New students give fresh perspective of Cabrini

By Brittney Palmer
September 30, 2015

Everyone has a different opinion of college experiences.

Many view having different thoughts and opinions thrown around between peers helps to create a general- ized feel for a particular school or program. This way, one knows how the majority of their peers feel about what they are going through.

Cabrini gives students time during freshman orientation to adjust to their new living situation. However, some- times their experiences are viewed differently because of how different living at home can be.

With age, students start to become accustomed to cer- tain things. Things like how a certain place smells, looks or even feels.

Seeing the college through a freshman’s perspective is something upperclassmen need to be reminded of. After establishing a certain feel for an atmosphere, sometimes returning students have jaded views.

Everything is so new and raw to a freshman that thoughts and feelings can be easily expressed.

Cabrini currently has 1,406 students enrolled on a 112 acre campus. In comparison to many other learning insti- tutions, Cabrini is fairly small.

This does not seem to bother freshman Brittany Lambert who came here solely for that reason.

“I think I’d be lost at a big school,” Lambert said. “The smaller class sizes definitely caught my attention when I was applying to colleges.”

Lambert also went to a small high school so she truly felt the college would fit her well. The drastic jump from a small school to a big college she felt would be a bit too much for her.

However, everyone does not feel the same way as Lambert.

“I like Cabrini. I think it’s a great school, but I truly love bigger campuses,” freshman, Tessa Redding, said. “I feel that at bigger schools there is always something to do.” Redding and Lambert both, however, share common likes and dislikes for Cabrini College.

Their dislikes included the heavy work-load that professors pile on to students.

“I’m not used to doing this much homework at all,” Lambert said.

Communal bathrooms was another big dislike.

Lambert and Redding, like so many others, are having a hard time really adjusting to sharing such private spaces with so many other people.

A big turn-off for Redding was Cabrini’s food and the lack of choices there are.

“We pay a lot of money to go here. I think the food should be a little better,” Redding said.

Ironic enough, Lambert and Redding are roommates and the thing that bothers them most of all is the fact that their living space has no air conditioning. This is an issue that many Cabrini freshman expressed deep concern and anger about.

The issues that Lambert and Redding covered are not just issues that they themselves feel strongly about, but other freshmen feel similar emotions as well.

However, neither Lambert or Redding wanted to dwell on the negatives.

“I love all the activities and trips Cabrini provides. I also love how nice everyone is,” Lambert said. “I went to a really snobby high school so I really love how nice everyone is here.”

Students are encouraged to speak their minds about what the college needs improvement on through joining different clubs and organizations that can help make a difference in the Cabrini community.

Students are not hesitant to express their love for Cabrini and the atmosphere it provides.

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