We all have those days where getting yourself out of bed and into your seat in the lecture hall seems near impossible. Whether it’s your favorite class or the one with the monotone professor that you dread attending every single day, ALL of your major & minor classes are important and are made to prepare you for your dream job!
I know as you’re reading this and you’re thinking ‘DUH! My major and minor classes are important!” but hear me out! The skills your teachers are teaching are ~*literally*~ the skills you will be using in your future internships and career. So the day you feel like skipping class to continue that Friends marathon is the same day your professor is showing you the latest marketing technique your future employer expects you to know. These skills matter in the real world and you are paying to learn them, so buckle down and get to class.
Okay, now you’re going to tell me “But I have this professor who is soooooo boring” We’ve all been there, TBH. But that doesn’t mean it’s time to sell yourself short and sleep in. This is where you take charge of your own future and find a way to make yourself enjoy it.
Here are a few ways to enjoy those classes that are a little tough to appreciate:
- Find a Mentor. By getting a mentor in the subject that doesn’t interest you as much, you can get some real life experience and personal stories that may open your eyes to another side of that topic.
- Do your research on your professors. Ratemyprofessor.com is a thing for a reason. Ask around to friends, classmates, and advisors about how a certain professor teaches a subject. If they all tell you they’re hard to listen to, odds are it’s true. Try and find another professor.
- Find/create a study group. Everyone learns differently so taking advice from people in your class could show you something you never would have noticed. Also, new friends!
So next time your bed is telling you to stay for 1 more episode of Netflix, take it upon yourself to say NO and commit to the awesome future that is waiting for you just a few years down the road.