Sounds like something out of a Spongebob episode right?
"When I started working at the Krusty Krab, I had to pay 8 dollars an hour! :D"
This is how I feel being a college student.
I am unquestionably fortunate to have a family that is paying for my education, but as the years go by, I feel like they are not paying for the results that they are expecting. I started in a community college, and after 2 years I transferred to a state school. When I got to the state school I had no guidance from a counselor on which classes to take and when. I am in my senior year and to graduate on time I am forced to take 2 senior level classes, and 3 freshman level classes, and 2 freshman labs.
Why?
I am in the final semester... Let me take my end game classes and ill be on my way!
"Nah, you have to take these courses or you wont earn your degree."
But... I'm a business major... what is Life Science and a science without a lab going to do for me?
"Nah, you have to take these."
But... shouldn't you be showing me what jobs I should be applying for?
"Nah, Life Science is more important. You can figure that out after you graduate, so you can waste more time, but not on our time."
I take 5 classes and 2 labs. thats 17 credits this semester. I live in an apartment with utilities to pay. On top of which I have a car with monthly insurance payments.
I have maybe 20 hours a week to allocate to working, and I only get 11 dollars an hour at the Krusty Krab. (still more than good ole' Squarepants though...)
I could be taking the 2 classes that actually matter at this point, and working 30 hours a week, but instead I am spending precious time being retaught the various stages in cell cycles by a TA that doesn't care enough to wear anything other than jeans and a fitted T-shirt to the lab session. This guy is practically Larry the Lobster with that bling-bling arab-money mentality.
On top of all this, zero hours of all semesters were reserved for career guidance. Oh, there is a career services in my university, but they are only available during day class hours... you know, when I'm in class. Also, I am applying for jobs in my field, but my direction has been derived from my friends.
Had I not met these friends in college, I would probably be graduating undeclared...
... That is not possible, but there is no way I would have even thought about a job until a month after graduation. What is my family paying for again?
Life science. Good thing I surrounded myself with considerate individuals, who care about where their friends will end up in 10 years.
I'm searching for jobs, but I'm still blindly throwing my resume out there at anything I qualify for. I've also developed a rough plan for what I am doing for the next 3-5 years (with the help of Google, and LinkedIn). However, the only factor preventing me from STARTING MY EMPLOYMENT NOW is that damn college degree.
never the less... IIII'M READYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Instead of producing for an organization and earning a decent salary and work experience, I'm sitting here complaining to you about my homework. How old am I? read my other posts and try to figure it out, but lets say I should be at least a year out of school by now.
Life Science... you can kiss my sclerenchyma.
"When I started working at the Krusty Krab, I had to pay 8 dollars an hour! :D"
This is how I feel being a college student.
I am unquestionably fortunate to have a family that is paying for my education, but as the years go by, I feel like they are not paying for the results that they are expecting. I started in a community college, and after 2 years I transferred to a state school. When I got to the state school I had no guidance from a counselor on which classes to take and when. I am in my senior year and to graduate on time I am forced to take 2 senior level classes, and 3 freshman level classes, and 2 freshman labs.
Why?
I am in the final semester... Let me take my end game classes and ill be on my way!
"Nah, you have to take these courses or you wont earn your degree."
But... I'm a business major... what is Life Science and a science without a lab going to do for me?
"Nah, you have to take these."
But... shouldn't you be showing me what jobs I should be applying for?
"Nah, Life Science is more important. You can figure that out after you graduate, so you can waste more time, but not on our time."
I take 5 classes and 2 labs. thats 17 credits this semester. I live in an apartment with utilities to pay. On top of which I have a car with monthly insurance payments.
I have maybe 20 hours a week to allocate to working, and I only get 11 dollars an hour at the Krusty Krab. (still more than good ole' Squarepants though...)
I could be taking the 2 classes that actually matter at this point, and working 30 hours a week, but instead I am spending precious time being retaught the various stages in cell cycles by a TA that doesn't care enough to wear anything other than jeans and a fitted T-shirt to the lab session. This guy is practically Larry the Lobster with that bling-bling arab-money mentality.
On top of all this, zero hours of all semesters were reserved for career guidance. Oh, there is a career services in my university, but they are only available during day class hours... you know, when I'm in class. Also, I am applying for jobs in my field, but my direction has been derived from my friends.
Had I not met these friends in college, I would probably be graduating undeclared...
... That is not possible, but there is no way I would have even thought about a job until a month after graduation. What is my family paying for again?
Life science. Good thing I surrounded myself with considerate individuals, who care about where their friends will end up in 10 years.
I'm searching for jobs, but I'm still blindly throwing my resume out there at anything I qualify for. I've also developed a rough plan for what I am doing for the next 3-5 years (with the help of Google, and LinkedIn). However, the only factor preventing me from STARTING MY EMPLOYMENT NOW is that damn college degree.
never the less... IIII'M READYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Instead of producing for an organization and earning a decent salary and work experience, I'm sitting here complaining to you about my homework. How old am I? read my other posts and try to figure it out, but lets say I should be at least a year out of school by now.
Life Science... you can kiss my sclerenchyma.
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