Graduating high school is scary, right? You are finally ready to live on your own and be an adult. It's time for that college experience that you have heard so much about.
It's always stressful when you sign up for classes, because you have no idea what the professor will be like. Note: Professors decide what your GPA will be and some really don't think about your future. So, you make sure that your professors have at least one hot pepper and solid review on RateMyProfessor.
This is not a letter to insult or bash my college professor. You are one of the most intelligent, fun and interactive professors I have ever had the privilege of learning from. BUT, here's the thing: There are a few questions that I must ask you, because assuming you went to college too, sometimes I wish I could just move to Italy and burn all of the textbooks that I own.
So, please, explain to me a few things:
1. Why do you have assignments due on Friday or Saturday?
2. Why are assignments due at 11:59 the day before class? We always stay up until 3 a.m. trying to get homework done. Please don't torture us.
3. Why can't I eat during class? I have class all day with 10-minute breaks in between. I don't want my stomach to hate me.
4. Why do you not follow your syllabus? Us college students need to be treated like children sometimes and want our schedule explained in detail so we write it in our planners. Let's be honest nothing will get done until the night before, but it's always nice to know what will happen in class.
5. Why do you require $200 textbooks? That is equivalent to at least four cute outfits to go out in. Also, that's a weeks worth of babysitting at least, so how can I eat?
6. Why do you hate me when I am a minute late to class? I was running from the other side of campus, let me live.
7. Why do you call on me when my hand isn't up? I clearly am not ready. C'mon now.
8. Why do you teach us so many interesting things in class and then when we take the test it's on a completely different subject?
9. Why do you assign 15-page papers? Whatever happened to condensing your work and if you get all of the information in six pages, then no biggie?
10. Why don't you believe me when I' dying in bed and ask to turn in an assignment late? Yes, I was probably going out the night before, but I also can't feel my face.
The truth is, I could be asking all of these questions when I'm sure our professors are wondering why we always get a fever around midterms, or eat tuna during class and make the room smell funky, or are in the middle of an interactive conversation with the class when you swing the door open as you are walking in late, or question why we are on our phones when we are in class to learn and become successful.
There are always two sides to everything and I totally get it. College is tough, but once you make it to graduation, you will thank that teacher that made you want to drop everything for a few days and live in your parents basement for the rest of your life. Those professors are the ones that know how to handle college students and all of our BS.
