the pros and cons of going to school...in my book at least

PROS

• gets me out of the house
• I enjoy learning new topics
• They offer art classes
• if/when i finish i'll be making more money than if i hadn't gone
• the atmosphere (sometimes)
• when you have a really good teacher who is generally interested in you and your well being and that really wants you to succeed
• the challenge (sometimes)
• makes me feel smarter
• actually makes me smarter (probably)
• the feeling of accomplishment i get

CONS

• the cost of classes
• the cost of books and supplies
• the time
• the confusion
• not knowing what i want to do with the rest of my life and the pressure i get from everyone to pick a major already
• the run around i get when going to the financial aid or counseling offices
• having to take stupid GE classes
• Math
• not understanding a class and feeling really stupid
• not passing a hard class
• having to retake a class
• schools being run like businesses and not like institutions for higher learning
• the difficulty in registering for classes
• the difficulty in actually getting the classes i need/ want
• When talking to a counselor, always feeling rushed to get the appt over and done with
• having no direction
• the teachers that pretty much make you teach the subject to yourself even tho theyre getting paid to teach you
• taking a class you think sounds interesting and exciting only to find out its the exact opposite (dull and boring AND a lot of work)
• having home work
• having to take tests
• being graded/ judged on my work
• not having a social life / being disconnected from the rest of the world and then getting depressed cause your stuck doing more and more school work
• the load of school work you have to do
• finals
• the redic amount of follow up you have to do just to make sure your stuff is getting processed
• not graduating when you thought you would be
• the feeling like theyre not actually there to help you
• the feeling of not getting any help at all