- " The results of the Junior/Senior Survey suggest that, during freshman year students often worry about whether or not professors and other students at [school name] accept them. However, the survey results also suggest that most students eventually become comfortable at [school name] and find a family of people at [school name] with whom they are close and feel they belong. In an effort to further understand how the transition to college takes place, we would like to ask you to describe why you think this would be so—that is, why students might feel initially unsure about their acceptance but ultimately overcome these fears. Please be sure to illustrate your essay with examples from your own experiences in classes, seminars, lectures, study groups, and labs."
The above post seems a little biased to me. It is assuming that everyone has that mindset. I don't have any of those worries at all. Maybe it is because I'm older, maybe it is because this is my second time going to college, or maybe it is because the first time I went to college I commuted.
I could see how a lot of freshman might feel this way though especially if they are far from home. That would be pretty stressful not knowing anyone and for the people who go away to college your basically starting a new life from scratch. While if you commute you might not see a lot of your old friend's but will keep in touch with a few and still have your family close by.
If this article/prompt where to relate to me at all I would say it applied to me the most when I went to "The Restaurant school at Walnut Hill College," because there was always this underlying pressure to do well and be better than everyone else. I guess that makes sense though, a lot of chefs have that drive. The class I probably felt the greatest need to feel accepted or reguarded as doing well was my wedding cake class. For the final we only had three hours to bake, decorate, and assemble a wedding cake. If that wasn't stressful enough being my first time making one and all it also was the pressure of making three tiers A+ or bust quality. I got a A though so I was pretty happy about that.
This needs a lot of work. ugh.