Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
The most disheartening thing EVER to hear as a college faculty member was a failing student who couldn't answer the question "Why are you here? What is your purpose in pursuing a college education?"

I had no idea what I was doing there.

I still don't know what I was supposed to be doing while I was there.

I do kind of want those five years of my life back.

Actually, I take that back, sort of.

I was in college to Win. I viewed it as 13th-16th grade.

Once I got my first non-A, I was no longer in a position to Win because no matter what you do, I was never going to achieve a 4.0. It was simply mathematically impossible.

I wasn't sure what to do at that point.

However, I knew that I never wanted to leave school because then I would have to work.

And I most certainly didn't want to have to work.

That required effort and wasn't fun.

Last edited by JonLaw; 06/04/13 11:57 AM.