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Texas State University Student Observation Report

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Isn’t it great when you think you’re finally out of high school, but the week before you start classes at Texas State University you’re required to sit in cold classrooms and participate in icebreakers with other students you’ve never met before? I didn’t think so. During the summer I was excited to start college and have almost complete freedom to do what I wanted, but during that week at Texas State University I felt as if I was a freshman in high school again. One specific change that needs to be made to a Texas State University program is the removal of Bobcat Preview because it wastes the staff and students time and it wastes university money. Many people, including the Texas State staff and parents, believe that Bobcat Preview is a great time for students to view the campus and meet new people, but it is actually unnecessary. Bobcat preview …show more content…

Instead of learning new things, everything that was spoken about during new student orientation was covered a second time at Bobcat Preview. One could be spending the whole week before school walking around and learning the campus on their own time or relaxing in the river at Sewell Park, rather than being required to sit in classrooms for one to two hours and forced to play games in order to pass the time. Even though that may seem great to some, icebreakers are not necessary towards student’s degrees.
The Bobcat Preview program at Texas State University should be removed because it was a waste of time. Bobcat preview, a required week long program for students lasting all day long, was supposed to be a program that allowed students

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