Rebekah Nathan‚ a professor at AnyU and author of "My Freshman Year"‚ looks into the life of a college undergraduate student. Nathan’s primary methodology was participant observation (p. 5). By going from being a professor to an undergraduate student‚ the little things had to change. She turned into a piece of the field work‚ needed to utilize individual exposure‚ and needed to lose objectivity in order to stay focused and on track with her research. Nathan came across a few difficulties along the
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A time I recall experiencing failure was my sophomore year. My failure derived from taking my permit test. From this experience‚ I would say I learned quite a bit about myself and how to deal with certain situations. Sophomore year marks the time young adults start learning how to drive. But before this process begins one has to receive a permit. I remember that the moment that I became eligible for a permit‚ that I made my mom take me to the DMV right after school. When I took the test I failed
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How to Survive Freshman Year in College College is the perfect intersection of freedom and young adulthood. Never again will a person be allowed to have that much fun while being responsible for so little. But as generations of students have learned the hard way‚ it’s easy to get overwhelmed by that freedom and go overboard. Students who’d never had a problem doing homework find themselves failing tests when there’s no one around to motivate them to attend class. People who’d always managed to
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The Freshman Service Project is the first service that I have ever done in my life. Although I have volunteered to help in local events and charity organization occasionally throughout high school‚ those can’t be classified as a service. Unlike volunteering‚ which only benefits the recipients‚ a service benefits both parties‚ the helpers and the people that we are helping. The Freshman Service Project in my opinion is a brilliant way for us college students to give back to our society. It is beneficial
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Have you ever been scared? So scared that you felt that your heart might stop any moment. A feeling so intense that you wished that you never have to experience it again. I am not someone who possesses a weak heart. I have always considered myself a brave and calm individual. But I guess there is a point in life when even the bravest of hearts are tested to their limits. This is no different. It was May 3rd‚ 2007 just another day. I had classes in the morning. As it was a Thursday‚ I stayed back
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instances where I have seen myself not achieving the result I want initially‚ but I never let these setbacks deter me from trying again and trying harder. Sophomore year was the most challenging years I had‚ not only because of its academic rigors but because I lost class elections for the student council and class officers after winning freshman year. I was tremendously disheartened after I heard these results‚ but I realized that they did not have to
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Mean Girls Plot Summary: After being home schooled in Africa‚ Cady Heron moves to a high school in the United States. Her parents are zoologists‚ and she believes that she knows about survival of the fittest. However‚ she is surprised to learn that surviving in “girl” world in much different then surviving in the jungle. On her first day at school‚ Cady makes friends with two students‚ Janice and Damien‚ who are not considered part of the “in-crowd”. They are actual friends to Cady‚ and
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Christina Williams December 3‚ 2012 The Real Deal Coming to college was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Not only has it matured me but it has also taught me things about myself that I never knew. Not only is it a new experience‚ but an entirely different atmosphere from the high school life. My first semester here at North Carolina Central University was overwhelming. I found myself being busier than I’ve ever been. But‚ it was all for the good. I learned how to be productive and
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Lindsay Chandler Mr. Langford English 15- Section 86 18 September 2012 The Freshman Five It’s two in the morning. You’ve been studying for a chemistry test for the last three hours. Although dinner was from a filling all-you-care-to-eat buffet‚ the meal was eight hours ago‚ and your stomach is ravenously growling. You miss your parents‚ and you are on your own for the first time in your eighteen-year life. All you really want is pizza and a soda‚ from the vending machine downstairs. With stress
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9/8/13 Freshman Advice As a junior‚ in High school‚ I think it would be appropriate to give some of the freshman valuable advice. Since my freshman year was a huge change in my life‚ I think ninth graders should know there’s could change as well. There were plenty of ups and downs for me. Some advice to freshman would be to make there ninth grade year as amazing as possible‚ when you do the victory cry at the pepfests and
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