I have come to realize that professors are, for the most part, people who like to hear themselves talk. At least, I think that is what they are up to. They aren't in it for the teaching, that's for sure. They seem to enjoy spreading their knowledge only to impress everyone with the large quantity that they have. To them, all problems in the world can be easily solved with a few intellectuals sitting around a table. They believe that people who question science are fools and those who have faith in God are fools too. Generally, they have a passion for their subject, but lack a passion for the general public.
Students, who pay thousands and thousands of dollars for their education, spend half of their college careers to get out of it. Skipping class and ignoring reading assignments are two great ways of achieving this. The weekend starts on Thursday, game days are crazy, spring quarter equals madness, fall is for football, and winter is the time of year that everyone just stays inside to drink. Drinking needs to rhyme or reason. There is drinking on every holiday, birthday or special occasion (i.e. the weekend). When there is no event to throw a party for, one is made up (White Trash Party, Cowboys and Indians Night, No Clothes Party). If it's a day of the week, there is reason to party. Money is spent like it is nothing, even though no one has any. Until the last quarter of senior year, no one thinks much about the harsh slap of reality that college is supposed to prepare you for, the slap of real life.
College is much more than an education, it is a lifestyle. It's a time when we regress heavily, turning from maturing teens to babies. Babies who are about to be thrown into the real world. Pretty scary stuff.
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