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1、College-ANewExperience1.Collegeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.I'mawayfromhome,soIhavemanythingstoadjustto.Beingonmyown,talkingwithfriendlypeople,andhavingFridaysoff--thesearejustsomethingsIlikeaboutcollege.2.Livingatcollege,firstofall,givesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparent
2、saren'taroundtosay,"No,you'renotgoingouttonight"or"Didyoufinishyourhomework?"EverythingIdohastobemydecision,andthatgivesmetheresponsibilityofhandlingmyownlife.DuringthesecondweekIwasatcollege,IhadtogooutandlookforabankwhereIcouldopenanaccount.BeforethatIlookedinthephonebooksinceIhadnoclueab
3、outanybanksaroundhereorwheretheywerelocated.Someonetoldmeaboutagoodbank:ContinentalFederalSavings.Iwenttothebankandmadedecisionsformyself--whethertohaveacheckingorsavingsaccountandwhetherornottogetaMASTERcard.ThatwasoneexampleofhavingresponsibilitynowthatI'monmyownandofmakingmyowndecisions.
4、3.Friendlypeople:that'sanotheraspectIlikeaboutcollege.Onmyfirstday(andevennow)peoplewerenicetome.IcametoMarymountUniversityhereinVirginiafromNewYorkand--eventhoughI'dbeenherebefore--IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.MymotherandIdrovein,notknowingthebuildingweweresupposedtogoto,andtheguard
5、wasespeciallynice:withasmile,hetolduswhatbuildingwewerelookingforandwherewecouldparkourcar.MyroomwasonthefirstfloorofNewGerard,andIknewIhadtogothroughsomeglassdoors--butmymotherandIdidn'tknowwhichones.Someupperclassmensawmeandasked,"Areyouanewstudent?"WhentheyfoundoutIwaslookingforNewGerard
6、,onesaid,"Oh,justfollowus;that'swherewe'regoing."EvennowIfeelcomfortableinthedormbecausetherearefriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.4.Finally--toaddtomylikesofcollege--IlovehavingFridaysoff;Iwouldn'tbeabletocopewithfivedaysofclassesinarow.Also,Ilovetosleepin.OneThursdaynight,myroommateandIandthe
7、peopleacrossthehallwenttoGeorgetown.Wegotinratherearlythenextmorning,andmyroommate(Juanita)andIdecidedtosleepin,somethingIcouldn'tdoinhighschool.5.Idolikethingsaboutcollege--beingonmyown,talkingwithfriendlypeople,havingFridaysoff,butthisdoesn'tmeanIdon't
