Freshmen should just grow up

Dear Editor,
   
    I have to start off by saying, in response to Allison Sudholt’s letter from Nov. 3, “Poor little freshman, you didn’t get the classes you wanted, poor you.”  Wake up, it’s going to happen. No disrespect intended.
    After reading your letter, it provoked me. I felt I had to write something back.
    Your first statement of the registration process being flawed, that’s true.  I agree with you on that, but are more classes really the answer? Logically speaking, more classes mean more teachers, more teachers mean more offices, more offices mean more buildings, and more buildings mean MORE MONEY.  Granted you mentioned budget cuts, but budget cuts could mean peoples’ jobs; but that’s an extreme.
    After that you mentioned early registration and the idea that you, along with the other freshman who are not athletes, in honors, or on SGA, are unworthy of this privilege; frankly, yes you are. Again no disrespect intended, but these people are given this privilege for a reason; Honors, they have the grades; SGA, they work for you with the school; Athletes, they put on a face for the school.  In defense of athletes, they have the pressure of making the school look good. Think about it, how popular would UGA be without the Bulldogs?  I’m not talking about a different mascot, no team(s) at all.  Give them something in return, priority registration.  Is it unfair for you, as a freshman? Yes it is, it’s also not fair for me as a Senior that freshmen in honors, or whatever, get to register with me when I’ve put in the work.  I’ve put in the time, but so have these other people. Taking that into consideration, I respect the people who get priority registration.  I never got it, because I didn’t put in the work or the time.  Now, I see it’s basic work ethic principals, if you do what is needed then you will receive what is owed. “Give and ye shall receive”
    On the sleep depravity issue, get used to it.  It only gets worse. As a senior theatre major, we have rehearsals, class, work, homework, and (to the few of us) Senior Capstones.  I average between 5-7 hours of sleep a night.  That’s with very little social time.  So, in closing, grow up; you’re not going to get everything you want. It’s just a part of life.

Sincerely,
William McQuaig
Theatre
Senior

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