College

Students choose to spend their weekends doing any number of things. Some may decide to go home, others may want to study, and plenty would spend the time with friends. I try to blend them all in a three-day weekend. I never feel like I’m wasting time when I decide to be social instead of working on school stuff. It may sound cliché, but I think that part of college is the experiences outside the classroom. I guarantee that any adult can look back at that age and miss staying out late or being goofy with people who share the same burden of growing up.

That isn’t to say hard work in scholastics lack value. Grades aren’t everything, but truly learning something broadens the opportunities of the future. Having a proficiency in Microsoft programs like Excel boost a résumé, but focusing on school too much can be a problem. In the four to six years that students stay at ONU, there are finite chances to share in experiences unique this campus. Beyond a diploma is a new chapter of life. I know that my wallet will be happy when the bills are gone, but I hope I never forget what it was like to find my way at ONU.