Sunday, April 29, 2012

final evaluation



Thinking that my freshman year is coming to a close is a crazy thought for me. My first year flew by as it seems like the first week of classes was only a week ago. On the other hand it is strange to think that this time last year I was not friends with any of the people I know now and it is weird to think about how quickly friendships and relationships were built this year.


When first coming to Penn State I was not excited. I heard that it was easy to get lost because there were so many kids and that it was a “cookie cutter campus”. I ended up choosing the school for my major and nothing else. After a year has passed I am very glad I ended up choosing Penn State. The campus seems small but between clubs and classes and my dorm I do not feel like a number. The people I met in the past year are great and I am glad that my first year of college played out like it did.


Classes were definitely a part of why my experience went so well. I loved finally being able to take classes I wanted to take rather than classes everyone took like in high school. The classes I was required to take that were not related to my major were a nice change of pace from science and math classes. English 15 was one of these. English 15 forced me to think critically and forced me to think about myself and others in a new light. It opened my eyes to new cultural and artistic events around campus that I can attend for the next four years. Overall it allowed me to think more deeply and reflect on the beginning of my college life.






I did my SRTE!

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