Jackson Pollock by Miltos Manetas

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Downside of College

What goes up must come down.

Below are some great and not-so-great cons to being a college student...


  1. You're on your own.  You rarely have time (or motivation) to enjoy the one thing you could really use: a home cooked meal.  Alternating between campus food, mac n cheese, and ramen gets old fast.
  2. Sure, nobody is nagging you to do your work, but the amount of homework you have is nagging enough.  Most nights it feels never ending.  Additionally, each professor assumes their class is the most important class in the universe and assigns everything they possibly can.  Professors also like to have secret meetings to determine which day they'll have everything due.  
  3. You meet people who drive you absolutely nuts.  There will always be the know-it-all, probably a few in every major.  Once you meet said person, you will feel as though there's a monkey on your back...or something like that.
  4. Getting involved sounds great! IF you enjoy a complete lack of sleep and/or social life. 
  5. Opinions are welcomed, but truthfully, nobody gives a s***.  None of your thoughts count because you're a student which somehow got translated into baby.
  6. Yay! Discounts! ...that totally SUCK! 5% off my groceries? I'm not a math whiz, hence why I'm a MarComm major, but I can tell you that saving $2 on groceries goes completely unnoticed by your wallet.
  7. Changing your mind and your major is fine, as long as you don't expect people to care about whether or not it works out or if you end up being successful.  Again, nobody cares.
  8. As if working for a measly paycheck, interning for free, and eating ramen weren't bad enough, everyone assumes you want a crap-ton of experience.  Soon enough you'll find yourself doing side jobs (in relation to your major) for free.  Add that to your schedule. 
  9. So you've worked your a$$ off only to realize that entry-level now means you need 5 years of experience, a receptionist practically needs a Ph.D, you'll likely be stocking shelves until you get a "real" job which will result in a $2 pay raise, and you're up to your eyeballs in debt.
Livin' the dream.

1 comment:

  1. Haha this kinda sounds a lot like my life 11 years after college. Sure I make more, but I also spend more, have a mortgage and car payement and diapers, and...... I dont sleep, we still eat ramen and groceries are never under $100. Somebody still tells me what to do, how to do it and which direction to take to get there. All I can say is its still worth it in the end, because I will never be told I have to take another math class again!
    Megs

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