Nov 17 2010
High school crap is over. This is UNIVERSITY.
Remember what people say about high school not counting for anything in the future? that everything you put your heart and soul into – Maths, Geography, Science, History; All of that don’t matter when you begin to look for a job, hoping to land a high paying career and live in the top floor of one of those high rise buildings you see on tv all the time.
You think everything will change when you start University; only to find that people nowadays are saying the same thing about university that they did about high school. How your bachelor’s degree will not amount to anything; and that it is your master’s degere that matters. To become a successful Businessman, Doctor, Lawyer, Psychatrist you must at least complete your masters and even after that, consider accomplishing your P.H.D.
Think about all that time spent! Nay, All that MONEY spent! and here you all are now trying to gradually pay off your university debt in a couple of years time. What will you do when the time comes for you to do your masters? your P.H.D?
You may be sucked into the stories of people unable to find a job after graduating from their first 4 years of University. May stress about which University you will apply to for your masters even before finishing your bachelors at your current university.
I, on the other hand, choose NOT to focus on these things, but take my time to enjoy wha is now my second year of University in UBC. In a way, i think of Unversity as a huge corporation. Especially private universities like UBC who are Profit organizations. Of course they want motivating, idealistic students to nuture and live up to their expectations and reputation. They also want money.
I find it troubling when i access my bank account sometimes. Where i am shocked each and every time by the amount i have spent. Everywhere you go in UBC you spend money. It is like a small city. There are restaurants, commonly known as UBC FOOD SERVICES; who price their products twice the amount it is worth anywhere else. You have printers that don’t print double-sided, forcing you to spend more on paper than you would like to. Even worse are the professors who demand that you print only on One side Double spaced with a Title page, Appendix and everything. Not to mention the lack of water fountains around campus, leaving you with no choice but to buy water bottles for $2 each.
University is Important. I understand that. I wouldn’t be here if i didn’t. But i also do know that Universities are profit-based organizations who make money out of the students taht attend; more so if you are in faculties like Commerce and Engineering; where you are expected to pay for the construction of new buildings even if you may not be around when it is finally completed. I am not saying that it is a bad thing. But it does make me feel that, if so much of your money is being spent on your first 4 years of University education; it would be a good thing to actually use that education. Don’t rush straight into your masters. Don’t let what you learnt vanish into thin air.
The future is always undecided.