I have always asked myself the same question the few weeks before finals begin. Why do professors pile up their biggest assignments and make the due date the last day of class? Do they band together and formulate a plan to make student's lives miserable?
I often get so caught up in being angry at the professor, that I forget why I am in this position in the first place. While sitting in the library Monday early morning, surrounded by 2 research papers, 2exams, and my final senior seminar presentation, I realized that the cause of all my stress ultimately falls on my shoulders. I have known about these particular assignments throughout the course of the semester, deciding to put them off until the last few weeks of classes.
The social aspect of college has consumed my life to the point where I do not diligently spread my work out evenly across the semester. I would rather spend a Friday night out than in the library working on a paper that is due in 6 weeks. I feel as though I have plenty of time and rationalize my actions by saying that I will have time to work on it later. This is a never-ending cycle. Thus, I will always wait until the last minute to begin work for all of my classes.
I asked myself why I don't change my behavioral patterns. Sometimes I get so caught up in how social college is, I forget to take time to make myself happy, because in the end I can only depend completely on myself. I have come to the conclusion that college is about stress, obnoxious work loads, and yes, even the social aspect.
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