Overall, I think Freshman Seminar did have its high points. Although I sometimes dreaded coming to Just Hall some of the points that the speakers made did give me inspiration, hope, and knowledge. I also appreciate the faculty who sponsor Freshman Seminar for taking all of us to the African Burial Ground in order for us to learn more about our culture. Looking back upon the blogs that I wrote, I can see that I did gain some valuable lessons from each of the speakers; even the ones that seemed to sway more than slightly off topic. I was glad that I got a chance to hear some of the most influential people at Howard University offer their advice on how to make a change in both the world and myself.
This is not say that Freshman Seminar changed my outlook on life because I still have a lot of work on myself to be done. However, I can say that I received a huge boost in knowledge about my people, which gave me a greater sense of pride in myself. I always thought I knew more than the average person about black history but what Freshman Seminar taught me was more about my African history and not just my African-American history. Knowing that my ancestors incited change since the beginning of time, gives me in more pride in knowing my predecessors and people in the future generations to come. Although I would suggest tuning up Freshman Seminar a little bit more in order to make it more organized, I think the overall knowledge that one can gain from this class is worth the overall experience.
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