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Clue 3 Homework 2-8-11

I interviewed two individuals that appeared to not be like me. I asked both a guy and a girl questions to see the difference. My main idea I am trying to understand is: How independent are you here at college? I wanted to get an idea if college students are really living on their own, or if they still rely on their families and friends.

I asked Danielle and Frankie these questions: How often do you call home? How often do you go back home? Do you feel like you are independent and why or why not? Do you like the distance from Bloomsburg to your hometown? Would you want to do anything different so far in college? Are you apart of any teams, clubs, or greek life organizations?

Danielle said that she calls home only about once a week and she goes home about once a month, only to work and make money, not really to see her family. Danielle does feel like she is independent at college because she handles most, if not all financial obligations. She feels like most college students have their parents there to help, but she has always been a strong independent individual. She likes that Bloomsburg is 2 hours from home, but she could have gone farther away. As for joining anything, Danielle did not because she said she doesn't like rules restrictions. She likes to do her own thing.

Frankie said that he rarely calls home, and normally his family calls him. He never goes home unless it is a holiday break or the school has off for a long period of time. Frankie completely feels independent. He explains that although he loves his family, he does his own thing. He doesn't really contact his family and loves his friends here at college. He agrees with Danielle that he like the distance of school from home, but he would not mind going even farther away. Finally, Frankie said that he would never join greek life because he feels like it is like buying friends or "brothers". He said that he is outgoing enough to make lifetime friends on his own.

I am kind of surprised of how independent Danielle and Frankie are. I would have assumed that girls would have contacted their family much more then guys, but it seems like I am wrong. Also, I thought there would be a bigger difference in the answers I got from a girl and a guy. However, Danielle's and Frankie's responses were very similar. However, one thing that they told me which make sense is that their friends that go to college within a half hour from home, visit there family much more often. Frankie and Danielle said it wasn't because they were homesick, but it was convenient. Overall, college students appear to be much more independent and truly living on their own much more then what I would have thought.