Dear LaGuardia students,
This is a warning letter that college life is far from
easy! A LaGuardia student has a lot of responsibilities and stress that adds up
over the course of the semester. With classes, essays, pages of readings to do,
midterms, tests, lack of sleep, and work, the college life can become very
overwhelming. We all have other things then school going on and keeping a
balance between school and the rest of your life can be tricky. There is a
simple solution to this problem though. If you want to be a good student and
want more than just a passing grade, then you should be willing to sacrifice social
activities and even cut back on work hours. Statics, made about ten years ago, say that it
takes a LaGuardia student up to 6 years to graduate. Now that sounds
crazy! Four years in high school was
long enough for me and I wouldn’t want to prolong my college experience. It’s
all about how determined and willing you are to ignore everything that is
getting in your way from achieving your goals. Time management is also very important. You have to find time to do your homework,
do the readings, and read over the notes. Whether it’s between breaks in
school, work, or on the train coming home from school, whatever works best for
you, just as long as you find the time to do what you have to do. Being a LaGuardia student means having to say
no to hanging out, having to say no if your manger asks if you can work a shift
or stay longer. You aren’t getting a free ride being in a community college the
work is just as real and hard. Being a LaGuardia student means that you have to
prove yourself more than four year school, students. We are expected to not
graduate on time or not have good enough grades. We should all want to prove
that statistic wrong. In my LaGuardia experience coming to class on time, with
my work done, and ready to learn was becoming more difficult as the semester seemed
to drag on. I keep myself motivated by reminding myself that the longer it takes
me to get school over with the longer it will take me to make real money. I
made it my priority to come to every class on time and not miss even one day. Regardless
if I worked a closing shift the night before I still come to school the next
day, ready with my caffeine to help me get through. If I see work is getting in
the way I am willing to cut hours at work. I might be losing out on money now
but as I go to school every day I know I’m one step closer to making even more
money. Some days I desperately want to
stay at home, but I remember it’s not worth it. This is the reality of being a
LaGuardia student; no one ever said it would be easy.
Sincerely,
Nayara Bottaro 
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