So now that we are about half way through the year I would like to take some time to think about what iFoundry has done and where I think that it should go. So far what it has done for me, besides the obvious educational benefits, is provide a good group of interested, active freshman that enjoy the same ideas activities as I do. It is nice because it really makes the class more enjoyable when you actually know many of the people and can converse on a level higher than "hi, i'm a freshman in NucE". Also it was nice because it allowed us to get a group that would actually stick together because it had the class component. This, I am hoping, will allow the project, what ever it may be, that we do in ESS to actually be something we can follow through on and finish instead of it getting started and then flopping. This is a time of change since our choices have opened up greatly, and while it can be restricting, it does provide an example of what it is like to regularly attend and work with a group in college that is a bit more formal.
As for the future I am hoping that we are not going to be tied to it for the second semester. It was great, but it also limited the other groups that we could join. I am coming from a different perspective than others though. I wanted to join EWB but found the the goal of my group ESS paralleled it so much that I stuck with ESS. Maybe it would be a good idea if the different teams got morphed or integrated into actually RSO's kind of providing a nice shoe in for more timid freshmen.
Well I need to go look up recycling for ESS so I will catch you later.
(btw this is all free writing since I am pressed for time, wanted it to be a bit more raw, and since I had a fun time free writing in class so sorry for the grammatical mistakes. ;)
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