The broke college kid
Now I apologize for writing about such a cliche, honestly the phrase itself is synonymous with the word college, followed by ramen noodles, but that 's a different story. Many individuals use the term rather loosely and assume that every college student is in fact broke, but I beg to differ. Durning my time as an undergrad I did not seem to be surrounded by many "broke kids". They were very much well traveled, vehicle owners, Thursday night bar night college students. I mean students completely flooded the courtyard 's Starbucks stand and every auditorium was lit by an aray of Macintosh laptop screens, urban outfitters may as well have sponsored the campus and become dress code. I want to share my experience …show more content…
I was more than ecstatic when I opened my acceptance letters, applying to 5 schools and being accepted into them all is something ever college hopeful prays for. Although it certainly is not easy realizing that you are forced to attend your safety school because it 's closer to home and you can 't afford to move, or you can 't afford to the cost not covered by certain scholarships, but I had to realize that very …show more content…
You work long hours sometimes working 12plus hours a day and you 're constantly on your feet, you don 't get a traditional lunch break at all and you 're literally taking orders from strangers who often forget to treat with respect. Waiting tables pays a Texas college student $2.15 an hour, and once that check gets traced over for all the taxes and more a waitress gets no check and basically lives off of tips. So why did I do it for almost a year; honestly I was as desperate as they
Now I apologize for writing about such a cliche, honestly the phrase itself is synonymous with the word college, followed by ramen noodles, but that 's a different story. Many individuals use the term rather loosely and assume that every college student is in fact broke, but I beg to differ. Durning my time as an undergrad I did not seem to be surrounded by many "broke kids". They were very much well traveled, vehicle owners, Thursday night bar night college students. I mean students completely flooded the courtyard 's Starbucks stand and every auditorium was lit by an aray of Macintosh laptop screens, urban outfitters may as well have sponsored the campus and become dress code. I want to share my experience …show more content…
I was more than ecstatic when I opened my acceptance letters, applying to 5 schools and being accepted into them all is something ever college hopeful prays for. Although it certainly is not easy realizing that you are forced to attend your safety school because it 's closer to home and you can 't afford to move, or you can 't afford to the cost not covered by certain scholarships, but I had to realize that very …show more content…
You work long hours sometimes working 12plus hours a day and you 're constantly on your feet, you don 't get a traditional lunch break at all and you 're literally taking orders from strangers who often forget to treat with respect. Waiting tables pays a Texas college student $2.15 an hour, and once that check gets traced over for all the taxes and more a waitress gets no check and basically lives off of tips. So why did I do it for almost a year; honestly I was as desperate as they