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When I started college I couldn't wait to get out on my own and explore the campus. I wanted to see the whole place and see every square foot of the campus and go into buildings just to check them out even if I did not classes in them. I enjoyed hanging out in the student union and people watch and observe the scene.
I was talking to some relatives the other day who just started college and asked them if they had a chance to explore their new colleges. They looked at me like I had two heads. They said, "Why would I want to bother going into a campus building that I don't have a class in or bother to walk over to a side of the campus I have no business?" Many of them had not even checked out the student union! They had no natural curiousity what was in a specific building or seeing what was on the other side of campus. To them one building was the same as another and one side of the campus was the same as another.
Can you relate to my interest or my relatives who thought I was crazy?
Last edited by Workaholic?; 01-06-2012 at 06:46 AM..
I used to explore the campus too... I'd go out and randomly enter buildings, classrooms, and everything. Explore for new libraries as well. I was at a pretty big university-- so there was tons to explore. It was awesome.
But then again, I also like to see different university campuses. Some of them are fun to walk through and some have nice architecture to check out.
I've seen Auburn, Penn State, USC, Baylor, TCU, SMU, Texas, Texas Tech, Columbia, NYU, TWU, North Texas, UTSA, University of San Diego, A&M... the list goes on.
I went looking at colleges after I graduated High School and at that point I would want to explore but when I was accepted into the college that I graduated from, I really wasn't all too much interested in exploring it for some reason.
My college campus is amazing with incredible buildings and architecture from the 1700s/1800s. I was very excited to explore and learn about it. I understand where you are coming from.
It's been about a decade since I graduated from college, but while there I always enjoyed exploring campus. I still love college campuses, whether I "belong" there or not -- there's always interesting things going on, and even just checking out the postings on the walls can be entertaining. Outside of college, I've also always been very interested in exploring new cities and different neighborhoods, and while traveling always like to check out things like local grocery stores, etc., which I think is sort of the same thing. I have some relatives who don't understand that at all. I'm sure they would relate to your relatives. In any case, I think it comes down to a personality thing. Some people are interested in the world around them, others tend to focus only on what is directly relevant to them.
I am also a bit biased here, but my guess is that those who have no interest in exploring their surroundings are also less likely to explore different academic interests or to want to take courses outside of their chosen major. I think those people tend to be boring, but I suspect some may just be very focused on one very targeted interest or passion (while some are, frankly, just boring.). I was always a bit of a dabbler, and very much enjoyed taking courses in a wide variety of topics. I would not be surprised to learn that the ways in which college students interact with their surroundings is indicative of how they approach their studies, as well as life in general.
Your relatives sound boring. Just tell them you have appreciation and interest for the architecture and history that Universities have.
Maybe they attend a school with a campus that doesn't have much character or charm?
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