Hi there everyone! Sorry it's been a while- I've been pretty busy this week. I had a retreat, a PLEDGE council meeting, an article due for the newspaper, work, a Study Buddies Meeting, Voice Lessons, Choir, Quiz Bowl meeting, Sang in Chapel, Hosted a prospective student overnight, Swing Club, attended a debate, went to a concert and had 2 applications due this week (so far). And, oh yeah, homework.
I don't know if this is just a Gustavus phenomenon, but it seems like everyone is always running from one extracurricular activity to the next. Is it just me, or is it starting to seem like classes are becoming overshadowed by our Extracurricular Activities? I know everyone always says "school comes first", but does it really? How many times this week have you not done your homework because you were too busy the night before, running from meeting to dinner to debate to meeting? I know I have. Or maybe you are the type of person who just sacrifices sleep in order to fit everything in. I find that basically everyone in class ends up either exhausted or they didn't do the homework. Sometimes both. Healthy.
Maybe it's just the stress of the new semester, but I'm starting to feel like I'm drowning here. And there's no way I can give anything up. What will my grad school/job application look like if it doesn't include enough volunteer time? or arts credits? or leadership roles? or writing experience?
Is it just me, or are our Extracurricular Activities taking over our lives?
-Darcy
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