Christian Best

Robert Arnold
UWRT 1101
2 November 2015
Ethnography Report (Stage Two)
Ethnography Research
I chose to watch multiple videos about the typical college freshmen stereotypes. These
stereotypes covered everything from the freshmen 15, move-in day, and the typical Im an
adult mentality to the costs of textbooks, partying, and even making new friends. These videos
really helped shape and show understanding of a typical outsiders perspective on the average
college freshmen and the lifestyle we live. They spoke about how every freshmen is afraid of
meeting new people on the first day, how many conflicts college roommates endure, how college
freshmen easily adapt to the party lifestyle, and how easy it is to begin skipping classes and
slacking on homework. I noticed that these videos failed to depict how college freshmen actually
act. They rarely focused on how many college freshmen actually do their work and focus on their
education. An average outsider usually assumes that all college freshmen come to college to
party, or are going to be changed into a party animal when they get to college. Of course these
videos did have some truth to them; most college freshmen are afraid when they first enter
college, we are very likely to gain the freshmen 15, and it doesnt take long to switch into the
Im an adult and I can do whatever I want mentality. I can understand why the typical
stereotype is that college freshmen only think about parties and being free because that is usually

the only part that gets the most attention, but outsiders must understand that there is more to the
college lifestyle.
Tentative Thesis Statement
Many people think that college freshmen only come to college to party; but in reality they dont.
They do have the intention of being free but there are also college freshmen that care about their
education and their everyday life as well as their freedom.