Trouble

OOOOOOOhhhhhh!!!! You in trouuuubbbbllllle!!!!

If you've ever heard your classmates, cousins or siblings say those words growing up, you knew you did something bad. Whether you broke the lamp, let the cat out of the house, or got caught doing something you know you had no business doing; odds are you were going to be punished for it.

Even as kids, we know right from wrong. As a adults, we are held to a higher standard of acknowledging and righting our wrongs.

I was siting in the hall just a few moments ago writing, when I looked up and exchanged greetings with a professor. She smelled nice and even complimented my earrings. She had a brisk pace, and had a skinny female in tow. She and the girl proceeded to her office. I thought nothing else of it and continued my writing.

All of a sudden, I heard the lady say, with a get down to business tone, "I have three things to say to you." From what I heard, the lady no longer wanted to be the girl's academic advisor, the girl was failing her class, and the girl was a talented student but was irresponsible and lazy. The girl had been missing classes, not turning in assignments, and not communicating with her professors about her absences. She wasn't putting forth any effort in her classes, and was full of excuses.

The lady was drilling her, and telling her how this isn't high school anymore, and that she is showing how careless she is with her immature actions. The girl tried to get a word in, but her ex-advisor would over talk her saying, "I'm not finished speaking yet." Whenever the girl could get a word in edgewise, the professor shot down her rebuttals by calling out her out on making excuses.

It seemed like the advisor was at the end of her rope with this kid. By the tone of her voice, I assumed that she had given this girl chance after chance. I perceived that the girl let her down time and time again, and now it was a matter of, if you don't care why should I? Baldwin Wallace University is a private institution that prides itself on providing a high quality education to serious minded students. The tuition is upwards of $40,000.00 a year, which shows how much your education is worth. With an excellent reputation for preparing students for success, one usually doesn't come to BW to waste time, and especially waste money. This girl was doing both.

What I took from the situation was, be honest with yourself. If the work load is overwhelming, don't be afraid to ask for help. If you don't want to be in college, set up a meeting with your parents and your academic advisor to see what other paths you could take that's more fitting for you.

Most importantly, take ownership of your shortcomings. If you miss a class, email your professor. If you miss an assignment, tell your professor what happened. Don't run away from your problems thinking that they will go away. You have to follow through with your commitments and be responsible for all of your actions.

Finally, don't sign up for something if you're not going to do your best and give your all. That's why it's so important to know yourself, and find your passion. If you don't plan on sticking with something the whole way through, don't commit to it in the first place. Otherwise, you'll be sitting in someone's office being, embarrassed, humiliated and dismissed.