For me, there is one and only one thing that allows me to succeed here at college for my freshmen year and that is quiet time. If I wasn't able to shut my dorm door, put on headphones and do my work then I would not be able to succeed. Then, once I get my work done I am able to relax and experience the other part to college, the fun, out of control insanity. College is a time when you really find yourself; a time where there are no parents to tell you what to do, and no one to stop you from trying new things. This is why college is going to be the best years of my life. I can find the true me, find my niche, and how I can succeed.
College is a time in one's life, in which they find themselves and grow into the person that they want to be. I think that being a student here at Drexel will give me exactly that opportunity. Drexel has many aspects that make it easy to succeed as a college student, academically and socially, and as a person. I think that being in a college town, such as University City, and being in the city of Philadelphia at the same time, is a big part of Drexel that makes going to college here so great. More specifically, I am a part of a fraternity and Greek life, however when I want to just go into the city for dinner or to shop one night I have that opportunity.
I think that that other social option is part of what makes me more independent and makes my college experience more fun. I think a great time can be as simple as just hanging out with my friends in the dorm, to going to a frat party or formal, to even going to a nice dinner in the city at a Steven star restaurant. Although there is a lot of work that needs to be done and it takes a lot of dedication and commitment in order to do well in college, I think that when one balances the work with the social opportunities that I mentioned before, it is easy to succeed and have fun here at Drexel.
College is known to be the four best year of your life. It is a time to grow up and experience the real world, socially and academically. Drexel gives its students many opportunities for the typical "college experience". While classes are challenging and involve commitment, the social aspect has endless possibilities. I feel I have so many choices to keep myself occupied, between exploring the city, hanging out at the frats or relaxing at the sorority house. The city has been one of the best aspects of Drexel University. There are millions of stores and restaurants to shop and dine at. The everlasting exploring is captivating and exciting. I truly enjoy being in the environment of a college campus and in the real world as well. Both the academics and social scene at Drexel together are a winning combination.
College is a time where students are really on their own for the first time in their life. They have many more freedoms as well as responsibilities. These freedoms are amazing and make freshman year truly fun and great. Though during freshman year you make many important choices, the pressure of job searching and making life decisions are not there. College is also a time where you can meet new people. In college you can also get involved in different activities that you are actually interested in.
Drexel gives me the opportunity to exploit and experience an urban lifestyle while at the same time experience a small, tight knit community. I have personal relationships with faculty and students. I have the privilege of mentoring a number of students and members of the community, guys like Mike Kolodesh, who obviously need some sort of advisor in life, other than a bottle in a brown bag. The truth is, I feel like the greatest part of Drexel, and the part that allows me to succeed and grow is my exposure to the people around me that continually teach me about living life to the fullest. And most of all, Drexel's co-op program really makes you appreciate the beauty of college life by exposing you to real life job expectations.
You really begin to understand how astounding it is to have society only expect from you to learn and better yourself. Now is the time you define who you are. When you show up here, you are a block of clay. When you leave, you are a sculpture. Some leave as something resembling Michelangelo. Some leave looking like Bob Marley. But whatever you are, it's entirely up to you and that is the beauty: beauty in creation.
I love college and I love Drexel. Everything that I have ever wanted to do in high school, but was too afraid of the consequences I done here at Drexel. I have smoked pot for the first time, drank 16 shots of vodka shortly before passing out, and slept in many random beds with even more random females. College is the last bit of freedom that we have before we are seemingly kicked in the ass by the real world. After this we have to get jobs, raise families, pay off student loans, and all the other important parts of life. I have no worries right now short of deciding what I am eating for dinner and how many weeks late I am going to hand in my English paper. I have a 9 AM lecture that I don't give a shit about, so I don't go. Why should I go? College is about choice, and I choose not to go, and I choose to do what the fuck I want, when the fuck I want. This is why my freshmen year is great.
Ever since I've arrived at Drexel, I've been told to "Feel the Fire," and frankly I have no clue what that actually means. Possibly it is a way for Drexel to get me involved in the school, to fully experience the so called college life. Now what does that actually mean, is it the view of the glamorized movies of Old School or is it the life of a college student imprisoned by the work and books around him? For me the college experience and Drexel has been in the words of a friend, "An Awesome Time."
Gone are the dramas and stereotypes of high school, instead we are met with throngs of students trying to hang onto the last bit of freedom until they graduate and enter the workforce. This lack of inhibition has allowed for the new lifestyle I have created for myself during my tenure at Drexel. I start my day usually in the depths of night in which I see the sun rise, but never the sun set.
- A Personal Response on College Life by Seth Brown |
