Top 10 reasons to drop your J-term course
By Ben Rosenthal | January 5, 2021Come join me in the land of freedom. There’s plenty of room.
Come join me in the land of freedom. There’s plenty of room.
Nothing will be more depressing than getting stressed over college finals in the same bedroom where your biggest worry used to be what to wear to school the next day.
Look, it’s not like I look amazing either. It’s 10 a.m. and we’ve all given up, but please, let me see a human face. Please, I’m so lonely.
Here are some of my personal go-to suggestions for a little change of scenery after a two-and-a-half hour torture session — I mean, virtual class.
There is no pressure — just opportunity.
Ah, shower shoes. A first-year tradition. Though I stopped wearing them as most second years do, I plan on bringing them back just to remind myself of my roots.
Grab a nice meal, remind yourself that that midterm was a mere 30 percent of your final grade and start looking for back-up majors while chowing down on good food.
Not only is this a fantastic pick-up line — it is also a fantastic litmus test for a potential partner.
The day I get an 86.8 percent and it isn’t rounded up to a juicy 87 is the day I drop out of Mr. Jefferson’s University.
Eventually, you’ll begin to remember what it looks like to see the sun for more than eight minutes per day.
For 131 years, The Cavalier Daily has served as the first draft of history for the University of Virginia and Charlottesville communities.
As an independent, non-profit student newsroom that receives no money from the University, we rely on contributions from readers like you. Join us in our mission of providing local news and creating opportunities for the next generation of journalists.
