills that, without college, I cannot imagine having developed and integrated so completely. College can be about as rich an experience as one could ask for if it is really engaged and pursued with passion, and I would not be the same person without it. As I continue to develop as a scholar and a person, I am integrating my knowledge toward this current goal of using all aspects of my educational journey to help people become stronger, healthier and more connected. I think that the combination of empiricism and craftsmanship I am learning in my current educational environment is the perfect balance for a future career providing effective, compassionate and life-affirming intervention for couples and families as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

I am the first generation in my family to attend college. We are from the deep woods of Louisiana, and spent our lives subsistent living off the land. Being able to attend college is a true gift. The part of my college experience that has been the most valuable to me is simply being exposed to new ideas, new cultures, and new experiences. When I was growing up I could never have imagined sitting in classroom talking to another student from China. CHINA!! That was the stuff we read about in books, or saw on our three channel television. There were times during my early undergraduate years that I felt like I was living in a fairytale. It was complete innocent wonderment. I cherish that naivete now. College opened the world to me.

My college experience has given me so many great opportunities. I met the greatest professors who truly shaped me into the person I am today. The professors for my major simply cared about every single one of their students. I'm proud to call many of my professors my friends: people who I can trust and go to in a time of need. Moreover, I know I will be able to go to these professors in the future and use them as references and resources. My college experience has also prepared me for the real world. I feel very confident that I will be an asset to the job force simply because I attended this university and took classes from certain professors. This university has been valuable to attend because I feel like I am a part of a huge family. I will be loyal to the Wolf Pack for the rest of my life.

It made me more mature and really see the value in getting a degree. I really want to be a speech pathologist and work with children with austim and the only way to do this is through college and great grades. Getting an education is a great thing and I don't think I would have done it any other way.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is experience. I was a little cocky in high school and believed college would be as easy as high school. I thought my life as a college student was going to be a breeze-- I was wrong. My second semester crushed me. But slowly, I have learned how handle my workload, social life, and personal life. I have learned that time management is crucial and that preparation is a must. College has been valuable to attend not only because of the education I will receive, but also because it is there that you're presented with reality.

I have obtained a wealth of knowledge that i can advance in life with whether that knowledge be applied to my career or my life in general. It is valuable to attend college because it makes a person view the world in a different perspective than they otherwise do. College is very time and money consuming, but worth the resources, connections and experience that a person can obtain. College gives students the means to express themselves in a way which they can be proud of. My college experience has pushed my career in the direction which I have desired. College has given me the experiences I need to make connections in the job world, create a reputation for myself, and expand my knowlege in vast directions.

I have learned a lot through out my college experience including learning about myself and others, I have developed a plan and career goals, learned how to study, and how to be motivated to succeed. It has been valuable to attend college so that I am well educated and can move on to a career that makes me happy and successful.

I definitely found the person I wanted to be attending college. When I first entered the University of Nevada Reno, I was a criminal justice major, but after many attempts to maintain my GPA, I found that psychology was a better fit for me. I had my mind made up on what I wanted to do, but my college experience has showed me that things change and instead of resisting it, embrace it especially when it's for the better. And by embracing my change, school has been valuable and important to be me more now than it's ever beeb.