Thursday, December 9, 2010

RESPONSE QUESTION SECTION 3- pages 99-139


The summer program the boys attend before their freshmen year at Seton Hall is quite rigorous. What are some of the challenges they faced? Do you think you would have been able to survive?

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  1. Remeck says that he couldn't stand the way they were treated at Seton Hall. He says they were treated like babies. They would have to wake up at 7 o'clock for breakfast and go to their classes by 8 o'clock. He says they has a short dinner break at 6 o'clock, and then they would study. He says they weren't allowed to keep the TV on while studying and they had to keep the doors to their dorm rooms open so that the counselors could keep an eye on them to make sure they were doing their work. And they had to be in bed by 10:00pm.
    That schedule sounds so strict for college kids. I understand that their counselors want what's best for them, but I would definitely have a problem with this schedule everyday. I don't like being told what to do. I suppose I'd have to get used to it.

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  2. The boys faced a number of challenges. Their curfew was strict, and they felt they were being treated as if they were kids. They felt their liberties were being taken away. I also think that there was a period of adjustment that they had to deal with when the arrived at Seton Hall. Despite the difficulties the program holds, I think I would have gotten used to it. Rules and regulations are in place for a reason. I would have to adjust, but I believe that I could have survived it.

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  3. Giana Anastasio12/13/2010 5:22 PM

    I agree with Rosiland and Eric. The boys were treated like babies, which made them feel like they had to give up, sometimes. They had a schedule that they had to follow, and they could not watch TV while studying. These challenges that the boys faced where hard for them to adjust to. I thought when entering college you have to dependent on yourself, but at Senton Hall College, the boys had rules to follow, which did not allow them to become a more mature adult.

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  4. The summer program the boys attend before their freshmen year at Seton Hall was like going through a boot camp, requiring more disciplines and hard works. Each day, they had to get up 7 in the morning for breafast and attend their class at 8. Also, they would have short dinner break at 6 PM, then head to their dorms to study until 9 PM. They werent allowed to watch tv while studying. They also had to keep the doors open while their counselors can keep their eyes on them, and make sure they are in bed by 10 and lights were off.

    Yeah, I think I can be able to survive these challenges because thats what im facing right now at home beside having a short dinner break. My parents are strict and do whats the best for me and my brothers.

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  5. Carlimastantuno12/13/2010 8:20 PM

    I agree with Rosiland and Eric. The scedhule sounds too strict for these children. The children had a reason to feel like they were being treated like kids, considering the many rules and regulations there were. However, if I was in their position I would do whatever the counselors expected out of me. Although the new lifestyle would be diffuclt to get used to, I would eventually adjust to the new enviroment, consideing the many successful outcomes there were.

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  6. Cam Tu Nguyen12/14/2010 12:02 AM

    I agree with Eric on the fact that their schedule was too strict. Even though, they were taking summer courses, they still had to work hard and commit themselves into intensive studies. However, it also helps to prepare them for the upcoming year. The program trains them to focus on their studies, it guides them through different study strategies and help them adjust to the college life academically with positive attitude, so that they can enter college studies with confidence and not starts off in the wrong direction. It emphasize the idea that college is all about pursuing your career path. I believe that this would give them a big break, because it save them from going through the process of adjustment to the college life in the upcoming year.

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  7. Shawniece G.12/14/2010 5:00 PM

    Some of the challenges they had were, not being able to watch t.v while studing. They had to get up @ 7 am and be in class by 8am. They weren't allowed to close thier doors in thier rooms because theier counselor wanted to make sure they work studing. They even had a bed time and it was @ 10 pm. I agree with Remeck when he said they were being treated like babies. They were strict on them; its college they are suppose to have some fun. Where are the college parties? If i went to thier college i don't know if i would survive only with some of the college's rules. For instance, I don't go to sleep until like the next morning. I need my t.v on while im studing. I can be one of those people that needs noise to concentrate sometimes. I like my door close, its more clam and relaxing to me. But other then these rules, i should be good.

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  8. Yosua Suyanto12/15/2010 4:29 PM

    I agree with Daniel because if you are not taught disciplinary well and do hard work how are you going to accomplish things that are much more difficult later in your life. Because if you worked hard and do what we were told to do we would accomplish something that we would never regret of doing it, and it would also helped us to be more successful and be more attentive in the future.

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  9. I agree with Shawniece G.
    They were being treated like children, having their own little schedules. College is about learning how to survive on your own. The counselors should have been less strict and let them have their freedom. I think I would have had to get used to the challenges they faced. I stay up and study until 11 and then watch tv for an hour then go to bed. I also wouldn't like to be treated like a baby if I was in college.

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  10. I agree with Rosalind and how their conditions were strict. Honestly, I wouldn't last a day in that kind of environment. In fact, I can barely keep up with the conditions in my high school. Being monitored 24/7 by the teachers would really feel like an invasion of my privacy. Being treated like a kid is like saying that i am not even ready to be at college at all.

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  11. I agree with you Shawniece. They're adults now in college and they should have had some freedom in their life, they were definitely treated like little babies with curfews and stuff like that. & I also agree with the part when you said how you would need the tv on if you're studying. Not everyone has the same techniques to do what they do.

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  12. Lexi Cavaliere12/15/2010 11:03 PM

    @ Carmen & Shawniece

    When a person's in college they are supposed to go out and try to adjust and see how its like to be in the real world. The doctors shouldn't have been treated like babies. Even today when a person goes out to college they get to choose what session they want to go to and what time they want to go to. If you miss the class that's on you but you. They were woken up and told when to go to class. I don't think it should've happened like that

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  13. Lexi Cavaliere12/15/2010 11:04 PM

    ^P.S I agree with Carmen and Shawniece I forgot to add that . lol

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  14. Cam Tu Nguyen12/15/2010 11:07 PM

    I think George, Sam and Rameck signed up for the "program" at Seton Hall that guide them through college, so they certainly know what they're in for and willing to commit to it. I like what Yoshua said about how it discipline and train them to make better choices. For example, instead of partying, they schedule a study group themselves. If they enter college thinking they could do whatever they want, then how will they going to focus in school academically? You have to understand how college works to be able to SURVIVE it.
    "You just don't see it now. Because of this program, you're going to be able to make it through college with no problem. I know it's hard, but realize that you have an opportunity to make a difference in your lives," -Carla on page 110 paragraph 4.
    From what I've read, this program is what got them in college in the first place. If they hadn't done their job, where do you think George, Sam and Rameck would be now?

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  15. George, Sam and Rameck was in a SUMMER PROGRAM that help them to be PREPARE for college, it also guide them through the four years of college at Seton Hall. If they wanted to opt out (maybe because they couldn't handle a little strict regime), they could have done it anytime.
    "Seven of us would complete college and medical school and become doctors, and another student would earn a medical degree, as well as a master's degre.." page 110.

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