Hello all!
My name is Adam, and I'm a freshman here at Macaulay Hunter! I just joined the MacBlog a few days ago, and this is my first ever post. Let me first say that I'm super excited to be writing for the blog because, when I was in your shoes as a prospective student, I loved reading the MacBlog and seeing what life here is like. It's like it's all come full circle, isn't it?
Anyway, let me start off by giving a bit of background about me. I am not from NYC! I was born and raised in the suburbs of Rochester, NY, and up until two weeks ago when I moved here, that was the only place I'd ever lived. For those of you who don't know, Rochester is a small city in Upstate New York. It's an hour east of Buffalo and the Canadian border, an hour east of Syracuse, and right on the shore of Lake Ontario. It's about a six and a half hour drive to get to NYC from there, so I've been displaced quite a bit! So, now that we all know where I'm from, let me just throw out some random facts: I love pumpkin pie (A LOT), I'm quite addicted to coffee and proud of it, I love to travel and have been to 10 countries, I'm very impatient and don't care who knows it, and finally, I always speak my mind and never hold back at anything.
So, on to the good stuff! I'm sure you're all eager to hear what life is like in the beginning of your first ever semester of college, right?! OKAY! Well then here we go!
I live in the Brookdale Residence Hall, which is where all Macaulay Hunter students usually live if they choose to take the dorm scholarship. All the rooms are singles and they're very spacious and comfortable. At first, I was nervous about having to share a bathroom with 20 other people and a kitchen with 40 other people, but as it turns out, I feel very comfortable living here and I like it a lot. Despite what people tell you, and despite how it may seem at first, the dorm is actually a pretty nice building, all things considered, and I have more space and privacy here than I do in my room back home, so that's awesome.
That covers the residential experience, but the even bigger part of it all is, of course, the academics. I'm taking 5 classes this semester, as I'm sure most of you will your first semester, and the main one I want to comment on is the Arts in NYC seminar that all Macaulay students take their first semester. I chose to talk about this one because it's the only one of my classes that I'm sure the rest of you will also take! Personally, I've been enjoying the seminar immensely. The assignments are interesting, and often involve engaging with the city. For example, I went to a photography exhibit at the Met this morning, and wrote a journal entry about it for homework. Later this semester we're going to a play on Governor's Island, an opera at Lincoln Center, and an orchestra at Carnegie Hall. All for free! Pardon my French, but that kicks serious ass.
Now on to my last point of discussion for my first post on the MacBlog! And that would be, of course, Macaulay itself! Hunter is an amazing school without Macaulay improving your experience. But with Macaulay, it's unbeatable. I have absolutely loved everything having to do with Macaulay. Even the orientations were pretty fun and interesting, and they're notorious for normally being the opposite! The best part about Macaulay is the community. Hunter is a huge school, but within it you get to know the other Macaulay students in your year very well and very quickly. This is nice because you end up spending a lot of time with them at events like the Macaulay Night at the Museum earlier this week. There are also a lot of extracurriculars that are available to you as a Macaulay student! For example, I've been here for two weeks and I've already joined this blog, the Macaulay Creative Writing Club, and auditioned for the Pied Filmmaker Club movies. Getting involved was super easy due to the activity fair at orientation.
Well, I should probably stop droning on since it is almost 1:30 AM! Hope you enjoyed this post, and you'll be hearing from me again within the next week. Keep it classy people.
~ Adam Hobbins
Class of 2018
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