Class suspensions and courtesies
I have mixed feelings with the string of suspension of classes the past days. I wouldn’t mind taking a break from school routines, which I’ve realized, because of all the affiliations I get myself into, consist more of extra-academic duties. On that note, let me just share that there are times when I feel like I’m not in UP to study anymore but to perform my roles and duties in my orgs, in my frat and in my political party. Attending classes and fulfilling academic requirements become a side line. If my day in school is a pie chart, attending classes and studying does not even eat close to half. I just try to console myself that as long as I keep my cum laude-standing average till March, I’m okay. Again, this goes back to what I said about myself being unable to say no.
Last Wednesday, my brods and I pushed through with our courtesy call with the campus’ Vice Chancellor despite the rains and the suspension of classes. The usual pleasantries transpired. It can feel quite odd for me though, whenever we talk about, say, campus policies which, I, together with my political affiliation, don’t agree with and I end up submitting to the courteous nods and smiles instead of engaging our dear vice chancellor in lengthier discussions.
This, by the way, came a month after our courtesy call with the University President.
Gusto ko ngang magvolunteer sa red cross this time at kumuha ng foreign language elective kaso di kaya ng sked ko. Insomniac na nga ako. tulog ko &PM na ng hapon to 12 midnight. Nagkakaroon na rin ata ako ng anorexia. I rarely eat lunch and Dinner. Pero nag bibinge eating naman ako sa agahan.
Hahaha, hindi rin ako natuwa sa suspension of classes. Six day cramfest under the guise of a six day “weekend”. At marami akong kilalang Major in [insert org/frat], minor in [insert course]. Hehe. But it’s not all that great to be a slave to your acads either. Take it easy, kung di talaga kaya there’s no harm in saying no.
i used to be active in my sorority, but i decided to become inactive kasi wala na akong masyadong oras sa pag-aaral. Pagmember ka nga talaga ng org, mahirap umayaw. Pero minsan kailangan mo rin isipin ang sarili mo. Nag-eenjoy ka nga naman, pero nagwoworry ka naman sa school. That’s i’m so happy that i am not active anymore because I am working part time and I also go to 2 different schools.
You’re not alone, I’ve only began to blog about it, nowadays; I feel like I only go to school to fulfill extra-curricular tasks and as you’ve said attending classes has become a requirement if I were to graduate.
My fellow student-volunteers are now even saying that I’m not a student, I’m part of the school staff or faculty. (which makes me feel quite old really, :))
hay nako. i think a lot of college students go through the same thing. well, i’m going through the same thing too. pero i realized, academics will inevitably be a smaller portion of your college life if you really want to make your stay in the university REALLY enjoyable and memorable. just think of it this way, you make more friends, meet more people, and mas marami kang dinanas than average students. and the more experience you have, the more prepared you’ll be, as they say, for the “real world”. you can’t learn how to face and to live life from books.:)
but to make your experiences worthwhile, you should really learn when to stop too. you fail to see kasi the value in the things you’re doing if you just do them for the heck of getting it over and done with. dapat lahat ng ginagawa mo may puso.:)
it’s ironic that extra-curricular activities eat up most of the time of an active student, and academic performance do become secondary. but at the end of the day, you’ll realize that life’s reality can better be learned by engaging in these extra-curricular activities than just sitting inside a four-cornered room most of the time.