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I have gotten many valuable experiences in my college experience such as the new and higher knowledge I have learned in my courses and the experience of being able to say that I am attending college is worth the many obstacles that I am faced with. It has been valuable to attend because it is just one step closer to achieving my goals and dreams of becoming successful.

For most of my life, I grew up in a small town where it was common to find a person with just as similar beliefs as the next. Most residents were Christian, conservative, and Caucasian who carefully refrained from the taboos of society. With this way of life, all was simple and went unquestioned. As a result of this, I could have never prepared myself for the sprawling environment I was about to experience as a freshman at the University of North Texas. With just as simple as walking to my first class, I had been exposed to more conflicting ideas, beliefs, and values then I had ever seen in my previous entire eighteen years of living in the same small town. Whether it was women from the feminist organization telling me to appreciate my body or students from the Republican committee telling me why I should vote for Rick Perry as the governor, every person I saw at college allowed me to challenge my beliefs and question not only my society, but also who I am as a person. All of this exposure has allowed me to become the well-rounded, educated, and stronger individual that I am today.

It has given me an oppertunity to expand my knowledge and receive a degree in the accounting fied. Sacred Heart University has helped me receive an internship at KPMG accounting firm. they have also given me an oppertunity to play dividsion 1 tennis, where i have made so many friends.

First of all I'm in a multicultural service/social fraternity, so I consider that one of the most valuable experiences because it has helped amplify the value of my other experiences. I have done community service that prior to I had never seen myself doing. I've been a volunteer counselor at a weekend camp for mentally disabled people from ages 18+. I have volunteered for organizations such as CIS, Habitat For Humanity, Humane Society, CASA, etc. In high school there wasnt a need to study outside of school to recieve good grades, and now I've surprised myself by the discipline I have displayed when it comes to completing my weekly study hours. My networking and social life have significantly increased, which as a hospitality management major is definitely valuable experience. For example, I've learned to become social with a great diversity of individuals, and although knowledge is important, networking (who you know) is equally if not more important for fresh "inexperienced" graduates.

A sense of self. I have come into my own while at UNT. I have made many friends I can count on and have had experience someone only dreams of. I am fortunate to have the college experience I currently have and even more so, I am thankful for it. This is such a valuable experience for me because of not only the education I have obtained but the self awareness of who I am and who I want to be in the future. Knowing what I want for myself out of life is utterly rewarding.

My college experience has opened my eyes to in a sense the "real world" in comparison to high school or living at home under the "watchful eye" of my parents. I have met many life-long friends, and forged relationships with my teachers as well as mentors in my major. I enjoy being involved in activities on campus, meeting with other students who have the same goals and dreams. I like knowing that I am making my own imprint on the world, seperate from that of my family, and I believe getting an education and undegoing the college experience is helping me to achieve all of this.

I started my college experience while still in high school as a dual enrollment student at a community college, and I discovered that it was way different from high school. Of course I still had the classroom-like environment as I did in high school, but outside the classroom was very different. In college, we don't have a bell schedule so I have the responsibility of getting to class on time. I feel that I have alot more freedom in college because I have the opportunity to choose when and what time I want my classes, where I want to eat (whether its on or off campus), and what activities I want to join on campus. Extra-curricular activities make the college life more enjoyable such as vollunteering for activities such as fall social event I took part in at my community college. I will be transferring to a larger university in the spring, and I'm very excited about joining the activities that they offer on their campus such as the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, or the church campus choir. I'm a freshman in college now, and I'm exited for my future in college amd beyond!

I've had the opportunity to learn so much, both career and real world related. I believe i will leave with a sense of overall fulfillment: educated, socially receptive, and ambitious. These are the characteristics in which I believe will have me destined for success. Thus far, I have had the privilege to work with many great educators. With that, I feel as if that aspect of my goal is well on its way.

Out of the college experience I hace gotton a whole knew out look on the world. I have realized that you have to be more serious, responsible, and you can not do stuff on your own time. I feel college has been valuable to attend because its getting you ready for your career. All the hard work you do in college perpares you for all the hard work and late nights you will have in your job career. The college experience is great., I feel its showing me that hard work does pay off. Futhermore out of the college experience i have gained patience as a person.

My university experience has allowed me to explore all the options available to me as a young person pursuing the world. Most importantly as a college student, I have learned how to relate to all different types of people. This is more important to me than any kind of book knowledge that I could ever gain. Life is about our relationships with people. Its how you deal with them that will make the most difference. I guarantee the thing I will remember most when I graduate is not Freud’s theories of psychoanalysis, but who I meet and what they taught me about the world through their own experiences.

I have gotten so much valuable experiences out of my college stay that people could ask me about the time I spent at UNT. Going here has been a blessing in disguise really. I didn't think at first making the grades would be simple. I attended Junior College thruogh North Central Texas College. That is why I always reccomend taking classes or even a semester at a local Jr. College. It helped see that not only studying but preseervance comes from within.

My college experience at Gainesville State College so far has been amazing. I've learn many things that I didn't know going in. I learned how easy it is to connect to my fellow peers and how to use every resources that is available to me. This is the one college that actually cares about your progress and helps make sure you are on the right track to graduation. Attending Gainesville has made my experience here welcoming to the fact that I can to this college not knowing anyone and as a very shy person to coming here and coming out knowing many. My campus has many activities to help you get comfortable to the new surrounds and the whole college experience which is why my college experience has been amazing and welcoming.

I have gotten out of my college experience so much experience already in the field of office software applications. One of the classes I am going for is Computer Applications. What I am learning in there is how to use and operate one of the popular suites Microsoft Office efficiently and proficiently. This is the biggest experience I will learn because if I can operate how to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database management, then I can work on the tougher aspects of telecommunications. One major aspect is working and setting up huge and heavy servers that need to add records of users to its database. This is essential because we are no longer having sign-in sheets or using punch cards at my college. Being able to successfully create and manage a virtual environment is critical to the success of the actual environment. Needing something dynamic and controllable in computers and technology complements the static and uncontrollable actual world. My experience will help me control others' frustration with helping them do things that they cannot barely do on their own.

I was the first in my family to attend college, and by no means was it an easy road getting to where I am now. As a freshman, I went to Concordia University in Austin, TX, thinking that I had to get away from my small north Texas town. The college campus was gorgeous, but the school was not the right fit. It was also a religious affiliated school, and the college was not very diverse in its student body or organizations on campus. During winter break, I was talking with an old friend from high school who was attending the University of North Texas. I was telling him about Concordia and how much I wished I went to a school that offered Journalism, which was my passion in high school. He told me how great the UNT Journalism department was, and that same night I submitted my application to the school. I had never even been to Denton before I moved in for classes in the fall of 2009. Now, I wished I had come here as a freshman. I love UNT and Denton more and more every day. I wish I could stay here for ever.

I grew up in a kind of bubble, i went to school with the same kids i went to church with, whom also happened to all live near me. We all did vacations together, played soccer together and later competed. So, college for me, meant that all of that went out the window i got exposed to people from different cultures, communities, backrounds. I was able to really experience, whether it be food or launguage or just movies. I got to truly taste and see the world around me and what i saw was bright color and what i tasted was alive. Having that oppourtunity has altered my perception of all things, and i look forward being able to finish out my time and bring this capacity in me to the world around me.

At my first year of college I have gained many new friendships and life experiences that will continue to grow and help me through the years to come. Some of those people could be future employers and others could just be there for me when I need someone to study with. When I say "life experiences" I mean skills such as overcoming procrastination, meeting new people, finding your way around, and general problem solving skills. There are many bumps, or problems, on the college road, and I think it has been valuable to attend because it teaches you how to maneuver around those bumps, keep going, and come out strong, knowing much more than you did before. So, to conclude, the college experience is unforgettable and you will soon find out that the simple life experiences are just as valuable as the education you are actually paying for.

Although my college experience isn't complete yet, I believe it has already begun to change the way I look at life and other people. I have begun to open up to new experiences that I wouldn't have tried before college. I have been on many adventures and have even explored new places, but most of all, becoming independent as a woman has been the most of what I have gotten out of college, which makes this whole experience valuable to me.

I have gained a deeper insight into what my true calling is for my career. I have gained experiences that I have already used in my jobs I'm holding while attending school. I have learned to manage my time more efficently through juggling school work, classes, and two part time jobs. I have discovered that the core classes are important along with your program classes in the overall degree you will earn. It is important to be a well rounded person. So even if you are not majoring in science, politics, or history, it is important that you have a basic understanding of key aspects in all areas to be an active responsible member of society. As an education major I look at the overall degree curriculum as how can I teach the minds of tomorrow without understanding the minds of the past.

I've realized that there is so much more to do, see, feel, experience, taste, and try in the world than I could have ever imagined. In my one and a half years of college so far, I've been involved in a community garden, gone on a trip to Minnesota over spring break to help out the less fortunate, started writing my first novel, and been able to perform for hundreds of different people. I've made so many wonderful, long lasting friendships, and discovered all the passion and zest for life that there was hidden within me. At UNT, I've observed planets and stars through fancy telescopes, met people from several different countries, learned how to lessen my "footprint" on the Earth, and sharpen my scholarly skills. Being away at school has opened my eyes to all of the beauty there is out in the world, waiting to be explored. My freshman year was tough, changing, losing friends, making new ones, figuring myself out; but this past semester has been the most fantastic experience of my life. The only word I can think to describe it is simply golden. It's been a golden year indeed.

During this last year of college I have passed throught many personal and educational experiences. It is hard as a student and as a human, yet, it is possible to obtain the knowledge we need to move forward. Our power is based on knowledge not money, so I believe college will continue providing valuable information for our studies and for our future lifes. If their is something that I learned at college, it was that I should become a leader and do what is right for the future of our country. To help each other in our time of need and to study or the train will leave the station. I believe knowledge is power and because of this, I'd say it has been valuable to attend because it brings a new step to becoming a young intelligent adult.