Queens College

Queens College

                Yesterday May 11^th we visited Queens College. Initially, we were supposed to go to St. Johns University but our plans fell through. An alumnus from our high school was supposed to meet us at our school at 10am but he woke up late and felt very sick. He was sincere for not being able to take us to St.Johns. Luckily the school bus that was supposed to take us was having difficulties and could not pick us up. Ana and Girelle used their resources and called local colleges and universities. They were able to get through to Queens College, it is nearby so we took the 7 train to Main Street and got on the Q25. Our school train pass was not valid for the bus so Ana and Girelle had to pay. With the metro card they bought, they couldn’t

                When we got to Queens College we visited the admissions office and picked up our self-guided tour brochures. We continued on walking and made our first stop in Powdermaker Hall. Powdermaker Hall is mostly for Humanities classes. The building was huge and the classrooms were small. I liked that the classrooms were small because all my life I’ve been taught in classrooms with no more than 27 students. After we left Powdermaker Hall we met up with an Alumnus from my school that graduated in 01’. He gave us a tour of the rest of the campus. We went to the library, it was beautiful. It had six floors and an outdoor space where people could get fresh air. The next building we visited after the library was the science building. It was huge, there were many labs and long hallways filled with artifacts and maps. After the science building we ate lunch in the cafeteria. The most interesting part about the cafeteria was a Brita water filter that was mounted onto the wall. It was a station that provided free filtered water. After lunch we went to a pottery stand and then we left. On our way back we took the Q25 to Mainstreet. Me, Tiffany, Monique and Tajzae went to go get bubble tea. I had a fun day even though there was a major change of plans.

                I would go to Queens College because it has a program for Neuroscience. The campus is beautiful and it is very close to my house. The entire campus is relatively new and it is very diverse.