It was very hard to pay attention to the panel with all the students around you doing something. Students were on their lab tops, texting on their phones, and just talking. Also, it was very hot and it was crowded. With all this going it was hard for me to grasp anything the speakers were saying. But I did remember Mr. Li talking about identity and how it is hard to find. Mr. Li went through many difficult times from being forced to move because his father was arrested to living in Communist China. He finally was able to leave China for America and this is were he established his identity. Its amazing how his life was and how after all his struggles he was able to find himself and succeed.
As for the other panelists, I didn’t really pay as much attention. I know three of them were professors and the other person is a moderator. I’m sure all of them had interesting things to say but I zoned out.
I feel the people running it should have shortened it because it made it drag on. Also, I don’t know if it would have been possible but maybe they could have broken it up into four groups instead of having every freshman in their at once.
