“I
felt a crazy-making crosscurrent of emotions whenever I stepped onto campus. Every
time I looked around at the buildings and the trees and the view of the river, I
was reminded of the sacrifices my mother was making to keep me there. And every
time I looked at my fellow students, I was reminded of how little I fit in”
(52).
What is your reaction to this passage? How does your first day of college connect with this?
It's interesting to think how much a building or a surrounding can make you feel out of placc even when you're paying to be there. It makes me kind of sad to think these things are sterotyped, but it's the truth and I understand and feel it everyday.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college was and wasn't similair to this. It was similar because I had no idea where I was going, I felt lost and unwelcomed. Fortunately for me, I knew a lot of the students from high school and I came to school with a friend who could show me where my class was.
Sara Smith
No wonder he felt like this. when you go from a environment like the hood and go to a educational institute anyone would feel out of place like he did. The only thing someone can do is adapt to the situation and be thankfull for the oppertunity
ReplyDeleteThe first time i whent to collage was pretty good, I had just graduated from a techinical school were the people were horrible. so when i first came to san jack people were happy to be here nie, polite and generous. I felt welcomed and felt like i belonged here despite i had no clue were to go.
Carlos Portales gust.
I know how Wes is feeling because my parents moved me from one high school to the next. I know how it feels to be alone in a big place just like Wes felt.
ReplyDeleteThe first day in college, I didn't know anyone there. But it didn't bother me. I wasn't going to college to meet friends. I was there to study and get a better education.
Jehzel Matamoros
GUST 0305
its crazy how one place can make someone think about something that has been happening there whole life .
ReplyDeletemy first day of college was like this in a way i didn't know were i was going i was lost at times and i had homework the first day and i was overwhelmed. i knew no one at all I'm not from around here so i am still a loner today
Very werd when coming to college for the first time. I felt like no one was gonna like me but i made friends left and right.first day is always werd and feels like no one gonna fit in.But i felt happy and love my classes and teachers. Don't be shy and always be your self not like everyone else. Everyone is different in life and that whats make life so awesome and full of good people.If you need help with anything just ask, don't be scared at all. The campus is here to help you in any way.
ReplyDeleteAshley Arizmendez
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My reaction to this passage is understaniable, felt just like him.
ReplyDeleteMy very first day of college was weird and scary! Because you dont know anybody and you barely even see your friends its not like highschool. I had to start all over again, meet new people try to fit in. But other than that i love my classes and my teachers are cool.
Yara Saavedra
GUST 0305
My reaction to this passage is fairly similar to how i felt walking in to college.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the author when he said "I was reminded of the sacrifices my mother was making to keep me there." My mom has done so much for men to keep on going with my studies.
I can interact with the authors emotions with this passage. i can tense his fear and his discomfort being in school for the first time. Thats exactly how i felt walking in to this school for the first time.
Tanya Rodriguez
Gust305
My reaction to this post is understandable. Anyone would feel out of place when you are in a new environment. Its exactly how i felt when I walked into college. I just had to find my own way and how to do things.
ReplyDeleteAstrid Salazar
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I understand how he felt in that moment, since that's the same feeling I had in my first day of college. When I arrived to college on my first day I was very nervous and I saw as all the other students were enjoying their first day of college with their friends.
ReplyDeleteOscar Armenta
Gust 0305
I was happy to see that he essentially appreciated the life his mother tired to create and the success she strives to implement. He was out of place because of his background and had feelings of displacement. He didn't fit in but knew as uncomfortable as it was he was there because his mother wanted the best for him and the scenery was a symbol of that. My first day of college didn't affect me in any way. I was ready and eager to learn. I know that this is my experience and no one else and will choose not to let others opinions and judgments affect me. I've matured and have realized each person is responsible for their own self and in life you just have to roll with it sometime. I've come to realize this easy-going, optimistic attitude, has gotten me farther than low self-esteem.
ReplyDeleteDana Sparks
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He knows that everything he is doing his mother worked hard for.
ReplyDeleteAs I walked into college for the first time I thought to myself "my mom has worked so hard for me to get an education, and I cannot let her down. No matter what everybody else's reason is for being here, I know mi reason is for my mother."
Jazmin Fernandez
GUST0305
Its pretty similar. I to the first time anyone walks in to college. Its obvious his mother wants the best for him and will always be there for him.
ReplyDeleteAstrid Salazar
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My reaction to the passage is understandable.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college was scary because I didn't know anybody. I had to meet new friends and I was scared to be lost around school. I always keep in mind how hard my parents have worked for me to have an education.
Yessenia Perez
GUST 0305
My reaction of the passage was understandable.My Mother would always move me from school to school.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college was scary I didn't know anyone. I was not there to make friends i was there to learn. I was lost didn't know where to go but I figured it out.
Tiffany
Gust 0305
I definitely understand the passage. It's been a long time since i've been in school. New life, new friends, and new atmosphere. Its a huge step!
ReplyDeleteCasie Joyner GUST 0305
Of course starting something new is going to be some what nerve-wrecking. This passage makes me kind of feel bad,knowing he was scared. Starting college is a scary thing because it's a huge new campus filled with tons of people you don't know.
ReplyDeleteHolly Vega
GUST 0305
My reaction is a little of the same, he understands that his mom has sacrificed a lot to get him the best education money can buy him. He understands that he cannot fail. I connected to this somewhat because i am paying for my own college so i can understand that if i want this i have to focus and pursue what i want, just like him. I keep in mind that I'm not paying this money for no reason, I am here to better myself.
ReplyDeleteSenia Rubio GUST 305
I completely understand how he feels at that moment. My first day of college was very intimidating. I went to a University an hour a way my first year, I didn't know anyone in my classes. I remember seeing other students with their friends and seeing them enjoy themselves just made me feel as if I didn't fit in myself. It's easy to feel like an outsider when you are in a new place. It takes time to settle in.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa Hinojosa
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My reaction to this passage was understandable.
ReplyDeleteMy first day at college was somewhat a little boring for me because I didn't know a single person in my classes so thats how it was for me my first day in college.
Rey Garcia gust 0305
I can honestly say I can relate to the way he felt. It's an unfamiliar environment, You don't know anyone, you don't know where anything is, and you have to wander around to find the correct place.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college, I'm pretty sure I felt what he felt then, It was uncomfortable, my mind was racing and I was super nervous, I didn't know where any of my classes were and i felt as people were looking at me like I was dumb for not knowing. Luckily, I stared to get used to the new environment not long after. Now, school id my home away from home.
My reaction to this passage was very understandable. I felt lost my first day of college I didn't know anyone I would see in college and I couldn't find my way to any of my classes. Its a new environment that am now getting more comfortable with.
ReplyDeleteEric Palomar GUST 0305
I felt out of place like him.I was so nervous and confused.People would walk around like they already knew the place.Seemed like i was the only one asking where my class was.As if i were high school again.I defiantly know how he felt.
ReplyDeleteKathrynGonzalezGust0305
t is awful that Wes had to go through financial problems like he did. He always had to worry about his mom and what she was giving up so that he could go to the school she wanted him to. Yet again it helped him be thankful for what he had. I can relate to him because my dad worked his butt off so that he could send me to a private school and pay for all of my dance expenses.
ReplyDeleteThe first day of school can be very nerve racking. One doesn't know where to go or even once they think they do, they don't know if it's the right class. This is how I felt on the first day if college. However, after the first day it got easier. I knew where I was going now.
Brittany Denney
It's really sad that he felt out of place. that's the worse feeling you can have. I can understand how he would feel uncomfortable going to school.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that connects my first day with his is the emotions I felt, scared and excited at the same time of what's to come.
Jennifer Withers Gust0305
My reaction was almost like an understanding. I hadn't been to school in over 5 years so coming here and seeing all the people or students trying to reach their goals made me feel out of place because at first I was so lost just applying to college. My reaction to how he felt the color of his skin would affect his feelings made me feel sad and only hoped he would get accepted by the other kids. And the whole money thing..his mom was working a lot of jobs to pay for his schooling to get a good education. And as for me I feel the same working and going to school always staying busy so I can stay at the nice school.
ReplyDeleteIts sad how he felt out of place, that he daren't belong. And his mom working so hard to help him out with the money for school, That's how I felt when I came to college. Confused little and scared.
ReplyDeleteLuis Mendoza Gust 0305
My reaction was understandable. Being somewhere you have never been before and being by yourself really makes you feel out of place. You have no idea where anything is or how to get there or even where you are. On my first day of college i felt similar in a way. I had trouble finding which building my classes were in and then where my classes where and I didn't know anyone in any of my classes.
ReplyDeleteAnnie Reeves
GUST 0305
Honestly I can relate to his experience of being uncomfortable and out of place, My first day in college I knew in my mind that I was here to better myself. I wast there to meet friends, but to stay focused and complete the task at hand. I had that mentality.
ReplyDeleteCody Barber
GUST 0305
I think that Wes was being considerate when he was thinking about his mother and how she is helping him out in getting a great education. It reminds me of my parents and how they want me to succeed in my college life and get into a great career.
ReplyDeleteEmily Bauch
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I totally understand wes, my first day of college was wierd, and everything and everybody reminded me of home.
ReplyDeleteMegan Acosta/
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I understand were he is coming from, i felt the same way. The first day of college i was lost and alone, new atmosphere, didn't have no one to talk to, Something to adjust but i'm not here to try to make friends, i'm here to study hard, and make my parents proud, that's what keeps me going.
ReplyDeleteRafael Meza
Gust 0305
Its sad that he feels so out of place in school but he does understand that he's there because his mom only wants the best for him.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college went pretty smoothly. I knew a lot of people who go to San Jacinto so they helped me get around and find my classes. I relate to Wes in the sense that my parents also want the best for me and want me to get an education to get a good career.
Evelia Garcia
GUST 0305
To be honest I understand what Wes is talking about, On my first day of college, which was during the summer, I felt lost and some what of alone. I was new to the area and to the school, I felt weird but then I said to myself "I am not here to fit in, I am here to learn and make good grades".
ReplyDeleteMy reaction we always think about are moms, that they both motivated us to go to college. And is hard to start a ne w chapter when you don't know nobody.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college was stressful, I ever know how I got to class at time. I was nervous that I don't know nobody and class. But I always remember what my mom always tell me you can do it, never give up always follow your goals.
Abigail Rodriguez
GUST 0305
My reaction to this passage was very understandable, I didn't know anyone I would see in college and I couldn't find my way to any of my classes.
ReplyDeleteMy first day of college was different than my last school, I felt out of place like him. I was so nervous and confused, I also felt excited to be here. I reach the next level to adult life.
Martin Guerrero
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