Being in college is a wonderful experience. It is like being stuck at a really expensive camp. Your roommate is nothing more than your bunkmate. Your room is your tent. The RAs are the camp counselors. Those tuition and fees are your camp deposits. Have you ever thought about leaving camp ? Here are five reasons why I would probably drop out:
1. The workload is ridiculous
In college, it seems like the work never stops. I finish one assignment and another magically appears. Have you ever finished an eight page paper and then made the mistake of looking at blackboard right after? I do not know when all of my professors meet up, and decide to assign huge papers due all in the same week, but I know they are doing it. It has happened so many times that it just cannot be coincidence anymore!!
2. What happened to the clocks ?
Maybe it is just the clocks that I look at, but it seems like time moves super slow when I am in class. My one hour lectures have been lasting for three hours, but I feel like I am the only one noticing it. Sadly, time never goes that slow outside of class. Those three hours I have to finish that paper due at 11:59 has somehow turned into three minutes and I only have my name on the paper.
3. People are awful
This is true in college and in the real world, but it seems like it is easier to notice on campus. Do not get me wrong I know that there are good people out there, but it seems like I run into them a lot less than I should. It seems that I attract those awesome people who do not know how to hold the door or how to say “thank you”. On a college campus where many of us are sleep deprived and always in need of a coffee, you would think that everyone would go the extra mile to be a little nicer, but they do not.
4. Why are my pockets so light ?
I do not know how I did it, but in high school I could actually buy stuff. Now, I am not saying that I was renting hotels and able to pay the rent for my parents, but I was at least able to pay for lunch every day. In college, it seems like my money is evaporating. I did not realize how bad it was until I went to buy a small hot chocolate in the cafe, and I had to send a silent prayer that my card would go through. It went through, but when I checked my account, let’s just say that it was a good thing that I did not attempt to buy anything else.
5. Will these forehead wrinkles ever go away ?
College is greater than or equal to stress. The other day I looked in the mirror and almost screamed. There are two of the deepest forehead wrinkles I have ever seen on someone younger than thirty sitting on my brow. I do not know when they got there, but they are definitely there. The forehead wrinkles did not come alone, they brought luggage. The cute pair of brown bags that sit under each of my eyes really accentuates the wrinkles in my forehead.
There it is, five reasons why I would probably drop out of college. Do not get me wrong, I will not do it, but I have to be honest and say that I have thought about it.
