Saturday, May 26, 2007
I've been spending the last few days in the library, and probably be spending the coming days at the library as well. It's become like my second home, and contrary to popular believe, first years are very hardworking, and I'm not speaking about myself, but about those around me. I see econs students, accounting students...all first years, all cramming for exams which are coming soon. So whoever it was who told me to slack off for first year...tsk tsk.
Walking around the library today I noticed everyone studying, and maybe it's not new to you, but it is to me, each one had a different studying habit. Some had the laptop in front of them (not using it to type or to read anything, just in front of them), some had their ipods and books, some had notes upon notes, and some were sleeping. And then I realised that university isn't about studying with the smartest there is. It's about studying with those who know how.
I guess it wasn't so intimidating in secondary school, where you see jokers who fail consistently, with no studying habit what so ever to salvage them from their impending doom. Here you still see jokers, but their jokes are at a whole new level, and they actually know what they are talking about, and they joke with you now, but just wait and see who'll have the last laugh come end of semester.
Whoever said that Australians were bloody slackers clearly never went to an Australian university.
Dan
5:05 pm
