If you evey find yourself within the confines of a lecture hall early in the morning, or the walls of a study room in the library late at night, you’ll know that the precise reason you are there in that seat at that particular time can be traced back to years worth of uncompromising hard work extending as far back as high school.

You’ve successfully overcome any sort of temptation proven detrimental to your grades, you know good habits from bad and you know that the fruits of hitting the books are valuable enough to continue making sacrifices.

However, these fruits can only do so much when it comes to striving the whole nine yards in completing a project or study session. At a certain point, we lose inspiration. We fall behind on our readings and glance at the posted power-points to compensate for not going to class. Our studying is reduced to a twenty minute scan of our notes.

Our grades don’t necessarily suffer but by the end of the semester, they generally look like a solid arrangement of B’s and C’s.

Although a considerable number of students admit that they haven’t tried as hard as they could have at the end of each semester, there is one accurate mentality to remedy the doubt in one’s future that may consequently take place; Any lack of passionate determination in school is independent of the work ethic we may possess in the work force later on.

Let’s compare and contrast.

Time management is crucial in our ability to stay focused on academics. Between attending all of our classes and dedicating the necessary time towards assignments while also working on the side, we are occupied by hours equating to two full-time jobs.

Therefore, our will and determination is understandably hindered by the time it comes down to a big test or project. As a result, we are dealt with grades that make us question our success in the future as full-fledged adults.

Yet, when we are truly in our field of interest in which we earn a paycheck for our work, there is more of an ability to dedicate our blood, sweat, and tears into achieving our success and accomplishing recognition.

In other words, the professional world may be more challenging, yet we need to realize that we are naturally given more time and resources in becoming successful in what is the focus of our studies in the first place.

Let’s look at actual interest.

Many instructors reduce learning the tricks of the trade into lofty readings and slideshow-filled lectures that may come across as dry to the common person--but hey, these play into the dynamics of earning the degree that employers look for. Albeit, because of these factors, it’s easy to not have as much motivation as you would have acquiring knowledge in the actual workforce. The best experience is hands on.

You are aware of the possible benefits to your work such as advancing in your profession, therefore inspiration to adopt a stronger work ethic will for sure become a second-nature that may seem more legitimate compared to the work ethic employed in college.

This is the case because the implications of reward are obviously more limited in the classroom setting.

To emphasize as many times as possible, this piece is not in any way advocating for a sedentary effort when it comes to working hard in your classes. I have never been a firm believer in the “C’s get degrees” mentality as it does no service and without a doubt has the potential to instill bad habits that will impact your future ironically.

This article is simply written in response to the misconception and anxiety of doubting one’s future because of their lack of will in learning the history of media when a simple Journalism degree is being pursued.

In conclusion, instructors, while we know you mean well and with my utmost respect, you have the power to reduce the stress of students by ceasing promote the idea that a grade earned in your class is directly correlated to success in the workplace.

Being a B student does not seal one’s fate as being a B-list employee.