Who's expectations are you fulfilling?

You make a very strong argument about first years (especially woman) falling victim to eating disorders. There is no joke that eating disorders are serious, however, I do believe that your statement about “most girls” developing an eating disorder is just slightly over exaggerated and generalised. After all, have you yourself developed an eating disorder? I surely haven’t. You state in your article that “most girls” find it difficult to maintain a healthy weight due to outside pressures to look good. You also state that being in university requires you to fulfill others expectations by dressing a certain way. Again, I believe this is a broad statement-have you noticed the amount of odd looking individuals around the drama and fine arts departments? These people have not submitted to the unwritten rule you describe, and I sincerely doubt that they suffer from eating disorders, as they have realised, along with many other students on campus, that life is not about fulfilling someone else’s expectations, but fulfilling your own.