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There's a new commercial playing on one of the radio stations I listen to often that sets my teeth on edge every time I hear it:
[perky female voice] Ahhh....college life! The parties, the studying, the romantic flings!
It doesn't matter what the commerical is for: this perfectly illustrates the modern view of college, and perfectly explans why I laugh at people who tell me that I should go "for the experience!" To pay exhorbitant amounts of money in order to be surrounded by people who sandwich studying between their "parties" and "romantic flings" is not an experience I desire to have, especially when I have no real goal to study for.
I'm pretty sure none of my college-going LJ friends see college this way, and hey, if all of you would get together in one college and comprise the whole student body, then I'd feel a lot more inclined to join you. It seems like it would be a wonderful thing, to study surrounded by other people who also really wish to learn. But that's not going to happen, and I just could not put up with the "normal" college students. People tell me I'm "older then my age" and "mature", and that's not really true; but I have a completely different outlook on life then the shallow, pleasure loving, midriff-baring teeny boppers. I have so little patience with people like that, so incredibly little patience. I would be driven nuts.
You are all free to let me know that it's not like this at your college, and naturally I will try to believe you. But I've seen enough to know that your college would be the exception. Even the very conservative Bible college that my church's denomination runs--where girls wear skirts at all times, jewelry is not allowed, guys wear slacks and ties--even that place is all about socialization and finding someone to marry and having fun. (Although the fun seems to be sneaking out in *gasp* jeans and buying illicit jewelry at Wal-Mart, or so it seems from the comments of a friend who went there.)
So don't talk to me about the experience. *growls in the direction of Certain Relatives and Other Annoying People*
( A survey wherein a funny but ultimately sad story about a stupid person is related )
( Another survey, wherein Mari tries to analyze herself )
[perky female voice] Ahhh....college life! The parties, the studying, the romantic flings!
It doesn't matter what the commerical is for: this perfectly illustrates the modern view of college, and perfectly explans why I laugh at people who tell me that I should go "for the experience!" To pay exhorbitant amounts of money in order to be surrounded by people who sandwich studying between their "parties" and "romantic flings" is not an experience I desire to have, especially when I have no real goal to study for.
I'm pretty sure none of my college-going LJ friends see college this way, and hey, if all of you would get together in one college and comprise the whole student body, then I'd feel a lot more inclined to join you. It seems like it would be a wonderful thing, to study surrounded by other people who also really wish to learn. But that's not going to happen, and I just could not put up with the "normal" college students. People tell me I'm "older then my age" and "mature", and that's not really true; but I have a completely different outlook on life then the shallow, pleasure loving, midriff-baring teeny boppers. I have so little patience with people like that, so incredibly little patience. I would be driven nuts.
You are all free to let me know that it's not like this at your college, and naturally I will try to believe you. But I've seen enough to know that your college would be the exception. Even the very conservative Bible college that my church's denomination runs--where girls wear skirts at all times, jewelry is not allowed, guys wear slacks and ties--even that place is all about socialization and finding someone to marry and having fun. (Although the fun seems to be sneaking out in *gasp* jeans and buying illicit jewelry at Wal-Mart, or so it seems from the comments of a friend who went there.)
So don't talk to me about the experience. *growls in the direction of Certain Relatives and Other Annoying People*
( A survey wherein a funny but ultimately sad story about a stupid person is related )
( Another survey, wherein Mari tries to analyze herself )
