Last night some of my friends and I decided to take a break from studying and go to the mall to clear our minds of biology and calculus. We walked around the mall for a little and then sat down to a nice dinner. When arriving back on campus, I saw tons of girls in my hall getting ready to go out for the night. I was extremely confused. Finals were at least 36 hours away and people were trying to get in one more crazy night.
It was surprising to see how little some people cared about their studies. Personally, I know I haven’t started off the year like I wanted to, but I realized I needed to make a change in my priorities and have changed my ways. But even before, I still would not have even thought about going to a huge party during finals. I am proud to say that I was in bed by 11:00 o’clock last night. I am proud to say that I got a good nights rest and feel like I am preparing properly for finals. I don’t feel that I need to go out to show my coolness status.
My roommate has not come to this conclusion yet. I will say she has gone out less than at the beginning of the year; but she was one of those girls last night. She came back and started to get dressed to go out and millions of thoughts went through my head that I should’ve said to stop her but I didn’t. Its not my job to make sure she accomplishes what she wants. I am not her mother.
Who are you to place judgement on people for going out on the last day of school? Especially since you were one of the people who went out a bunch earlier in the year. These people may not have a final within the next 35 hours, they may not even have one until next Wednesday. Not only that, but they probably prepared better the rest of the semester so that their grades haven't been suffering.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is not intelligent to have gone out last night, but I can understand where these people are coming from. I mean the Pike Formal was last night...so perhaps they really liked the guy that asked them. The reasons could go on forever.
I think you stated it perfectly, you are not her mother so relax. Why are you so worried about other people...it's their grade that will suffer not yours. I went out last night and personally, I feel like I'm perfectly rested and prepared for my finals.
ReplyDeleteAnd secondly, no one cares about your "coolness status" nor would they judge you on whether or not you went out the night before. I know a lot of people that went out, but I also know a lot of people that sacrificed a formal to study for their finals. So don't be so quick to judge everyone as a whole.
On that note, as long as you feel responsible for the decision you've made, that's all that matters.