Overwhelmed College Student

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How one event in your day can possibly change and affect the rest of your life.

Frustration in the school and workplace for college working students

“I decided to listen to my counselor and take 4 English classes and one Teaching class in the same semester.”

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When I started college over 2 years ago, I enjoyed taking English classes because I felt smart in them and loved to read.  However, when I took my counselor’s advice and signed up for 4 English classes as well as an online teaching class, I did not know the amount of work I was about to face.  I still love reading, but do not enjoy being forced to read so many novels at the same time.  Let me walk you through an English Major’s daily week:

 Day 1 & 3: American Literature

In this class we have to read a 200-300-page novel a week.

In addition, we have to pretend we know what the book is about and give a few classroom presentations and research papers.

 Day 1 & 3 (Continued): Advanced Comp

This class is one of the only classes I enjoy, but it involves a lot of thinking before you complete your assignment.  I am more of an academic writer so this class makes me focus on the way I am writing. 

In this class we must peer review blogs, keep up to date with writing logs, and post original blogs every week.

 Day 2 & 4: Shakespeare Tragedies

I have already expressed how this class has been ruined for me because of the teacher’s lecture on the first day of class, but we must read a Shakespeare Tragedy each week.

In addition, we must watch the movie, have a comparative/contrast quiz on the text and movie, give a class presentation and write research papers.

Day 2 & 4(Continued): British Literature

This class requires memorization of 120 poems and to remember one line from a 20-page poem and analyze it.  

In addition, we must read about 50 pages of poetry I do not understand every night to take the most difficult tests I have ever taken.

 Each class by itself does not sound terribly difficult, but when you have to do all of this reading and writing in the same week for the entire semester, it can be quite hard. 

“Next time I will know to mention to my counselor that I work 3 jobs before taking on all of these English Courses.”

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(working too much)