Veteran anthropologist Rebekah Nathan goes undercover in this eye opening portrayal of college life. As a fifty-year old former professor at her current college, she boxes away her MD and begins living as a student among freshmen in the dorms. She strives to understand her students’ irrational behaviors, such as eating in class and not participating in discussions, by immersing herself directly into the freshman culture. Nathan leaves the realm of planning lectures and creating exams, and enters the world of late night study sessions and the pressures of building a perfect résumé. Nathan’s discoveries, published in My Freshman Year, are worthwhile and provide valuable insight on college culture to both students and professors.
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