Why is College so Difficult?

In addition to hard classes, one of the main deal breakers of going to community college is finding a place to study. Going to community college requires someone to commute. There is no dorm room, unless you find an apartment with your friends or do not live with your parents, but the majority of students at community college do not have a place to study within their homes. For example, as for me, within my house I can study for maybe 30 minutes to an hour before my parents try talking to me, my grandparents ask me to do something for them, or one of the brothers comes in to ask me a question. It becomes really hard for me to do my work because of these distractions. I feel like they should know I am trying to focus on my work and should not bother me at the time. It is like Sara from Bread Givers, she finds her own place to study and live independently to focus. The thing is, even when I tell them they they disregard it and continue to pester me. It makes me feel like they are not taking my education seriously. Also, it is hard to find a quiet place to study in privacy like a library. Sometimes there are people who do not follow the rules of the library and still are pretty distracting. It is hard to find the perfect place to study where it is quiet. You need to find a place that fits your habits so that you can study effectively.

One strategy to defeat this deal breaker includes finding study groups. Study groups help everyone study, but at the same time it feels less lonely because there are people you know also studying. They do not even have to be studying the same thing as you, but if they are it adds to your knowledge. Study groups create a better environment for learning. For one, occasionally I go to Starbucks with my friends to study. Even though we do not have the same classes we all study effectively and have fun at the same time. We get our stuff done, and it does not seem as much of a bore because you are with friends. I really favor doing this because it takes out the "boringness" of studying. Another example is going to your friends house to study. Chances are if both of you are studying diligently their parents will not try to bother you guys unless it is with food. This will help to get your studies done and not feel behind in them. You will be able to get your work done and have a place to study. I really recommend finding study groups because it will help you make new friends and learn at the same time. It makes studying less of a bore, and it can make you more productive as well.

Another deal breaker in community college is family. Family always poses a problem especially when you commute. Family gets in the way with asking for favors or having obligations to them. They are always at home where you are and that could be a big distraction. They could play the card that they provide you with fee food and free housing so you have to do what they say. If you went to a university there is less of an obligation to do what they say because you do not even live with them. In my family, sometimes I have to do chores so then I have to put homework off to a later time. Sometimes it gets too late when I have finished chores that I do not have time to do homework because I am too tired. It get really hard to balance family and school at the same time, especially if you have to do chores or other duties before they let you do your homework. It is like they do not really put your education as a top priority. This makes it hard to stay in school because they make you feel like you have to put your family first before you education.

A solution to defeat this deal breaker can be talking with your family and letting them know how this is affecting you. By explaining to them how you feel and saying that you need more time to study and be less distracted, they could lay off a bit and give you more study time. Make them care about your education like you do. If you do not show them that you care then they will not care either. This will help you have more free time and be able to study more. You can negotiate how much work you can do and how much sleep you will need for the next night. You have to be able to communicate with your family to strengthen the bonds between them, giving more trust to you and your studies. If you tell them your studies are really important to you then they will believe it. They will allow you to do as you please and get good grades this way.