Northwestern adjustment
I went to church today—first time in a while—and it felt good to be there. Felt good to be in that place, felt especially good to see some folks I haven’t seen in years.
One of those people is a new freshman at Northwestern. I offered him my phone number and the usual helping hand, since it sounded like his first week at NU was not so hot. I asked him why, and it sounded like he wasn’t clicking with the people. After a bit of talking, he seemed to pinpoint the same issue I had at Northwestern, albeit phrased in an intriguing way.
“No one here seems like they’re interested in improving themselves,” he told me.
For him, that was the key difference between New Church people/Academy kids and Northwestern kids. I guess he’s feeling the same letdown I felt at the beginning of my freshman year. Well, I hope I can help him along, because there are fun and good times to be had at NU—it just takes a bit of adjusting. (Adjusting I’m afraid I never really did.)
September 30th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
that was exactly my experience with NU—especially in the first year. Eventually I found some people who were a little bit more like me (somewhat interested in life after and outside of the dorms) but it wasn’t easy. I would recommend moving off campus asap, and also getting a job outside of school.