Response to Alex Noble's blog- Overachievers Reflection.

After reading Alex's blog on his ideal college that he would like to attend, it gave me ideas as to what people prefer to see when entering a college campus and what colleges are the most appealing.

He began his blog by saying two of the most elite colleges in the United States, Harvard and Yale. It was interesting seeing what first two colleges come to his mind when thinking about Ivy League colleges. Many people have high expectations when asking a student where they are attending college, to most students it is very hard to answer that question since they may be enrolled to a college not as well known as others. The colleges that first appear in the mind of people are always UC's, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Cornell and others that don't come to my mind at the moment. I think that colleges label people. What I mean when I say this is that depending on what college you attend it reflects an instant title of intelligence that a student has. Alex writes in his blog something similar to this point,

"When most people hear that someone graduated from an Ivy League school they instantly assume that they are of high intelligence."

This is not always true, I know many people that have been accepted to highly ranked colleges that didn't seem like they would make it. Stereotypes are often utilized when talking about colleges. I believe in the idea that although a student is not enrolled in the best college in the nation, at least they are enrolled in college. That college may be the best choice for them due to financial, environment and intellectual reasons. It may be the college BEST suited for the student.

Later on in his post, Alex talks about his perfect college. He states,

"I would want the college to have courses relating to computers and programming or cinematography. The college would have a good student center to do homework and get supplies for college life."

This is a good idea to add in his "perfect" college since it applies to the profession that he prefers, he also adds to the post by incorporating his hobbies such as being in the snow and skiing.