College Reflective Essay

Qua’Tasia Williams

02/23/10

period 1

College Visit Reflective Essay

On our trip to Uc Berkeley I expected to see a lot. I mostly expected to see the dormitories, and see what college life was really about. I really expected to go in to a library, or in a class room to see how big they are. But instead of seeing classroom from the inside, I heard that UC Berkeley has over 2 million books. I knew that there were going to be students outside protesting, about something that is important to them and they wanted to inform the public.

Before we went to Berkeley, I didn’t think that college was just for partying, and I still don’t think that its just for parting. I always knew that college was for people who really want to go and become something important in life. But what I didn’t know that was college is so hard. It takes a lot of effort and hard work to get there. What most impressed me was how many student are in one class. I wonder if it is hard for the students to understand the teacher without asking the teacher during class. I learned that to go to college you have to have extra curricular activities and you have to do community service. I also learned that to get into Berkeley you have to write 2 essay that both add up to 1000 words.

I was even more impressed by the classes. Some college classes sit up to 800 students and every day those seats are filled. I was also impressed by how it is very easy for the students to meet their teachers because all the teacher offices are in one big building. Even though the classes are that big, the students still get 3 hours of homework per 1 hour of class. Classes are 5-4 hours a week so students get 9 to 12 hours of homework for each class. That may seem like a lot but it really isn’t. It cost a lot of money to go to college.

But it is worth the effort and the amount.

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