It didn't go well at all for Crucet because she didn't understand anything. Crucet says, “I might as well have been my non-English speaking grandmother trying to read and understand them. “The language was so exotic to Crucet. She called her mother and told her, "I had to come home, that I had made a terrible mistake." » Crucet's mother could not help him with his homework because she herself knew nothing. Crucet’s mother said to him: “You’re right, you’re screwed. » Crucet's mother never went to college, so she didn't know what to tell him. Crucet's mother didn't know the many things the campus had to offer students who needed papers. I guess Crucet didn't have any friends at the time, because if she had, she could have asked them for help. It was Cornell University that recruited Cruet to come to college there. I feel like they should have done a better job with this. The university should have given him a better tour and made him aware of all the many support systems the school had to offer. I couldn't imagine being in his shoes because I call my mother every time I need help with something. I wouldn't know what to do if she told me I was "screwed" or "I can't help you with that." Crucet ends up reading the newspaper by herself. According to Crucet, “She did well, earning a