My College Experience Analysis

During this week forty six years ago in 1968, my grandfather was in the same position I am currently in today. He was in his beginning weeks of college at Illinois State University. Everything was new to him; new people, a new school, and a new place where he would live for the next four years. He lived in a dormitory, however the building he was originally supposed to stay in was under construction when it came to the start of the school year. He was temporarily put in a double room that housed three students that he knew nothing about which had him feeling very apprehensive. Provided in the dorm room was a corner desk, a single bed that converted into a couch, a small dresser, and a closet with sliding doors and shelving inside. All he had to bring with him were personal items and a small refrigerator. His dormitory was connected to three other …show more content…
After interviewing my grandpa on his college experiences, I can see many similarities between his college experience and my college experience so far. In the beginning I was also very apprehensive about jumping into something completely new. Just like my grandpa, I adjusted fairly quickly and was able to make new friends. The dorm situation seems almost identical. When I moved in, I was provided a desk, bed, shelf, dresser, and a closet with more shelving inside. Also, my dorm is connected to another and we share a dining hall and lounge. I only had to bring my personal items and a refrigerator as well. The dorm rules today seem more strict than they were before. My dormitory is locked at all times and can only be accessed by a key that is given to all the residents. We have set quiet hours in the morning and night and also can have visitors whenever we want. When it comes to the academic standpoint, I am enrolled in a couple of the same courses my grandpa was as a freshman; a general english class and the history of