Colorado Christian University Experience

I used to tell my friends and teachers that I wanted to explore the medical field because that was what my family wanted me to do. They wanted me to become a doctor as it is a well praised profession that pays extremely well. As I grew older and entered middle school, I realized that becoming a doctor wasn’t something I was immensely interested in. Instead of a doctor, I wanted to become a veterinarian, treating animals instead of people. I’ve become aware of my passion for animals ever since I began having pets: from fish to hamsters to dogs. I decided to focus on animals when I first took one of my hamsters to a veterinarian. I thought that their profession was fun and interesting because it revolves around animals, something that I love and grown up with. Although studying veterinary sciences is difficult and competitive, becoming an animal doctor has been one of my greatest

Grand Canyon University is a Christian college that has been operating for over 65 years. Since their founding in 1949, they have maintained their biblical mission to promote Baptist values. Today, they are an interdenominational university that welcomes all students. Although they identity as a Christian university and maintain their foundational convictions, they focus on establishing an accepting missional community. That is, they cultivate people who are united in carrying out strategic missions and projects for the good of the community. Christine doctrines are essential, so they are committed to the foundational Baptist beliefs that distinguish it from other worldviews.

Trinity Christian College, a private institution established in 1959, is located on a 52-acre suburban campus in Palos Heights, Illinois. Although the college roots are in Reformed Christianity, the college welcomes a wide range of denominations and traditions. Trinity was granted a charter by the state of Illinois in 1959 to award bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in an assortment of fields. In addition, many of the programs offered at Trinity have professional certification and accreditation.

Considering lifetime goals, many people are unsure on how to prepare. They will either center around areas with no direction or only concern themselves with the subject with which they would like to be a professional in. This way they can find their passion or learn more about it. Since I was little, somewhere within deep myself, I have always strived to become someone who will be able to help others. The way I have come to realize how I can achieve this is to become a veterinarian. I will be able to help people who are unable to help the ones they love, their animals.

Simpson Anne. Session1. JournalI feel like my experiences in life have shaped me into the person I am today. I feel that life has it ups and downs. I love God and know he is always there for us. A favorite scripture verse is John 17:16.”They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”My dad was a minister. I am thankful that I grew up in a strong Christian home. I chose Colorado Christian University because I wanted an academic community that loves God. I feel in my short time so far at CCU that I have grown as a Christian. For example, I have more boldness to witness to people about Christ.What were some assumptions I had about CCU before I started my classes? I assumed that I would not have support from my fellow teachers and classmates.

For many years I have struggled with a career choice. I have known for quite some time that I wanted to do something with animals but I wasn’t sure what that was. When I began my freshman year in college I was on the line of whether I wanted to be a full on Veterinarian or get a degree as a Veterinary Technician. Now, with the end of my freshman year approaching, I have decided to be a Veterinary Technician. Although some believe that a career as a Veterinarian is better, I believe a career as a Veterinary Technician is good because salaries are decent, it doesn’t require as much schooling, and helping animals is very satisfying to animal lovers like

Not many people have their careers planned out during high school. Fewer have it planned out in middle school, and almost no one has planned on the same career for their whole lives. I, however, have always wanted to be a veterinarian. I’ve been raised around animals my entire life, everything from livestock to exotics. It had always been a given for me that I would grow up to do something involving helping animals. Since my life has always revolved around horses, it makes sense that everyone always assumes I want to work as an equestrian vet. They’re always surprised when I say I never want to work on horses more than is required to graduate. But I learned the hard way that I have no desire to be responsible for someone else’s sick horse.

I will be attending UW-River Falls as an Animal Science major, with plans to continue to veterinarian school. I didn’t always want to be a large animal veterinarian, in fact at one point in my life I swore that I would never enter that career. This promise to myself started when I was about six years old. I was living on our family farm and we owned a handful of cows. One day, my mother called the veterinarian to check the cows to see if they were pregnant or not. Being the curious child I was, and still am, I came over to the barn to watch. I observed the veterinarian put on a long glove and promptly put his arm up the rear of the cow, at that point I turned around and ran back to the house. That was the moment that I swore I would never be

As a child, I grew up going to church every Sunday and being involved with the church community. My faith is a large part of who I am today, because as a Christian, my worldview is based around God and His word. I believe He created everything in the universe, including us, and that He wants us to be with Him for eternity. So throughout my college search, Christian colleges have been at the top of my list.

A defining experience in my life occurred during the summer following my first year of high school. I had the opportunity to travel with several members of my church youth group to the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. Our purpose was to serve the community and the orphanage at which we were staying. I did not realize at the time that what I learned on that missions trip would change me. It would change everything about me, and it would affect me for the rest of my life. This monumental experience is the experience which I believe will have the greatest impact on my academic work and goals at CCU, and there are several reasons why. Every morning of the trip, we designated approximately an hour to spend reading the bible and communing with

There is one main reason why I decided to further my education at Colorado Christian University. That reason is I wanted to prove to myself after dealing with chronic nerve pain from a bad surgery and severe depression, that I could still accomplish great achievements.

The event that took place in my life was being diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome. Since I have been diagnosed I have felt so out of place until I came into touch the the Lord. Having Marfan was always hard to deal with because no one would ever accept me and I could not go out and get just any job due to my health problems. I believe Colorado Christian University will be the best for me because they will help me strengthen my Christian relationship. One other experience was growing up poor and having to struggle throughout my entire life. I believe getting an education will help me have a career I love. I will put all my time into my work at CCU. I strongly believe CCU will help me gain confidence in my ability to go out and become my own person,

Have you ever heard of grace? Do you know the definition? I’m not talking about the kind that is elegance or beauty of form (Ammer, 2016). From what I gathered, the biblical meaning of grace is unmerited favor (Harrison, Bromiley, Henry, 1960). This was exactly what I felt time and time again. Finally, after I had lost everything and still kept my faith, I was showered with grace. It was the hardest time in my life. I had lost my home, my car, my marriage, my job, and my dogs. Still, I never doubted Jesus. Sure enough, the grace started coming and coming. After that, I realized that I want to dive deeper into my faith. I heard a calling to practice ministry. This in turn made me pursue a degree at Colorado Christian University.

The event or experience that influenced my academic work or goals at Colorado University was when I decided that I wanted to retire early. I thought about what I would do after my employment with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools ended.

As I reflect on the path that lead me to enroll at Colorado Christian University, my mind is like a kaleidoscope with pictures of past events flashing through my mind.