University of North Texas Top Questions

First, the pride of getting into a known university. After that, the sheer amount of knowledge I gained from the professors here.

At first, I believed that having to settle for a community college was a step back in my path. However, I have learned more from one and a half semesters at Coastal than I did in four years of high school. My music professor is an amazing professor and I believe that I am far from where I was before. Without her help and guidance, I would not be as prepared as I am to move on to a four-year university. Coastal is not a simple commmnity college. Each and every one of the professors there work their hardest to give their students a university level education. Although I thought it as a step back before, I now see it as a huge step forward. Without my experience at Coastal and the help of these amazing professors, I would not be where I am today.

I just recently started college two months ago, so far i have learned so much and i am very excited to finally be doing what i have been wanting to do since i have graduated highschool. I have had some set backs that have kept me away from my goals in life but i can glady say im back on tack and attending on-campus college. I have a 6 months old daughter and im a single mom and going back to school was the best choice i have made. I didn't think i needed school intell i atucally had a kid a reliazed u cant get a decent Job with out having some kind of education towards it. This oppurtunity has givin me courage that i never thought i would have.

I have gotten a feeling of security form my College experience. As a recently seperated Mother of three children that is currently losing her house and doesn't have any recent work experience this has given me a new life. Not only does it make me feel like I and my children have a chance at a decent future but being around other like minded adults has made me realize that life can and will get better with hard work and dedication. One of the best experinces of being in College is seeing the campus wide newfound interest in Community Service. I found it incredible that I was actually given extra credit in my classes for being a Girl Scout leader for my daughter and her friends.

A great first semester with tons of new life long friends. A 3.4 GPA and a drive to get an even better one this semester. The University of North Texas is such a great school and the people that go here are reallly what makes this college what it is.

Six months ago, I was a senior in high school. My friends and I were on top of the world, and it seemed that nothing could stop our misguided ambition. The Summer passed, and we went our seperate ways. Some went across the state, others across the country. I however, stayed in our hometown of Allen, Texas, and went to a local Community College instead. I always thought to myself, "This isn't real, and this isn't legitimate. I'm only here to kill time, and get a few credits." Little did I know that my life would be changed in a matter of months. I expected my courses and teachers (Now professors) to be just like high school--easy going, laid-back, yet immersed in our goals. This was not the case. Instead, I was greeted by several men and women who treated me like an adult, and even allowed me the unearthly privalege to urinate without raising my hand for permission. No longer was I another kid trying to get a diploma; I was now an adult molding a future for the people I cared about, and above all, for myself. No experience rivals the college experience.

The more I learn at school the more I can apply to my chosen career in the future and I'm studying a lot not just to learn the course of study but to see how other teachers teaching methods work for them and help students to understand the main subject of what is taught in class and if I decide to become a teacher like I planned it will assist me in becoming a better teacher in the future.

I have gotten many things so far out of my college experience and, suprisingly, I have only been going for half a year. Most important, I proved to myself that if I work hard and study then I can get well deserved grades on all my assignments and tests. From television it looks as if college is a breeze but I have learned that it takes a lot of devoted time and hard work to get the most possible out of each class. Attending college has shown me how to straighten out my priorities and how to juggle school, work, and friends. When I started my first semester I thought the order was friends, school, then work, but, I quickly reassessed what was important and put school first. Everyday of college is a learning experience and every day I pick up a fact that I would never of known before whether I learn it in class or just from people talking outside and to me that is exciting. Their is nothing more valuable then the knowledge attained while at school because their is no where else to gain that type of information.

I am a wife, mother of four, full time student and I work part time as the Program Director for a local nonprofit. I have been at UNT for three semesters now and I have made the Deans list and maintained a 3.5 GPA the entire time. At UNT I have found everyone to be so helpful from the time I went on campus to apply for admission to the technical support department when I need help on the internet. I was able to take the many credits that I had from my associate?s degree and use them towards my bachelor's degree; this saved me time and money. The flexibility of courses and the diversity of degrees that UNT offers is what have really captivated me. I took classes during the summer and fall at the Dallas campus and now I am completely online. My degree in is nonprofit and human service management. The classes I have taken have allowed me to have real world experience and I feel confident that when I graduate I will be able to go into the workforce with working knowledge of the position I take.

The main thing I would tell myself is to be more outgoing. I am naturally a shy person and that has hindered in my making friends the first semester. I am really trying to come out of my shell and meet new people this semester. I would encourage my high-school self to be friendly and to take the initiative- start up conversations with people instead of waiting for them to talk to me. I would tell myself that I am the one that can make my college experience good or bad. Have a good attitude, be outgoing, work hard, and stand for what I believe in. Doing those things will make a college experience much more enjoyable and exciting- it's something to look forward to.