Would I Fit In?

reversepsych
Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:01:39 +0000

I’m glad you decided to apply, you sound like you’d really like it here.

I just finished my first quarter. I’ve been home less than two days and I already miss the school. Socially, it’s amazing. I live in one of the more stereotypically quirky dorms (BJ), but there is such a mix of people and stuff that goes on. We have awesome parties where lots of drinking and hooking up happens and then we’ll have nights where we watch terrible movies or play brawl or cook things. The people are incredible, so many varied interests and talents.

As for the workload, I don’t think it is so bad. You have to be a little smart about studying and you do have to dedicate time to things but if you study you’re not going to do horribly by any means. I ended up with an A- in my honors science class despite getting Ds on two of the three midterms. The professors don’t want to crush your soul. That said, most everyone is very smart here so it can be hard in that sense if you are used to being the best and suddenly you are very much in the middle.

Good luck with your app and write quirky essays! Let me know if you have other questions.