“Do I really have to go?” this was the first thing that crossed my mind when I first attended Haigazian University. All my friends were still enjoying their summer when I had to be there for orientation and I knew nobody! All I wanted was for my day of orientation to end: plain and simple. Little did I know that Haigazian University would be the beginning of an unforgettable journey: true friendships, amazing experiences, wonderful times, and endless memories. My experience at this university has changed me in ways I never thought possible when I started at Haigazian. I was so shy and reserved that I never interacted with people I did not know. I began meeting people who have transformed my life by challenging me and pushing me to extremes I never would have considered. Slowly, I found myself joining clubs, meeting friends, and I even participated in several events along with so much more. Today I am not afraid of saying what’s on my mind and I’m not afraid of trying new things. I stepped out of my comfort zone and I will never regret a thing. Sometimes, it was difficult and challenging, but the hard times, the downsides, and even the mistakes, they all contributed to me being a better and more mature version of me. I can still remember that first day when a student compared her experience to a cup of lemonade: refreshing and sweet. At the time it seemed crazy, weird and even strange. But now that I look back, I have to admit that she was right. So if you want a story worth telling, don’t rely on what you already have or know.  The university life is not only about credits, grades and courses. There is so much more to it if you just give yourself the chance to go beyond your limits. I am so glad that I chose to study at Haigazian University.

Priscilla Houtin

My story with Haigazian University is very long. It’s been a tradition in our family to attend HU and so when it came time for me to choose a university the choice was obvious. And now after four years of a familiar, healthy ambiance, friendships and contacts I’m unable to think of parting, not knowing what the future has for me, yet looking forward to meeting it.
After four years I’ve learned patience, optimism, hope and faith in HU, for which I’m thankful to the Lord. I’ve met good friends, who are rare nowadays, which reminds me of the saying “who finds a friend, finds a treasure”. HU is our minds’ lighthouse, where our path is directed and our souls enlightened, where not only we change classes, from sophomore to junior to senior, but we are changed from being a child into an adult.
Every corner in HU awakes a wonderful memory in me; the entrances, the columns, the halls, the doors and the beautiful garden with its evergreen and aged trees, which tell me about the generations that have passed, but HU stays eternally in every means, engulfing its students as a caring parent in a cozy family.

Yervant Rosdom Danaguezian