<p>Is this just because I’m still at a community college or is it rampant almost everywhere?</p>
<p>10 years ago, during my first attempt through college, it seemed like people were generally proactive. I’m taking a hybrid course which is half online and half lecture/lab. School started last Monday and the first class for this hybrid course wasn’t until Friday. As of Friday, I was the only one in a class of 60 who had signed in to the online portion. No one else even went online to check the syllabus. To gain access to the lab, you had to take the safety quiz before going to class and no one else had. Made for a very small first lab and a bunch of angry students. So far, almost no one has accessed the additional online content for any of the classes I’m taking. Is this level of procrastination normal?</p>
<p>It’s kind of normal for community college. Lots of people in my CC don’t even care about sticking there for more than 3 years. They just register for classes, text, text, and text, and drop with a W, and then retake it next semester. Wherever you are, there will be slackers, but the better the school, the lower the chance you will see one. Just ignore them and move on with your lives. They can continue to lead their miserable lives, you know…</p>
<p>I think it depends on the school, but, yeah, there are definitely lots of slackers in college, even at universities. The school I go to is full of slackers, but I don’t really care because they’re the ones who are going to fail the class anyway so…yeah.</p>
<p>There are a lot of slackers at my school, but for the most part, I’ve noticed that they’re in my morning classes. The people in my night classes tend to be older, paying for their own education, and a lot more focused. If I could, I would switch all of mine over to afternoon/evening.</p>
<p>RoxSox, I’m not really talking about people who actually get the work done. Back in the day I waited until the night before things were due to get them done. I’m talking about people who wait until after the due date to do something and then hope the instructor will accept their work anyways. Man, I would NEVER want to gamble on the lenience of a teacher!</p>
<p>I think the students at my community college were a lot more focused and motivated because a lot of them were older. These are the students that are more likely to be working full-time while being full-time students, and some of them have families and other obligations that are very time-consuming. So the cc students I knew were very focused about keeping up with their schoolwork, studying, and doing the best they could in class. </p>
<p>I’ve noticed quite a few university students who don’t seem to take college very seriously. I’ve known many students who complain about the class behind the professor’s back, constantly complain about having to do work, and just don’t seem to understand the value of an education. I’m not even sure why they’re here because none of them seem to know why they’re in college. I think a lot of them just go because their parents make them or because it’s just what’s expected of them. But when you’re 18 and going straight from high school to a university you’ll be living at for 4 years you don’t really know a lot about the real-world yet. It’s hard to understand the reality of being an adult and to understand the importance of your education. </p>
<p>Of course it’s not like this everywhere, though. You’ll find these kinds of people in a lot of places- even in the workforce. So don’t worry about them. They’ll just make you look like a better student :)</p>
<p>The worst thing is that these people don’t even realize what will be the consequences of their irresponsible attitude to work. During my university years I saw a lot of such people. Still there are some smart and talented students who generally do well with the courses but sometimes are in a lack of time to do some assignment and procrastinate. The difference between these groups is obvious.</p>
<p>It’s normal at my university but it’s mostly the younger kids. I think it’s because they aren’t really motivated to finish college or think college is what they have to do so they don’t necessarily have the drive to try as hard as they could. I have found a lot of students at my uni with their tuition paid by mom or dad and just breezing their way just to at least pass or something.</p>
<p>It is common at my Top 20 Public University especially among the Freshmen. I had a handful of floormates my freshmen year flunk out of school. So people just can’t handle the responsibility that comes along with being independent.</p>
<p>I’m in CC and I see that a lot. There are plenty of people that don’t really care about their education. There are a lot of people the genuinely do though too.</p>
<p>From everything I’ve always gathered it really isn’t much different at most universities though. There will always be the people in the back of the lecture that aren’t paying attention. I try to ignore those people.</p>
<p>I don’t see how any student could get away with that and not flunk out. I used to work a job 50 hours a week and that was nothing compared to my work in college. Granted, Im shooting for As, but still I don’t see how a “slacker” could do much better than an F or D. I have noticed some students cut class a lot, but I don’t see how they’re going to make it.</p>