Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Top Questions

Among other colIege experiences, I have learned the meaning of team work and communication skills. Obtaining this knowledge has been of great value to me, employers seek candidates with the ability to work in groups and the talent to listen, write, and communicate in an effective manner. This experience has improved my self-esteem and ability to interact with co-workers and class-mates in a professional and respectful manner. I still have a lot more to learn, so attending college will keep being an activity in my life for a while.

From my college experience, I have gotten the credentials I needed to enter a specific work field and have learned skills that will help me throughout my career. The skills I have learned are experience and knowledge with how to accomplishing assignments, how to communicate with others, and how to manage time. The skill of accomplishing assignments will continue to help me in my career as I try to follow the instructions from my managers. The skill of communicating with others will help me in my career as I communicate with customers, co-workers, and managers. The skill of managing time will help me in my career as I prioritize and work through my assigned jobs. Most importantly, however, I can obtain the credentials I need to work in the field I want to where if I did not go to college I could not. For these reasons, it has been valuable for me to attend college.

During my college experience, I have not only gained an enormous amount of knowledge from my studies, but I have gained confidence as a person. I feel that I have gained skills and values that have helped me grow and become an independent and confident individual. For the first time, I feel genuinely challenged by my studies and am pushed to make my best better. The experiences I have had thusfar have made me a better person and I feel that if I hadn't gone to college, this better, more mature part of me would never have developed.

My major is civil engineering. I believe that I had learned skills and knowledge that can be used to help other people. For example, these knowldege are related to construction and city development. Therefore, these skill can be used to help developing countries. I also leanred how to live my life with other people. For example, I learned that the happiness comes when I help other people.

I have learned that working hard is what gets you the results you want because of college. I've become much more responsible with a strong head on my shoulder. When I look at my GPA I realized that college is truly something one must experience to become a well rounded individual. It has valuable to attend because only college has taught me to depend on my self. It also helped me realize that only I can get myself to where you would like to be.

Throughout my first semester of studying at Virginia Tech, I have learned numerous life lessons that I would probably never learn if I hadn't chosen to go to college. I have learned that Facebook is not real life. In order for students to be successful, they must have a strong willpower to resist the temptation of social networking. For me, it was extremely easy to run to my laptop and check for page notifications rather than sit down and crack the books open. I struggled with this situation quite often during the first few weeks of classes, but I eventually learned that the best method is simply to avoid going on Facebook at all. Another concept I have learned from college is a sense of spirit and self-worth. In other words, I have learned how to be proud of my school and of my personal accomplishments. I am still working on the skills neccessary to become more confident, but I know the students and faculty of Virginia Tech will help me along the way. That is the most valuable thing I have gained at Tech--a family. And it's all I could ever ask for.

Out of my college experience, I have gained self confience academically and socially. Attending Tech has been valuable to me because of the educational and leadership experience. The most valuable part of Tech, to me, is the Corps of Cadets that I am a part of. Being a cadet gives me leadership experience and the oppertunity to serve the United States as a military officer upon graduation, while giving me the full benefits of Tech's academic programs.

I would have never learned how to deal with so many different personality types and distinct backgrounds if I had not attended Virginia Tech. Learning to work with a variety of different people is a good life skill one needs in any job in the future, and I feel I have had a lot of experience working with groups and other people different from me. I will be better prepared for the working world after my experience at Tech.

I got my associates degree which would make me the first college graduate from my family. I learned how college works which i had a very different view from when I started attending to when I graduated on May 2009. Love the experience and very happy with the help and my diploma. Now I am continuating with my education trying to pursue a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice.

College has taught me how to be independent, responsible, organized, and goal-oriented. At the same time, I have also learned a lot of life experiences that I am very grateful for. Meeting people from all over the world in Virginia Tech's large campus environment exposed me to a more realistic setting instead of one that is focused around my family. I have made many friends at Tech, some that I can see as being lifelong and others as acquaintances but we are all a part of the big welcoming Tech Alumni Family. Attending Tech has allowed me to grow from a being just a good student to a young professional who is motivated to achieve career and further education goals.