Where do I see myself in four years? That's a difficult question, considering I barely can see where I'll eat tonight (Garden Room, GQ, Sandella's. the possibilities are endless). I can only hope I'll still be on track to pursue my dreams of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Hopefully it doesn't that mean I'll be holed up in the library, studying for MCATs, like some sort of pre-med hermit. In a perfect world, in the midst of all the unavoidable insanity of med school applications, I forsee myself surrounded by my close friends and still playing football for the Mules. However, while it is easy to plan a black and white (and red, seeing how I am at the 'Berg) syllabus for my future, I recognize that a school like Muhlenberg provides countless opportunities for new possibilities-socially, academically, and extracurricularly. Who knows? I could take an art class that changes my life and causes me to hang up my stethoscope for a paint brush in the hopes of becoming the next Pablo Picasso. Or, maybe a stellar business professor will inspire me to surpass the success of the infamous real estate tycoon Donald Trump. If there is anything I have learned over the first eighteen years of my life, it is that life can be entirely unpredictable. Asking a freshman, who is just beginning to scratch the surface of the myriad of opportunities offered by Muhlenberg, where they will be in four years, is like asking a pre-K child what he or she will want to professionally pursue as an adult; especially one who's current number one issue is how to make second floor Prosser livable (five fans and my room still feels like a sauna). Quite frankly, I think we as freshman have not been exposed to enough of the world to truly know what we want to do with our lives. I enthusiastically look forward to the countless experiences I have yet to encounter over the next four years that will inevitably shape the person I will become.
By Christopher Johnson '11
In the course of one year, I have made a group of three friends who I hold very dear in my heart. We've gone mini-golfing and to the movies, where I was scared out of my mind. I'll never forget the time we went to Dorney Park and could see the school's bell tower from the top of the roller coaster. We've also sat through endless meetings together and pulled many late nights studying and ordered Chinese food at eleven o'clock. We've transformed the Red Door into PULSE and spent many nights dancing in the Garden Room. Looking back now, I see how much fun we've had together and it makes a part of me sad that I don't have these precious memories with more people. Therefore, if I could change one thing about my experience at Muhlenberg so far, it would be to meet more people. Not just meet them, get to know them. Build a relationship with the boy who sat next to me twice a week in my FYS, who I hardly ever talked to, or with the girl who I've seen studying in Seegers every time I've been there to study.
Muhlenberg is such a small, close knit community. As freshmen, we tend to find one group that makes us comfortable and we never venture beyond them to meet others who we can form valuable bonds with. I think it is important to at least know the first name of as many people as you can. This way, if some day you're sitting in a meeting with them or walking past them on the street, you'll be able to recognize a familiar face. It is a new year at Muhlenberg. In the light of the new opportunities presenting themselves to me now, I intend on seizing the chance to meet more of the interesting people gracing our campus and I encourage everyone to do the same. To the first years, I say don't be afraid to try new things or to start a conversation with the person sitting next to you twice a week in a class. Creating bonds with more people can easily be done here. Join some new organizations. Make your presence known. Make a difference on this campus. Of course the only way to do this effectively is to know as many people as you can. Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone - do something new. Expand your horizons. To some reading this, it may seem that I am unhappy with the friends I have made. This is the furthest thing from the truth. I love my friends dearly, but I am ready to welcome more people into my life and to form new bonds.
By Angela Lucci '10
If I could change one thing about my experience at Muhlenberg, it would be continuing to live with my roommate from freshman year. That though is a rant for another day. In all seriousness, it is hard to say what I would change about my experience at Muhlenberg because except for the fact that I could have made life for myself here a lot easier, I cannot think of anything I would have done differently. I knew that Muhlenberg was the place for me the first time I stepped on the campus the summer before senior year of high school. Coming to college totally undecided as to what I wanted to major in, I knew that this small liberal arts school would allow me to really find my interest.
While I knew that I liked the sciences over other areas of study, I thought that Biology and Chemistry were "too hard," especially after watching my fellow classmates running around crazy trying to study for the next General Chemistry test freshman year. It wasn't until I took, "Baby Bio", second semester freshman year (plus some persuasion from friends) that I decided to suck it up and go the science route. So here I am now as a junior, and Biology major, frantically trying to fit in every class I need to take, as I attempt to eventually apply to physical therapy school. This means practically throwing away two summers. This past summer I took Organic Chemistry I. As bad as that sounds it was really not that bad. Next summer does not look any more promising as I will have to take Physics I and II.
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