SALT Graduate Testimonials

My most lasting memory of SALT will be:

• "Visiting the University of Arizona as a Senior in high school and meeting with my SALT Learning Specialist in Old Main."
• "My relationship with my Learning Specialist and the connections with my tutors."
• "Meeting my Learning Specialist for the first time and feeling a great sense of comfort knowing she would always be there. I had chosen to go to school so far from home! I always knew [my Learning Specialist] was there for me!"
• "To be able to interact with everyone and gain the help that put me through college."
• "All the help that I received with all my endeavors, and lots and lots of tutoring hours."
• "The staff is by far the best on campus."
• "Walking in to SALT & seeing everyone's smiling faces and hearing a warm 'Hello.'"
• "The great people I have connected with who made me smile. The ones that make me feel good inside and want me to do better in life."
• "Talking to Jr. High kids about going to college and about SALT."
• "Probably it would be my first day at SALT orientation - not knowing anyone and feeling like I was in way over my head."
• "How so many people can touch your life in different ways. It was a home away from home."
• "That everyone has cared, looked after and worried about me. Also, that I have met some of the best people ever."
• "The help and support I received during my stay."
• "The feelings of home that one gets. I say that in the sense that the wonderful people there are like your parents away from home. They are someone who you can talk to, someone you can confide in. They will chastise you when you've done bad and be the first to congratulate you when you succeed."
• "Being able to have a place on campus that I can come and hang out during my breaks between classes. I enjoyed meeting the people and making new friends."
• "Freshman SALT orientation."

I leave the University of Arizona and SALT with:

• "A degree and a JOB!"
• "A whole new attitude. When I came into SALT I was a shy, scared person now I leave as a bird with new wings."
• "The ability & knowledge that if I put my mind to it, I can do anything I want."
• "My degree at hand and the knowledge to pursue my goals. I know now that there are people out there who want to help others grow and achieve their goals."
• "A very broad education that has prepared me for the 'real world' & memories I will never forget."
• "Friendship, memories, and an appreciation for sunshine."
• "A great education, a strong sense of accomplishment, and the skills needed to succeed in life and work."
• "A better understanding on how to apply my skills to life."
• "A DEGREE!! Memories! A JOB!"
• "A degree in MIS."
• "A better reality of how things are and the way things run. I also leave with a better knowledge of who I am. Before I came here I thought that everyone was against me, but soon enough I learned I was wrong."
• "Knowing I can make it even though I have a learning disability."

My time at the SALT Center:

• "Has been a great experience, and a way to help me be successful in life."
• "Has been great keeping me focused and on track."
• "Has been well spent and has been enjoyable."
• "Has been absolutely wonderful!"
• "[Has been] very beneficial in developing myself into a student and a person."
• "Was short, but the Center was great."
• "Has been wonderful, it is truly a family environment."
• "The SALT Center helped me adjust from being a high school student who didn't feel he belonged in college, to a college student who is able to move on in life. Every problem was able to be solved with help from anyone who could."
• "Was spent working on academics."
• "Has been wonderful - without SALT - it is hard for me to see myself graduating from the University of Arizona. The friends and experiences I have had at SALT will never be forgotten."
• "The time at the SALT Center was special because it was a place to get help away from home."
• "Has been spent with tutors, the computer lab; just working hard."
• "Has been an honor. It was time well spent. From tutoring to counseling, I valued every minute."
• "Was spent with tutors and hanging out in the computer lab with friends."
• "Has helped me learn how to balance my classes and social life. Tutors really helped me with my classes, without whom, I'm not sure I could have passed all of my classes."

Because of SALT:

• "I am able to write papers on my own and use technology to help me with schoolwork. I am more confident."
• "I have been able to feel more relaxed and 'at home' while attending a large university."
• "I have developed better time management skills."
• "I have been able to successfully graduate in 4 years and learned how to manage my time successfully."
• "I am graduating from the University of Arizona."
• "I know better strategies to deal with my LD in the work place (ie: talking software and other ways to work with my LD)."
• "I can now take care of those needs that I could not have before."
• "I have the self-confidence to go out and tackle the world."
• "I have learned strategies that are alternative and improved on my learning techniques."
• "I am graduating. I truly believe that I would not be graduating, especially in four years. SALT has helped me get through each step of college. They have provided me with many opportunities that I will always remember and take advantage of."
• "I have managed to graduate from the Univeristy of Arizona with high honors and feel ready to succeed in life."
• "I learned how to study more effectively and accomplish my goals."
• "I have a degree, which some people do not have."
• "I graduated."
• "I am still in school and here to graduate - enough said!! What does my future hold? Working on a full-length feature film Detroit."
• "I got to graduate from the Univeristy of Arizona. There was a time that I did not think I would make it, but with the help of tutors, I did."
• "I am now able to manage my time more efficiently and I am able to put things in perspective."

Last modified: April 10 2008 11:05:23.