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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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College is difficult, chorus of complaints unneccesary

In middle school and high school, the state and your parents forced you to attend school and do your homework. Completing the basic 12 years of schooling has become a norm and whether you liked it or not, you were expected to maintain fairly good grades and graduate with a high school diploma. Along with taking classes, you were a part of many extracurricular activities and had to deal with countless instances of petty drama. So, it’s safe to say that this was an extremely stressful time and there were enough things to complain about. I think it was justifiable to complain that you had a lab report, three papers and a research report all due Monday, as well as not having first hour open like you really wanted. You were trying to deal with your situation and venting was, and is, an appropriate way to deal with this.

Now this is what bothers me: college students who consistently complain about being in college. Both of my parents went to college and a while back we decided that I would do the same. Now that I am here, I do what is expected of me, all in an effort to get an education. And to do that, I have to attend class. People are free to do whatever they want with their money and time, but it’s just my opinion that if you decided to go to college you should actually make an effort to get up and go to your 7:45 a.m. class no matter how much you dislike that it is so early. You should then come back after class, sit down in your room or go to a library, do your homework and study for your exams. Come prepared to class, and when you are in your lab or discussion, fully participate.

The reason this annoys me so much is because I decided to go to college and do my best. I am assuming that everyone else who decided to go to college is trying to do their best as well. This is an expensive opportunity that you didn’t have to participate in. Yes, your parents could possibly be forcing you to attend college as well, but for the majority of us, this was a decision we made ourselves. Complaining about working in a group project or the fact that you have a big research paper due next Monday baffles me. What were you expecting you were going to do when you signed up to go to college? Once again, I do believe it is necessary to vent every once in a while about your new stressful, and sometimes stress-free, life, but if it is about the basic structure of college life, ask yourself if you should really be here.

Owen is a freshman that is intending on majoring in journalism. Do you share Owen’s frustration? We want to know what you think. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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