How has college affected your thinking so far? Describe cognitive shifts and/or deepening of understanding you may have experienced as a result of your college attendance. What contributed to the changes?

Who (as in individuals and/or groups) has had the greatest
influence on your college experience? How does college change a student's thinking? Briefly
describe the changes over the four years of college as listed in the text.

What will be an ideal response?

Answers will vary and should be thoughtful and reflective. Individuals and/or groups
that contributed to a change in thinking will most likely include fellow students and
professors and may include counselors, librarians, coaches, and so forth. Changes
in thinking over the four years of college that were outlined in the book include the
belief in perfect truths during the first year; then a skepticism, whereby facts must be
supported by evidence and analysis; and finally, a commitment to certain values,
understanding that they may change.