Reading+Reviews


 * I found this article very interesting. I think it was a great idea how the professor enrolled as a student and experienced what it was like at her own university. I feel that many people doing research like this would not go as far as actually being a student. In my opinion, it is hard to obtain real facts on a situtation unless you do what this professor did. You have to go beyond what is expected and really see what is happening behind what is being seen. Instead of this professor judging students, she wanted to give everyone a fair chance. When the professor was taking about oreintation, it reminded me of my oreintation here at Bloomsburg. I remember being overwhelmed with excitedment and fear at the same time. I was so excited to meet new people and be on my own but at the same time I feared both of them. I was afraid of what kind of people attended Bloomsburg and also if I was going to be okay on my own. Thankfully, I ended up becoming really close with a girl who I met on oreintation year. We are now best friends and roommates. Living in the dorms was actually not that bad for me. I ended up living with a great group of people and our whole floor, including both wings, got along very good. I remember going to the hall meetings and all the CA's would say was be good, don't drink. After our first meeting, there was not many more. Both of our CAs were just CA's so they could recieve the free housing. They really did not care what we did. Overall I really liked this article and I found it interesting.

I like how this part out the book described how it was like when a new freshman came to college. I remember feeling overwhelmed and wanting to become part of every group. I felt that I had to go out and party every time my friend did. After trying to attend all the events and join all the clubs, I realized that I didnt have to join all of them so i narrrowed my groups down to only a few. Some students didnt not join any or they said they would and never came. I have always thought about joining a sorority because i feel like the other students who are involved with these groups push it on those who are not in it. However I could not even picture paying the amounts they pay.
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I can relate to the part when nathan's friend talks about her roommate. My roomate freshamn year was a pain. She would party every night of the week and when she did come back she would turn the lights on as if I was not even in the room. I really like how Nathan focused on different international groups rather then just one students as a whole. I was nice to hear that what we think and say relates to other people that are like us. It was werid how the one student noticed that nobody asked about her personal life. THinking about this it made me realize the same thing. My friend now that I want to become a teacher but they really do not know anything about my home life or my life before Bloomsburg.I like like that fact that "friend" and "Friendship" were described as two different things. I completely agree with this. I have alot of friends here but only a few do i actually have friendships with. I can also relate to Nathan's point when the point come across about partying. When i first came to college the big thing was to go out and get completely drunk every night. However after a while things changed. I think people were just so caught up in the moment of not having parents that they wanted to rebel and do whatever they could to fit it.
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1/23 After reading the three articles about attending college I came up with this over all summary. College growing up was always a decision that my parents had decided for me. They always would tell me you have to do good in school because colleges look at your grades. I feel that many students grew up with their parents telling them this. I believe that college is a huge part of life but it depends on ones individual goals and future. The only reason I went to college is because I want to become a teacher and teachers are required to attend college. If you are able to obtain a great job with benefits without college go for it! Everyone is has their own options. I do believe however that college does look better on resumes for a reason. College is consider a "pre real world experience", you are on your own with your own decisions to make. Nobody is telling you to go to class, study and learn. I feel that many students need to experience this before they get life time jobs. They need to be able to make mistakes now before they do when they get a permanent job for ever.