At
some points in our college career the classes become monotonous. Even the electives we choose are slightly
boring and incredibly difficult. In a
school where every one of us (for now) is double majoring the idea of adding on
an extra course is alien. Even more
foreign is the concept of taking a class without receiving credit. Why should I do extra work if it isn’t going
on my transcript? The reason, my friend,
is for the love of learning. You are at
a crossroads; or, at the very least, will be there very soon. Right now you are taking education for
granted because it surrounds you daily.
But there will come a day when you do not have all of these wonderful
classes or the resources in the library.
I shudder to think of that day which is ever hastening towards me. But that day is not here yet and we still
have this amazing intellectual world at our fingertips. So audit a course, it is quite literally free knowledge. Each student gets one free audit every
semester, assuming the total course-load including the audit is under eighteen
credits. It is not the equivalent of
adding an extra course because you are not taking it fully. The only requirement is attending at least
seventy percent of classes. There is no
homework, no shame in failing to read and no pressure. You can do only the reading that interests
you. Last semester I audited Ethnic
American Literature with Professor Ebersole and it was amazing. I considered the class to be a very intensive
book club. Through that course I read
many incredible books which I would have never discovered and was able to talk
about them with some brilliant people.
This semester I am auditing a course on Hans Christian Andersen, the
author of many beloved fairy tales. This
course is taught by Dr. Petersen and the passion he has for the subject matter is
astounding.
These
are the years where you can pick up a class on obscure subjects, so please; do
not waste this precious time. There is
still time left to sign up to audit a course with only a ten dollar processing
fee. You could read Andersen fairy tales
with me or delve into Victorian Literature with Professor Ebersole. If you are not literarily inclined, there are
dozens of interesting courses and I am sure one of them will spark your
interest.
~Rosalyn Forbes
Kush, Vladimir. Book of Books. 2001. Private. Art Brokerage. Web. 30 Jan. 2012.
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