My Experience At The University Of Kentucky - 1556 Words

In the beginning of the semester, I decided to volunteer six hours at Union College of Kentucky. In doing so, I participated in miscellaneous activities around campus. I spent one hour giving a tour of the campus to perspective high-school students from around the country. This opened my eyes to the importance of visiting a place before someone makes a decision on moving there. Personally, I committed to going to a college without visiting the campus first which in turn hurt me because I did not feel any sort of familiarity which led to uncomfortable feelings. I spent two hours cleaning up around the campus by picking up trash, gathering fallen limbs from trees, and collecting leaves and putting them into trash bags. I spent another two†¦show more content†¦I did so with a fellow Union College student so that the perspective students could ask questions and make comments freely. Throughout the tour, I picked up on different student’s body language, behavior, and their comments. There were a few students that were very talkative, asking questions, talking amongst other students, and letting their parents walk amongst themselves so that they could get to know other students. I was surprised to see that a majority of the students kept close to their parents, some of them stayed glued to their cell phones, rolled their eyes when their parents asked them to put their phones away, and continuously complained asking â€Å"when will this be over?†. Some students appeared to be more reserved, looking anxious, almost as if they felt like they did not belong. I was there once, as I am sure many soon to be college students have been. One student flew all the way from California to tour Union’s campus, and he looked uneasy. While discussing the small town surrounding the school and the closest mall, movie theater, etc. I heard him say to her father â€Å"I’m not sure if this is the right school for me, it’s just so far away from everything and home†. Change is never easy so I understood each and every one of the student’s reactions because all of them are completely normal and acceptable. As for the guy from California, I came