Spring Break
Board of Rejects interferes with college
MARC MCAFEE
Issue date: 4/16/09 Section: Opinions
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Well, sorry, chumps - you're too late. Next season, I'll be looking up to your Sanford Stadium luxury boxes to offer you a one-fingered salute.
The truth is, I think the Board of Rejects has a hidden agenda, and I don't like it. It looks like the Regents are trying to make me study harder and get on track for the fabled four-year, on-time graduation experience.
This whole thing reminds me of my early years in schooling, when my parents controlled me like the Board of Rectums is trying to do. That was back when the state told me I had to go to school for 35 hours each week to stay in high school.
It was also back when my parents said I couldn't have any video games or cable TV, so I could concentrate on the finer things in life. Look at what a warped, twisted individual came from never having Nintendo or Comedy Central until my college years.
That's right - pretty rough. So when college came around, I realized there would be no better time to catch up.
I did a little work, and occasionally took 18 or 19 hours my first couple years. I did it all so I could get a little payback while slipping down to 12 hours my last two semesters.
I love it. Why go to extra classes when it's so much more fun to discover the long-lost nuances of Goldeneye on Nintendo 64? I'm so much better now at Super Mario Brothers 3 than any of you could've been when you were 8 years old.
I'm certainly proud of it all, but I could never have done it had The Board of Reamers been putting such a vice grip on my jewels as it is now.
What is it with these clowns - do they not realize that St. Patrick's Day can sometimes come on a Tuesday, like it did this year? Do they not realize if it does, I can't be expected to make it to an early class on Wednesday?
It seems like simple logic to me, but it looks like the Board of Refuse isn't into things like logic. They're into pushing students to take more classes and keep a B average.
What is this, Yale? Do they even make students take 15 hours a week at Yale? I doubt it. These policies might mean I have to take more than two to three hours of class per day, and that's unacceptable.
If I've learned anything after four years, it's that college is about only two things - two gifts, really. And those two gifts are freedom - and drinking. Everything else in college simply comes from those two.
Get it now? Fifteen hours a week and B averages may be on the Board of Regents' college wish list, but I don't want them anywhere near mine.
My only fear is we may not have a choice in the matter. If that's the case, I guess all I can say is you better enjoy this year's Cinco De Mayo, because it's also coming on a Tuesday.
So have fun sleeping in on Wednesday morning - because next year, you may be celebrating Seis De Mayo with an extra exam added to your schedule.
- Marc McAfee is a senior from Kennesaw majoring in broadcast news.
Viewing Comments 1 - 8 of 9
Seriously?
posted 4/16/09 @ 11:20 AM EST
So maybe you're joking or maybe you are just completely misinformed but just so everyone knows- the only people the change from 12 hours to 15 hours per semester affects is incoming freshmen. (Continued…)
Anon.
posted 4/16/09 @ 12:04 PM EST
I was under the impression that it will also affect people who have finished the 'fixed-for-four' timeline of four years, i.e., 5th year seniors will be subject to the increased demands for both tuition and hours. (Continued…)
Sam
posted 4/16/09 @ 1:18 PM EST
Read this editorial to the Landscape Architcture majors, who have no way possible of getting out in four years with the credit hours they have to complete. (Continued…)
rock a bye bye
posted 4/16/09 @ 2:08 PM EST
god when will people realize that writing one of these things means you target a group, in this case slackers, and you cant cover EVERY SINGLE PARTICULAR STUDENTS SITUATION?
i mean damn, hes clearly making fun of slackers, dont come here with sob stories about how your from the phillipines and can no longer afford to go to school because of the regents. (Continued…)
Annie
posted 4/16/09 @ 2:52 PM EST
marc, the decision is about money. sorry. you have to meet the requirements of a full time student to get HOPE. now, everyone has to take at least 15 hours instead of 12. (Continued…)
So....
posted 4/16/09 @ 3:56 PM EST
Annie,
Actually, not everyone has to take 15 hours. The 15 hour rule only applies to incoming freshmen.
Meagan Riley
posted 4/16/09 @ 5:55 PM EST
You probably shouldn't accuse someone of being "completely misinformed" when you yourself are incorrect.
"We want to assure you that the full-time classification for undergraduate students remains at 12 hours per semester. (Continued…)
Annie
posted 4/16/09 @ 6:28 PM EST
fyi, the only reason that it's applicable for only freshmen is because georgia has a "fixed-for-four" policy where the tuition is set at a specific rate for your first four years of college. (Continued…)
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