Interviews

Question 1) What was your motivation to come to college?

Question 2) What do you think a person of the opposite sex spend most of their time doing?

Question 3) What do you spend most of your time doing?

Question 4) Would your college experience be different if you were an opposite sex?

Girl 1.

Q1) Get a good job Q2) Gaming/ watching movies Q3) Hanging out with friends Q4) Yes, she thinks her major would be different because she feels not a lot of men study Early Education

Girl 2.

Q1) Further education and become a teacher Q2) Sleeping Q3) Studying Q4) Yes, she feels if she were a guy there would be less worries and more opportunities

Girl 3.

Q1) Further education Q2) Gaming Q3) Studying and hanging out Q4) Feels like "male" majors aren't as strict

Girl 4.

Q1) More money and a better life Q2) Gaming Q3) Hanging out with friends Q4) yes, if she were a male she would spend more time at the rec center

Guy 1.

Q1) Get a good job and further education Q2) Hanging out with friends Q3) Studying Q4) Feels the experience would be the same except getting ready in the morning

Guy 2.

Q1) He wants to become a doctor Q2) Going out Q3) Sleeping Q4) He would go out more if he were a girl

I found some very interesting things from asking these questions. Although these people aren't necessarily "unlike me" I was really interested in the way we think about the opposite sex. I would like to continue my interviews for my project but I will reflect on the ones I have so far.

I noticed that basically everyone's reason for coming to college is the same. The thing that I found most interesting is that a lot of people said they spent most of their time studying but no one said they thought the opposite sex studies. What is this saying about the way we see each other? Also, only one person out of the six thought their college experience would be the same if they were the opposite sex. With more interviews I will be able to drawl more conclusions about the experiences as freshmen at college.