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My college experience has helped me grow as an individual. I have grown to love learning. This love of learning has made me more capable of hearing the wisdom of those around me. I have learned to better appreciate the gifts that each individual processes. This has assisted me in claiming my own gifts, strengths, and abilities. College has taught me how to be a stronger more confident individual as well as a more conscious and effective team player. In addition, to the personal growth, I have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in my career and in my life.

The education I am receiving at UNCG is extremely valuable to me because I know that I am receivinga high quality education and will easily be able to obtain a career in my line of study. I feel that the grades I receive effectively reflect the quality of the work that I have put into each class. UNCG has inspired me to become a more organized, hard-working person and I am proud to say that I am a student here.

By passing through a community college before attending a four-year institution I have given myself valuable time to observe the different possible scenarios and choose the right plan for me. I haven’t had to rush into any one major or university only to switch later on and find I have wasted time, money, effort, and enthusiasm. What's more, I’ve been able to do so with relative tranquility and less pressure thanks to the lower costs of attendance. By the time you transfer, you have already accumulated 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your major’s credits at about 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the price of the in-state tuition of a four-year school. Fortunately, this does not also mean 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the quality of the classes, for the most part. In fact, I’ve had some great classes here which have helped me to further confirm my interest in my major. I’ve even been able to engage in research with a professor and, of course, still have access to other opportunities such as internships. Meanwhile, I have built up a great GPA and, more importantly, my confidence in college-level work, ensuring a successful experience at my next school.

My college experience was a very valuble learning lesson. I was unsure of what I wanted to do so I picked something that sounded interesting and stuck with it. I graduated with a BS in Dietetics and have really enjoyed working in the field, but have since learned that I want to take a different path and return for a second degree in Education and Spanish. I am a firm believer that education is always an investment and while I may not have picked the right degree the first time it did give me the opportunity to discover what I am really passionate about, teaching! It also opened my eyes to the need for ESL teachers. So it may have taken me a little longer to discover what I want to do, but I would not trade anything that I have learned or experienced along the way. Now I am older, wiser, and know exactly what I want to do!

My college experience taught me a great deal about responsibility and time management. It was valuable for me to attend because many of my employers have noted that a four year degree is preferred. In addition, by earning my degree, it showed the potential employer my ability to complete a task and the desire to succeed. As a result of my previous college education, I have decided to return as an adult student to gain the skills within the healthcare industry. I will now have the opportunity to pursue a career in nursing that I have always had a desire to do so.

From college I found out that it is basically the real world. Nobody is there to make sure you're doing your work because it's your own responsibility. What you do falls on your head and nobody elses so you have nobody to blame but yourself. It's valuable to attend because it makes me realize the type of person I am and helped me discover what I want to do with life.

After leaving my job and having no where to get hired back I choose to back to school. It is the most valuable thing I have ever done. Not only do my accounting classes help me in my life as I learn, but also school has shapped me into a well rounded person.

Out of this first semester of college I have gained friends, knowledge, and experience. It has been valuable in so many ways to help me in pursuing my nursing career. College is very different from high school and I feel that everyone should be able to experience going to a university.

The friends I've made here are amazing. They've helped me grow and so has the whole college experience. I've grown up so much as a person being here. I've been challenged, supported, and excited about where my life is headed.

I have gotten a lot out of my college experience. I have learned what it means to balance a social life, school and a job. My classes have all been really good and have taught me what I need to know for my career path. I would not have wanted to go anywhere but UNCG. I love where I am at and who I am surrounded by.

It is hard to describe in such a short paragraph the valuable experiences I have learned within my first year of college. Not only have I advanced my interpersonal and communication skills but I have met so many new people who have expanded my network of friends. I know college should be about learning and declaring a major but it is much more then that to me. I see now that even though all of that is important and the main focus, college teaches you to be independent from what you knew to be your world in high school and disciplined in not only your studies but so many areas of life. If I had to sum up the one experience that has made the most impact, it would have to be that college prepares you for the world by forcing you to become disciplined in the areas of achievement. The only person that can make it happen is you as there is no one to fall back on in college.

I have loved being at UNCG. This is a school that every type of person can attend and because of that I have had the opportunity to meet so many new and different types of people. I have become more responsible while being at UNCG. I feel like an adult when I'm here because the teachers treat us like adults and not like little kids.

College has turned me into the person I am today and, honestly, I love myself. I speak up for what I believe in and have the tools to do it without coming off ignorant. I have tons of confidence that I believe comes from having some many great friends who support me no matter what. College has shown me that it is completely okay to be myself because there will always people out there who accept me for exactly who I am.

It is valuable to attend college because I had desired to have a career and to challenge myself. I felt that college would be a challenge that I wanted to overcome. I wanted to be a nurse and the only way to get there was through going to college plus I wanted to be different and make something out of myself that is why I am now attending and I enjoy it!

I got a great education and I had a lot of fun along the way. I was more prepared for my future.

I have learned a lot about diversity through my college experience. There are many different groups of people and they are all integrated in different organizations around school.

I recieved a great education in my field and the most amazing life experience by studying abroad, which is something that UNCG is really excited and open about. I was able to study many areas of interest to me outside of my department which has helped shape my goals for the future in a different way. I learned how to find the people that you need to surround yourself with personally, instead of just falling in with those that are around you. While I did not learn much in the way of networking, I did learn what it takes to make a working career in the field of Dance, which most career help does not take into account. I learned how to be independent and to go after what I want out of life. I learned how to better control my emotions and how to relieve stress. However, the most important thing I learned from college is to believe in myself and my talents becasue if you do not believe in yourself, no one else will either.

A sense of accomplishment that I haven't felt from anything else that I have done. Confidence. A very good job with good pay. Job security. Some admiration from others. Use the skills learned to volunteer and help others. Knowing I can take care of myself and be on my own during college. Student loans were worth it and have since paid them off as planned. Friendships. Great memories.The greatest benefit was the completion of a long term plan/goal. Realizing because of college that there are a lot of things I can accomplish if I want to.

I have learn so much of about the types of nationality at my school. My school is well diversify, and that every one matters. Majority of the students that I have talked or socialize with are from different background and we different in many ways but similar in a lot ways. I have met kids that were the first one in there family to go to college including myself, we have talked about how much we want to make a difference in this world by helping other especially the lest fortunate. As Biology student I am glad my major will prepare me to help other live a better and healthier life.

My college experience is a continued journey of welcomed challenges to overcome. I chose to attend college through my own desire for success and I chose a Speech Pathology degree as my path towards helping people. I thrive in an environment that offers endless knowlegde, and I believe the differences between people should bring us together, not seperate us. My natural temperment as a child was severly shy, so I have had to overcome alot of obstacles in my pursuits. Attending college has allowed me to increase my knowledge and understanding about people, as well as, overcome some barriers I've created by wanting to shy away rather than be a eager participant. I have come a long way in discovering myself and my role in the world. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to further my education because I believe it is essential for society to better understand the world in order to make adequate decisions about how to make it better. It has been very valuble to me to feel that I am participating in something meaningful. The opportunity to attend college has brought me purpose and drive towards success.