Are freshman they truly different?
I always found it interesting how different but similar people really are. Whether it’s people liking the same trends or spending most of their time on the same social media, we often have more in common than we think. But would you believe me if I said about 18% of Bowie’s freshman class are nursing majors? I quizzed 20 students in the freshman class to confirm or deny the percentage and see what kind of students they are.
In this quiz, students were asked a series of twenty questions about themselves and how others would perceive them. The quiz included ten categories representing ten different types of students: the academic weapon, the professional napper, the fashion student, the social butterfly, the always-late student, the foodie student, the locked-in student, the event hopper, the social media correspondent, and the homebody.
Out of all the categories, the homebody, described as “class, room, repeat,” was the most chosen. Everyone has their own ways of thinking, feeling, acting, and participating on campus. Most freshmen decide to get involved on campus in some way, so I was shocked to find that “homebody” was the most chosen. There’s nothing wrong with being a homebody, but studies show that 73% of freshmen on college campuses actually get involved and join organizations their freshman year.
While everyone has mostly different majors, most freshmen describe their college experience and future goals as the same. But everyone is different, right? Everyone has their own traits, personalities, and goals. Or do they?
When I asked students to describe how they’ve been as college students, most said they were determined, focused, or just trying to get by. When they were asked about their goals for the year, almost all of them said they wanted good grades or to become more outspoken, except for two outliers.
The one person who said they were more of a fashion student said they wanted to be more “creative and put their fashion designs out to the world.” The social butterfly said they wanted to “put more effort into doing the things they wanted to do.” Of the 20 people I quizzed, only two said something unique.
So, that leads me to my last and final question: Are people really different, or are they more alike than we think?