Original upload date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 08:56:31 GMT
This is a documentary I made for an independent study at Colby College in my senior year. My goal was to take a serious look at how students change throughout their four years in college. I feel treme
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ndously grateful and lucky to have found such honest, incredibly intelligent, introspective students to interview. Proud to say that they each went on to do amazing things.
We all move on after college. I hope this documentary gives students attending Colby College, and other schools like it, a wide perspective so they realize everything's going to be okay. We've all been there. Believe me.
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to learn how students answer the question, "How are you different now as a senior at Colby?"
Some common questions I've received:
QUESTION: Is Colby a big party school?
ANSWER: Colby is known to be a party school and people do heavily drink. As someone who was there for four years, I can say some students love the partying and others find alternative activities to occupy their time. During the week most people don't drink and everyone is pretty studious. But drinking is definitely a big part of the "scene."
QUESTION: How did you select the students?
ANSWER: The students were selected because,
A) They were willing to open up in front of the camera
B) I know them personally, so they felt comfortable
C) They were unique and diverse, in order to reflect the complexity of the "Colby student"
QUESTION: Why did you choose them?
ANSWER: I highlighted a diverse section of the student body, because often their voices are not heard. This is not your average campus tour. College can be a rocky place for many young adults. I'm thankful to the students who were honest, blunt and insightful in response to my questions. Ultimately, that's why they made the final cut.
