my parents are "education freaks"; its my first year at college and i commute on a regular basis which is like unbelieveable to some cuz i live far from the campus. ive missed so much school already just due to personal problems and travel issue;im passing but im not doing that great (65% in most classes). i told my parents about my insecurities of how im doing in college so far and they have told me its because i g oout too much on weekends(i chill at my best friend's house often) anyways, exams are coming up and i do want to write them but im wondering if i should drop out of my law clerk program and continue on next semester...any suggestions?
2007-11-27 00:40:54 · 6 answers · asked by onedivinekiss 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Is there an option for you to go to college closer to home. Even a community college (what I attend) will provide you with an excellent basis to move on to a 4-year program, or to get an entry level job. Its typically much cheaper than 4 year colleges and I know some off courses that would be helpful in a law program, ours offers paralegal studies i know that.
2007-11-27 01:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by Cebsme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you need to look at why you have missed classes. What has caused you to miss class? Is there no way that you can get to class more often? I've had students commute amazing distances to get to class, and they are actually among my best students, because they really, really want to be there - otherwise, they would not commute so far.
School needs to be your full time job right now. Doing well there is going to influence the direction your future takes. If you don't have the focus, or don't care enough, to even get to your classes, you're just spinning your wheels.
Resolve the underlying issues. If it's true that the commute is too much, then go to a school closer to home, or move closer to school. But I suspect that's not really the problem at all. Sure, it's an issue, but if you really wanted to get to class, you would. So something else is going on.
Maybe you do prefer to spend time with your friends, rather than studying. Maybe you know that you should be spending that time commuting to class, or doing homework, but instead, are spending it with your friends. Maybe you don't want to change that right now. If so, you need to take some time off from school, and work for a while, to get your motivation for school into place.
But if you think that you can do better next semester, then good. But know that your parents may be partially right on this one - you may have to cut out some of the time you spend doing other things, and instead use that time to commute and to study.
It's all down to your own personal priorities. I ask you to think about them, and then make a decision on what your next steps will be. But understand the repercussions of anything you decide.
2007-11-27 11:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by RoaringMice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
College is a time when you have to decide for yourself what is important to you. In other words, it really no longer matters whether your parents are interested in your education, amused by it, or absolute freaks on the issue. It's your ball, you have to make up your mind if where you want to be in ten years requires college or not. If it does, you'd better focus on the aspect of college that is going to matter.
If you're going to go into some sort of sales position, or politics, then you need to just party as much as possible, and basically major in getting to know people who will be influential in the future. Otherwise, you probably need to put your attention on your classes. If you're around 65%, you're not doing that very well. Now, let's take a look at your excuses.
Wait, before we look at your excuses, let me tell you that they simply don't matter anyway. This is college. There are no more excuses. There's performance, and there is non-performance. Your professors really don't care what the excuses are, you either meet the standard or you don't.
Okay, you commute. A lot of people do, that's why schools have "off campus" and "commuter" lots. I commuted 40 miles each way to Law School for three years. A cup of coffee and a study tape along the way, and that wasn't a problem.
So you need to decide what you want to be. Do you want to chill with your friends all the time? Well, maybe there's a future in that, but I personally don't see it.
Law clerk? Why on earth would a college freshman want to be a Law clerk? Fast food pays better, and it isn't like you'll learn anything really useful as a Law clerk. Leave that job to Law students who don't mind the low pay as they are getting a line of their resume that means something to them, and hopefully some introductions.
Like I said, the key is that you need to make up your mind where you want to be in ten years, and decide how the things you are doing now will impact that journey.
You basically need to decide whether you want to be a student full-time, or chill with your friends full-time. You're wasting your time at one of them, but you're the one that has to decide which.
2007-11-27 09:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no do not drop out. If you are missing a lot of school, just catch up on all the reading assignments/homework. That should certainly get you above a 65% in all your classes. Find other classmates who you can have study groups with. This will make you motivated. Does your best friend that you 'chill' with also attend this college? If so, that is a big plus.
2007-11-27 09:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by Dr S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What makes you think you will do better next semester? You need to change your attitude towards studying.
2007-11-27 08:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by Kalyansri 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take a break regroup then go back next semester
2007-11-27 08:51:36 · answer #6 · answered by just me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋