Thursday, February 12, 2009
I just may MANAGE to kill my brother
The biggest management problem I am currently facing is at home and involves my younger brother. My two brothers and I have been living on our own since about October and it has been a rough couple of months. My younger brother has no regard for other people’s living space. He decided he’d rather live in the communal livingroom instead of his bedroom and takes up the one room that has all of the houses amenities. Saying he is a pig is definitely an understatement. He refuses to contribute in any way to the household and I feel like I’ve become the mother of a teenager going through puberty. Getting him to work together with the rest of his family is the general management issue I am facing and I really see no solution in sight. My father used to try bossing him around and that never worked, so my attempt to politely beg him for a small favor in return for all the things I do for him has also failed to get through to him. I’m out of options and out of luck. I have unfortunately surrendered and spend all my time in my room with my laptop.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
"Live a life of no regrets"
If we're being honest here, I completely regret going to Baruch for college. Now, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the commitment that all the students and teachers have for learning here, it is pretty wonderful. I don't think any other school has students or faculty who are as committed as all the students and professors bustling and hustling to Baruch every day. Baruch gives you all the tools to succeed, intellectually, in the "real world." But is that all you need? I don't think so. I really believe a school where students learn to socialize and enjoy their youth makes for happier and more equipped workers come graduation. My long commute, antisocial peers, and extremely demanding professors have made my college experience one that I know I will look back on with slightly bitter memories. When friends in other colleges were networking and celebrating the completion of a final, I am on the train going home, worried and emotionally drained. Baruch is the third best accounting institution in the metro area but is textbook knowledge all a college student really needs? I don't think so, I believe that is really all Baruch has to offer students making me deem my college decision one that is overlaid with regret.
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