Influenced

I know my freshman year isn’t over until the end of next month, but my first year was great at an all-women’s college. At first, I wasn’t too keen to start at a school that had all women. Many thoughts ran through my mind, especially the question “Would I be able to find a date?” considering that I am a straight woman. Okay, okay, so one can still find cute boys. There are numerous frat houses around, including RPI’s frat house Castle right down the street, but I’ve learned to stay away from those places. I haven’t been to one frat house this semester. Reflecting back on my first year at RSC, I’ve learned there’s so much more than just finding cute guys here (which I found one, and NO he’s not a frat guy, ha-ha!). RSC taught me to be a strong woman. In my first Communications class during first semester, Oral Communications, my teacher taught me not only how to speak well, but also how to be proud that I am a woman. She taught me many techniques to use while speaking, and even gave a small lecture about taking a self-defense class! I wasn’t too crazy being surrounded by women constantly my first semester, but by my second, I learned to appreciate it. No offense to men, but I learned to appreciate the company of women at times more than the company of men. I’ve learned here that women are caring, intelligent, and not “bitchy” ALL the time. I can say it’s been a great first year here at Sage and I’m hoping the next three will be as enriching as the first.