Fresh Perspectives

With 6 classes, 19 hours, and 2 writing intensive courses this semester, it will be a miracle if I last till May.  It’s been one full week of classes and I’m already swamped with homework.  I was venting to a friend yesterday about how stressed I am and she said to me, “Have you not heard the rule?”

Rule, I thought?  I’m not aware of any college stress rules, are you? 

“You’re not allowed to get stressed out until the SECOND week of classes,” she said “duh!”  Her humor made me fell a bit better and I think I’ll even take her advice for the meantime.  But, um, check with me again in 7 days!

You know, at one time in my life, like most of us I think, I couldn’t wait to grow up.  But at times like these, I’m realizing I’d much rather be a naïve 6 year old back in first grade getting gold stars for good behavior each day.  Life was so much simpler back then, eh? 

No accounting textbooks that cost $160, no writing a short story for an hour off the top of your head on the first day of class, and certainly no final exams consisting of a 20 page report and a 2 hour written test.  Man, Neverland is looking better and better these days!  You know, “second star to the right, and straight on till morning”, Peter Pan’s home, the place where kids never grow up.  Too bad fairy tales aren’t real.

Anyway, enough complaining and daydreaming for now.  I’m off to do a little work (yes…on a Saturday morning).  I’ve decided there will be NO procrastinating this semester.  It’s gunna take all I got just to keep up, so I’ll be doomed if I get behind.

Look for a post coming up soon on Freshman Housing, in response to a question I recently received.  Have a great weekend all you Future Gamecocks!

Until next time…Aloha!