Tips on saving money in college?

springreen
Sat, 29 May 2010 02:11:42 +0000

I got a D+ because I just really screwed up in a class. It’s a 2-semester weedout course. 1st semester there were 600 students, and 2nd semester there were 400 because the curve is harsh to weed out science and premed students. The material wasn’t even that hard, but there’s so much thrown at you so fast and the curve is terrible. 1st semester I got a D+ and 2nd semester I got a B+. My grades really tanked soph year, but I can keep my scholarship if I get at least a C in this summer class (which I will).

I don’t spend a lot day-to-day. But when I go out with friends everyone plans the night like this usually: drinks at one place, dinner at another, then to a different bar or lounge, etc…cover charges are like $10 everywhere and then dinner is like $30 and i really can’t do that, or the cab ride home (yay for the subway).

So then I stopped going out, because I don’t even like drinking or bars a lot, but then I would sit in my dorm alone…Yeah I do other things with my friends, like movies or free events on campus, but I would end up spending a lot of time alone and people stopped inviting me places. I guess I could try to find some new friends but I’m a Junior, and this is the culture on campus.

My roommate last semester was in a similar situation (we were in low-cost housing) but she would literally sit home EVERY night and watch her Asian soap operas and I can’t do that.