Directions and Poetry

So here's my thought of the week. School is an interesting dynamic with many different types of people all congregating to achieve some sort of academic achievement to then go out into the world and make a difference. Sounds like the right idea right? On the one side, great, good, awesome for the new and upcoming but on the other hand, have you ever really takin a good hard look at the fellow students? I wonder at times where in the world the job markets will take these other students. At the same time, I wonder where mine will end up taking me. Everyone I know seems to have changed their major at least once as they redirect their ambitions. I hear everything from legal aid for animals to assisting trees. ok, I'm not here to judge.

I look at the classes that are offered and sometimes I question the line-up. For example, Intro to Creative Writing sounds great on the surface but as I have now been involved with it since the beginning of the semester I have realized that it is Intro to Poetry. This reminds me of false advertising. Quite frankly, I would never have taken an intro to poetry class. We all need to accept our limitations and I for one am not a poet. I never have been a poet and never will be. I would never subject my readers to such a complete disaster of such a thing. Regardless, I am faced with having to give it the "old college try" just to complete the class. Since I am Pre-Law I look at this class and think to myself, where in the world am I going to use poetry in my future? Am I going to look at the Jury one day and say: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, My client is not guilty and you will think so too! Yea, that will happen.

Some of my classes are great and some, well not so great. I am hoping by the end of the semester I will see things a bit more positive or on at least be able to choose more wisely because in the end, I did it to myself right? I chose it, I'm stuck with it. Whatever. I'll be happy when I begin to work on my Capstone (final thesis) and then on to graduate work. Now, the big and upcoming delemma for me is to choose which school which in student language that means, who will accept me and what kind of debt do I want to go into.