Everyone has a dream once they grow up whether it is to go to college to get a degree, join the military, or even wait it out and see what comes your way. The purpose of this essay is to reflect on what I have learned so far, and what my goals are that I have gave myself throughout the years. While being in First Year Experience I have learned a lot about my choices in life and how to set goals that are realistic, this course has helped me out very much, and I am sure I will continue to use what I have learned in this course throughout my life. Becoming a student at this college I think was a great personal choice of mine, but what I think is even better is that in two years I can say I have earned one thing that I have worked hard for, a university degree. Personally a university degree should mean a great deal to anyone, it means you have got your life on tract, you know what you want to do down the road, and you worked hard to achieve it. To me it means all those things, but it also makes my family proud, to be the second one in my entire family to go to college and actually graduate. I think it was the best choice for me though. Though everyone has a personal feeling about a university degree, others might have a professional feeling towards it also. Professionally, a university degree is a stepping stone towards so much in life. It is something you have dreamed of since wanting to become an astronaut, to wanting to become a pediatrician, it is something you have always thought about whether you knew what it was or not. A degree is more than just a piece of paper, it is something that you could be doing the rest of your life, something that you will make a living off of, and something that you may base your life off of. Professionally, it is something to be proud of. This first quarter has been a large change from the high school life, but I have set and achieved many of my goals in this short amount of time, academically I set t