Hello, I am Jane. I was admitted to Master program in University of Utah in 2020. Back in 2014, I have been studying at Dixie State University for 3 years and I absolutely enjoyed my life there. Before coming to Dixie, I was a shy girl that I was not confident enough to speak English in public. After 3 years of studying at Dixie, I became a different person than I was in Hong Kong. I am confident in speaking English and make a lot of friends at school with different backgrounds. Dixie has given me an opportunity to learn how to be an independent person and be a better communicate person. Also, I was awarded different scholarships which offered by the school. My life has been changed a lot after studying at Dixie due to the study atmosphere and the study program. I was grateful for making a right decision to come to Dixie.

留學美國的這五年是我最迷茫但也是自我意識開始萌芽的時期。我高中在UTAH的一所教會學校讀書 (American Heritage School)，這三年來我一直在努力讓自己融入當地的環境。第一次接觸這種自由的教育模式讓我很喜歡AHS。三年來我學到了很多，為考上優質大學打下了基礎。上了大學以後環境更加寬鬆，我也有了更多探索自我的機會。大學兩年讓我發現了真正的愛好，也讓我意識到自己的性格或許不是那麼適合留學。但是美國教育能給我的機會和挑戰是讓人著迷的，也是我真的想要追求的。因此，我一方面嘗試著接納自己的缺陷，另一方面依然對美國教育抱有著當初的熱愛。

在猶他州生活和學習是一段非常不錯的經歷，在猶他大學電腦科學系學習的過程中，只要遇到問題，有很多助教可以幫助你掌握方法和學習到實際操作中的知識。猶他總體是一個非常安全和安靜的州，如果你有時候太晚回家，大學校內會給你提供免費的safe ride，相比於東部，物價也很便宜，我覺得猶他州的學習和生活很適合想安心學習的人。

我在UVU上學已經有兩年了，我真的很喜歡這個大學。我非常喜歡這個大學的校園。UVU是一所非常大的大學，從一邊走到另一半可能需要半個多小時。這個校園最大的特徵就是綠色特別多，到處都是美麗的草坪和很又高又大的樹。走在校園裡的時候，感覺自己就像在大自然裡。而且在UVU的校園裡有很多有趣的東西，例如飛機模型，鹿的雕像，狼獾的雕像，還有很久以前的教學房。

另外一個令我特別喜歡的就是教學樓。UVU的教學樓非常有特長，基本上所有的教學樓都連接在一起，這樣不管是炎熱的夏天和寒冷的冬天都不用走在外面。UVU的圖書館應該是猶他州最大最好的圖書館之一。圖書館裡面擁有大量的高性能電腦，大量的DVD，還有大量的學習的空間。現在有兩棟大型的教學樓在建設之中。

還有令我最喜歡的就是自由的教風和優秀的教授們。UVU是一所非常自由的大學，在這裡有很多活動和組織都是學生自己計畫，自己經營，還有自己管理和實行。在這所大學，我感覺非常自由，沒有壓迫感，充滿了自由很奔放的創意和想法。UVU的教授們是非常的願意幫助學生們成功，不管你是從哪裡來的，教授們都會對你非常的負責任。不管他們有多忙，他們都會找時間滿足學生們的要求。

It is a really cool experience to study at Dixie. I experienced and changed a lot in this one and a half year. i speak better English and even Mandarin, which I didn't expected. Besides that, I become a more outgoing person. I made a lot of new friends, including Americans and people from other countries. We had fun together doing different things all the time. I also learnt more about  how to get along and interact with different kinds of people. We went to Vegas for a few times and also different national parks. I am also  thankful that I can come to the states and live with a nice host family. I know more about American's lives by spending quite a lots of time with them, especially my host family. They took good care of me when I, as a stranger, came to America alone without any backup. They treated me like I am one of their family members. We had fun together going to movie theater and different places like Zion national park. Most of the Americans I met treated me kindly and helped me to get use to this new environment. 

DSU is definitely a good institute that people should really consider of. First, no Toefl or Ielts score is needed to be admitted to the school. Second, Faculties and students are  generally nice and willing to help international students. Third, classes are not too big that every students can get more attention from instructors. Moreover students can rely on staffs  from the International Student Service, no matter the problem they have is academic related or not. I like this place and I believe every future student will enjoy studying at DSU with a great study environment.