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March 20, 2008 | Tags: college

Before anyone says shit…I know. I said I was back in full force and obviously I haven’t been. In a questionably unfortunate turn of events, my life has gotten busier than ever. Normally I wouldn’t gripe about this on the blog (…or would I?) but somewhat surprisingly, there have been people out there in the world that seem to find my college rants to be interesting. So for the benefit of those readers, I’ll discuss a bit of my college life at the moment. Anyone who hasn’t made it to college yet but sees themselves doing so in the near future – take notes.

The first and most important thing to remember about college is that the institution that you attend is, for all intents and purposes, a business. They’ll never admit it out loud, but the university cares more about making money and staying afloat than it does about educating your young, pliable minds. It is that reasoning that leads me to believe that I have been bamboozled into having to pay those educational TI’s a full year extra of tuition. That’s right folks, your girl just got confirmation that I am stuck on the five year plan. Sure, I slacked one semester and only took six credits. But I could be out by next fall (as opposed to next Spring) if the university would just offer the last two required classes that I need. But no, I’m stuck taking fluff until they do. And thus, I’m stuck there an extra semester. *Sigh*

On the other hand though, college has treated me well in another regard. You know that .edu e-mail address they hook you up with? It may be in your best interest to check it every now and then. I get a lot of job or internship offers sent to me, and for years I ignored them, but I recently changed my mind and pursued a few for the hell of it. And they’re actually legitimate! Whodathunkit? Needless to say, my little bamcy may be sitting pretty this summer.

Which brings me to my next point. How busy can a person be before they lose their mind? I feel like I’m coming close these days. And then to think about not having much of a vacation this summer…not very comforting. By the last weekend of March I’ll have started a part time gig in addition to this writing thing and a full time schedule of upper level courses at school. Sometimes I wonder what I’ve gotten myself into. But that’s just the way it is when you’re in that resume-building stage of your existence on this planet.

Another thing some of you wanted an update on was the hip hop class I'm taking. The class is pretty chill actually, but the midterm for that joint was one of the hardest exams I’ve taken in my four years at college. Seriously. I know, “what the fuck son, if you can’t breeze through a midterm for hip hop class why the hell did they give you this blog?”. Well, first of all at least I passed it, and passed it fairly decently (B+), but I’d like to see you do that shit! Sample question:

Which group(s) of terms is(are)most internally consistent (i.e., go together)?

a) cocaine | Reagan | starwars

b) Nixon | Vietnam | resignation

c) Iran hostages | Carter | disco

d) all of the above

e) none of the above

Exactly. They should cross-list that course as a History class. That "d" or "e" option though, that's always a killer. And it was an exam full of that shit.

 

And last but not least, I'm writing this blog as I watch the GMU vs. Notre Dame game in the NCAA tournament...shit is rough, fam. Rough. Painful to watch. Anyone debating on what schools they want to attend though - going to a school that does well in the NCAA tournament can be fun as hell. It's definitely one of the cooler aspects of the "college experience". Winning the NCAA tournament and having your school gain notoriety and in effect a nice amount of loot > catching the dorm room itch. 


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