Grant MacEwan: My home away from home

When everyone thinks about themselves as spending extended periods of time at an educational institution, one thought comes to mind: Midterms. Really, why else would we be at school for longer than we really need to be, other than the hot chicks mind you.

But yes, it is that time of semester again where the fight or flight response typically occurs in students. "Do I study hard in preparation for an exam? Or do I cut my losses and admit defeat early?" It really is surprising the range of responses you can get when talking to different students. Some have been studying for midterms weeks in advance, while some have already written off this semester as a failure, and are cutting the proverbial "extra weight" off their schedules with dropped courses and skipped classes.

So where do I fit? The truth is, I find myself smack dab in the middle of these two extremes. Seeing as I have already dropped one of my courses because I had no clue what was going on, it shows that I've let a part of me give up. But on the other side, though I haven't been studying for midterms weeks in advance (a few days is more like it), I haven't completely given up hope. I think the category I best fit in would be what you call a realist.

The reason why I classify myself in that category is that I know in my mind that I'm not gonna completely get everything that's taught to me in class instantly. But a part of me also knows that school is too expensive, limited, and competitive to go about giving up at the sight of any difficulty.

The point of this blog: Unknown. I think I just plain wanted to talk about school seeing as it's eaten so much of my time lately, and caused so much worry in my life. I just find myself in this rut of getting things done in the last minute, like studying. It's gotten a little bit better this year mind you, but not by much. The fact of the matter is, if things carry on this way, I'm gonna find myself in the middle of this same Grant Mac library, taking my 3rd year of Business here. Something that I don't look too eagerly at.

P.S. I'm still waiting for my fricken MP3 player, it's driving me absolutely insane!!!