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5 Reasons Why Marist College Changed My Life

Not only did Marist show me new opportunities and friends, but it was also just a great place to study and gain knowledge from!

Dylan Couch

Jul 01, 2020

Albany, NY

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5 Reasons Why Marist College Changed My Life

Dylan Couch

I was a transfer student from a small school in Boston. The new school I chose was Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. I was not sure what to expect at my new college. However, I was sure that I made the right decision. I met great friends and better staffing at this school. Marist changed my life for the better and I really want to share exactly why! Here are five reasons why Marist College changed my life:

1. New Friends

The first good friend that I met at Marist was my RA. She helped me with so many things along the way while I was at Marist and I was very grateful to have met someone so helpful to me. I met so many people at Marist that were so nice and helpful. I made so many great memories with my friends and it made me feel very wholesome!

2. The Opportunities

I was able to work in outreach programs through Marist and it was rewarding to see that I was helping people. I was also able to work in an internship program through my major where I worked with children. I was also able to meet some great people through all of these opportunities. My favorite opportunity while working with outreach was being able to help a student at an after school program. I was able to help him with his homework and other things.

3. Discovering My Major

Finding my major was also very rewarding! I finally decided that I wanted to become a religion major. My end goal with this career is to become a religion teacher at Catholic schools. This major educated me on many different religions but it also educated me on my own religion and faith.

4. The Staffing/Professors

I also had the pleasure of getting to work with some great staff and professors. Since my major was Religion, I was able to work closely with the Marist Brothers. They were all very helpful and I felt honored to work with them.

5. The Environment

Not only did Marist show me new opportunities and friends, but it was also just a great place to study and gain knowledge from! I'm very honored to be a Marist graduate of 2020.

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5 Reasons Why Marist College Changed My Life

Not only did Marist show me new opportunities and friends, but it was also just a great place to study and gain knowledge from!

1. New Friends

2. The Opportunities

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Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

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1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

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