Sometimes I spend my time thinking. Who doesn't? I think about how much I loathe the whole idea of college. That's a topic that's been on my mind quite a bit lately. It's not that I hate the atmosphere of college. Who could hate that? You live with your best friends, you spend your time floating down a river and drinking, and you live within a block of bars. It's a pretty legit lifestyle. So, no, I am not talking about the college atmosphere. Football games are awesome and I love me some nights that consist of nothing but junk food and video games on N64.
It's college. The fact that I have to take classes like American History since 1864. And I have to pay for that class. How does that class fit into my Public Relations major? Sure, maybe sometime I'll randomly need some facts about America from 1864 for a campaign, but the likelihood of that happening? Not much. It bothers me that as I signed up for my last semester of classes I was in a frenzied panic because I needed ONE MORE HOUR of a 300+ level class. Seriously? You're not going to let me graduate because I need AN HOUR of a 300+ level class? So here I am in summer classes for that reason. I have to take a Women's Studies 301 to satisfy that ridiculous requirement. Which then allows Iowa State to suck up all of my money. Not that they haven't already, but that's besides the point. The point is: College is a scam. And now a college degree is worth just about as much as a high school diploma was back in the day. It's pretty much useless unless you know the right people.
That's another thing: why try in college when all you really need is a connection in the real world? Once you land your first job they quit asking about college experience. They end up asking about work experience. So what, exactly, is my motivation to spend all of my time studying and not have a social life? Granted, there are people who truly need to spend all of their time studying (doctors, please disregard this rant), but honestly, Public Relations? I feel like part of my major IS to be social.
Good riddance.
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