School Rules #4: Finals

Finals have concluded here at school and I am currently writing from the airport.  I had wanted to write this post during finals week but, alas, I am enrolled in 17 credit hours and apparently they expect you to study... who knew?!

So a review of what I noticed during the week in a "Mythbusters" format, enjoy:

1. You finals are significantly more important and harder than anyone else's.  And if they already took the class, the final got harder this year.  

Logically?  NOT TRUE. I can almost guarantee you that your Humanities I, crafts, and First Year Experience have nothing on Public Relations and Reporting for Public Media...and all those other science classes...

So knock it off and enjoy easy courses while it lasts (although that scarf you took all semester to knit looks fabulous)

2. The library is the only place on campus you can study and succeed.

Well that is just completely false.  It is the LOUDEST place you can possibly go to study during finals week.. It is basically party central up in there.

So no more complaining that you spent 48732 hours in the library all week and only got a C on your exam... think about it.

3. Finals = absurd amounts of caffeine.

THEY DON'T.  bam. myth busted. your mind has just been blown.  (because of that and all the caffeine you felt the need to consume.) I absolutely love laughing at people walk around campus with shaking hands, in a cold sweat, and blood shot eyes.  ok, so that also sounds like heroine abuse or the Black Plague, but I'm 99% it was all the caffeine intake.

And I think that speaks for itself...

 

4. And finally, why does everyone think finals is administered by the devil who doesn't want you to enjoy your last weekend at school?

Totally false, if you get creative and make your own fun, finals can be a breeze. Just check out these pics:

when finals get too hard, lay in a hammock and spend time with some friends

Happy Christmas Break, everyone!  And lets try to stay calm, prevent stereotypes, and drink water when it is time for finals in the Spring!

School Rules #3: Walk to Class, please.

It's that time again... School Rules, or rather, for the sake of this post, how to be normal at college.  A helpful tip we will look at today is simply (or so I thought) walking to class.

Let me start by informing you that our campus takes up about 2 city blocks, and you can walk the entire campus in less than 6 minutes.  With that being said, why the heck is everyone riding Razor scooters around campus?!

A brief side note: I had that scooter when I was 7 years old... you should be embarassed right now if you use one...

My Reactions:

1. Really?!?! Are you that out of shape that your can't possibly make the trek from the cafeteria to the library?  Maybe if you weren't trying to scoot around with that cookie in your hand... 


2. Do you realize that you have to scoot around, stop to walk over the grassy knoll, then scoot on the sidewalk, stop to walk down stair, etc.  you are wasting so much time!

3. A brief look at the demographics of scooter users:

click if you need to enlarge to read, (nod head if not being able to read this made you feel old)

4. I just really want to run up to you and body check you off that scooter.  but violence is frowned up on campus...luck you for

5. BEST DAY EVER: when someone hits a rock and eats pavement...that's what you get, you scooter-rider!

I will conclude this post with a joke:  the 90's called, they want their Razor scooters back...  classic.

School Rules #2: Sleep... or lack of

Well, thankfully we have reached the halfway mark on this semester, and now its time for Fall Break; some much needed R&R.  But on the topic of rest and relaxation, I would like to call to attention the whiners and complainers...thus begins School Rules #2, on the topic of sleep.

Let me just point something out... everyone you see on a college campus is either about to pass out, or so jittery from energy drinks and coffee they can't function like human beings.  Enough is enough, people!  Seriously, its time to get your act together and form some sort of balance!

So, I have decided to systematically point out some issues regarding students and sleep.  Check yo'self:

1. Form a balance, for goodness sake!  I am all about grades, extracurricular activities, and friend time, but please note that sleep is important too, and you are completely in control of it.  No more excuses that you just had to stay up and watch reruns of Friends with your "girls," because I seriously doubt they threatened you to do it.

2. Everyone is tired!  It is a fact. So no longer should there be casual conversation that reads like this...
-"hey, how are you?"  
-"ughh soooo tired!"
-"OMG me too!"
-"You don't even know how much work I had last night..."
JUST STOP IT!!  That is the most pathetic conversation ever; I hear it at least 3 times a day, and frankly, it makes me want to punch a kitten!  Engage in a real dialogue or keep it to yourself!

3. Complaining will not make you less tired or add to how highly people think of you.  I know it is a radical thought, but lets be honest, no one cares you only slept 6 hours last night, and no one is impressed.... and besides, the bags under your eyes already make it obvious.

the truth. (found here)

Now go hop in bed, take a cat nap, and have some real conversations with people when you wake up.  Happy Fall Break!

School Rules #1: The Elevator Encounter

I have decided to start a section on School Rules.  After this first half of the semester, I have found countless things that I considered to be common sense, good ideas, and/or normal manners that most people just aren't understanding... so without further ado...The Elevator Encounter: enjoy.

Personally, I don't think elevators are a grandiose concept to master.  But for almost everyone in my dorm who doesn't quite understand how they work and/or proper manners on them, lets take a closer look.

1. Possibly the first thing I learned in regards to elevators as a child was the entering and exiting maneuver.  People who are on the elevator get off, and then those wanting to enter go next.  Everyone at school treats this as a free-for-all and mass chaos follows.  pull yourself together, people, and wait your turn!

2. True Story:  I was on the elevator the other day, doing my own thing, and  a girl gets on.  I say hello... no response.  I ask what floor she is going to, so I can press the button for her in a kind gesture...no response.  really!? and I know for a fact that your are neither deaf nor mute!

So lets remember, don't be afraid to acknowledge other peoples presence when in an elevator... because its just going to be awkward if it gets stuck and you are trapped in there with them.

3. Last but not least, be aware of other people on the elevator!  It is completely unnecessary to hold the elevator for someone who hasn't even made it into the building yet when other people are on it.  true story! can you believe it!?  We all literally waited (and yes, I clocked it) 1:02 for a girl who held the elevator for a friend.  she had 5 less friends after it was over...

the truth

So, let'ts take a moment to realize there are proper manners, and a system to using the elevator. 

Elevators are a privilege, and if you can't master it...take the stairs!!