STUPIDITY. I suppose.

So, I'm a college student.

Yes, I'm bringing it up again, it's part of the blog. So hush.

Anyway, I am a student of veterinary medicine. I have to take dozens of courses in anatomy, zoology, biology, chemistry, and all sorts of other classes that end in y. (Physics-y?)

Anyway, all of these science and math courses add up to one enormous pile of zitty, sweaty palmed stress. I have to study for all of these classes, as well as build up experience in all sorts of animals. I must get perfect grades, as well as a number of other things to prove my 'roundness' as a student. There are 28 veterinary schools in the country, and I intend to get into one of them.

However, I attend what is known as a 'Liberal Arts College'. I don't mind that the school focuses on more than simply the sciences- it varies the people who attend it, it gives me opportunities to meet professors who interest me, and gives opportunities for classes that I wouldn't choose or be able to take at other, career driven colleges. HOWEVER.

THIS DOES NOT HELP ME.

I want to be a Veterinarian. I do not want to be a philosopher- so why is philosophy a required course? I do not want to be an artist- so why is an arts class required? I do not want to be a musician- so WHY is a music course necessary? I DO NOT WANT to be these things- so WHY MUST I LEARN ABOUT THEM?

I enjoy learning about them. I sing all the time- just ask my roommates. I draw (terribly), and I love reading Socrates. HOWEVER.

I am not interested in learning about them now. I need to take science courses- I can't afford to divvy up my attention between Organic Chemistry and The Art of Listening. I need to focus on what I am to become- not on what other people deem important to me as a 'young adult in need of preparation for the harshness of life'.

I'm sorry, this is going to be a short entry- my Quidditch team is dragging me to see Paranormal Activity 3. I just need to shout my frustrations with scheduling to the Internet sky.

OH LOOK A KITTY